Resources
Method, evidence and the occasional uncomfortable finding.
Practice notes, guides and recorded sessions for people who have to keep an architecture model true while the organisation keeps changing underneath it.
01Featured
Whitepaper
The first ninety days of an enterprise architecture repository
A phase-by-phase sequence for getting from spreadsheets to a model people consult, including what to leave out of scope and how to pick the first question the repository should answer.
Also worth your time
AssessmentA twelve-question readiness check for architecture teams considering a repository
TemplateApplication catalogue field set, with the fields most teams regret leaving out
BenchmarkWhat good data quality actually looks like in an EA repository after year one
02Guides and whitepapers
Guide
The first ninety days of an enterprise architecture repository
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Guide
Application rationalisation without the spreadsheet war
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Guide
Carve-out readiness: what a buyer will ask for and when
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Template
Application catalogue field set and data dictionary
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Checklist
Interface documentation standard for integration teams
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Guide
Building an obsolescence calendar from software version data
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03Blog
Practice
The First 90 days of implementing Enterprise Architecture
Enterprise Architecture (EA) has evolved from a documentation discipline into a strategic ..
Method
Application Rationalisation Without the Spreadsheet War
Every organization reaches a point where application complexity starts slowing down ...
Groups
Why Most Enterprise Architecture Initiatives Fail Before They Even Begin
Enterprise Architecture (EA) is often positioned as a strategic capability that helps organizations align ...
AI
What an architecture assistant should refuse to answer
The failure mode is not a wrong answer. It is a confident answer with no objects behind it.
Governance
Data quality scores that people act on
A single percentage tells an owner nothing. Naming the missing field tells them what to do next.
Cost
Why the saving in your decommissioning business case disappears
Interfaces, hardware and contract notice periods, usually in that order.
05TOGAF hub
How the standard maps onto the model.
BusinessProcess catalogue, organisational units, ownership
DataData objects carried on interface records, with classification
ApplicationApplication catalogue, interfaces, lifecycle and fit
TechnologySoftware and hardware catalogues, sites and hosting
GovernanceDecision records, workflows, audit trail
06Glossary
Plain definitions, no jargon tax.
Application portfolioThe full set of applications an organisation runs, with enough attributes on each to make comparison and decision possible.
Business fitHow well an application supports the process it exists to serve, scored separately from how well it is built.
Technical fitThe health of an application as a piece of technology: supportability, currency, architecture, integration quality.
Impact analysisTracing everything connected to an object, in both directions, to establish what a change would affect.
Total cost of ownershipLicence, support, infrastructure, hosting and internal effort for an asset over its life, not just the invoice.
EnvironmentA complete, separately governed copy of an architecture model, used to hold a current state, a target state or a scenario.
Architecture decision recordA written record of a decision, the options considered and the reasoning, attached to the objects it affects.
07Events and support
Where to meet the team
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MonthlyOpen platform session
Online. A live walk through the repository with time for questions.
Online. A live walk through the repository with time for questions.
Help centre
Product documentation, configuration guides, data model reference and release notes for customers and accredited partners.DocumentationConfiguration, catalogues, workflows and administration
Data modelObject types, fields, relationships and validation rules
Release notesWhat changed, when, and what it affects
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