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Join Simon on a quest to uncover the value of Enterprise Architecture (and it's not what you think it is!) Simon is a seasoned Enterprise Architect who joins a corporation in New York as their first-ever Vice President of Enterprise Architecture. On his very first day, he meets the global Chief Executive Officer (CEO) who asks Simon 'What do you do?' Simon's reply triggers the CEO to respond in a way that our hero least expects. What follows is a journey across continents and oceans in which Simon uncovers the true meaning of Enterprise Architecture, who is doing it, and how successful they are. On his travels, Simon teams up with senior executives around the world to integrate Enterprise Architecture into their strategies and business plans, and to innovate in the architecture of their enterprise. Everyone he meets has some wisdom to offer, and is looking for his in return. Finally, Simon has to make a choice between the kind of Enterprise Architect he used to be and the one he has become. Join the characters in this sequel to the highly-acclaimed business novel 'fruITion', as they contribute to Simon's journey and he makes his final choice. Share in his thoughts and experiences, and join the author in observing key messages along the journey.
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Chris is a corporate strategist, a mentor to CIOs and Enterprise Architects, an award-winning speaker and writer. He specializes in strategies for investing in change and exploiting Information Technology, and is the author of fruITion and now the sequel recrEAtion. He delivers seminars and keynote speeches around the world, on how companies use Enterprise Architecture to drive business innovation and performance.
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Format:Kindle Edition
I totally enjoyed this book.
It is very readable and full of insights on the role of Enterprise Architecture as a business discipline.
Here are couple of my favourite passages:
"In Enterprise Architecture, I think there has been a tendency to think of standardisation as the key to success. That may be at the expense of encouraging and valuing self-expression and local culture"
"Strategy for EA: Enhancing Enterprise Performance with Structural Innovations"
It is very readable and full of insights on the role of Enterprise Architecture as a business discipline.
Here are couple of my favourite passages:
"In Enterprise Architecture, I think there has been a tendency to think of standardisation as the key to success. That may be at the expense of encouraging and valuing self-expression and local culture"
"Strategy for EA: Enhancing Enterprise Performance with Structural Innovations"
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I don't know about you, but sometimes I find reading books about business a little dry. And IT books more often than not fall into that category. So here's an interesting twist; a book that shows you an enlightening path that all Enterprise Architecture programmes should aspire to - but as a story.
Our EA hero, Simon, has moved jobs to a large global company based out of New York, where the custom is for all new VPs to meet the CEO. When Simon tells the CEO he is an "Enterprise Architect" and the CEO says "so am I", Simon rolls his eyes. Yet another business guy who thinks he gets IT. But what happens is that Simon goes on a journey from roadmapping IT technologies to helping the whole business structure the way it thinks about it's brand, products and services - and how customers interact with those.
OK, it's not a gripping novel, but if you are interested at all in Enterprise Architecture or IT in business, you will be turning the pages and finding it difficult to put down (when was the last business book you read like that?!). The story-telling isn't the strongest part of the book, but the concepts it introduces through the art of the story are truly compelling and challenge the way EA programmes think they deliver value.
So, we have a business book that delivers truly thought provoking content that challenges how Enterprise Architecture can really architect an enterprise in a presentation style that makes it easy to read and digest. A truly powerful combination...
Our EA hero, Simon, has moved jobs to a large global company based out of New York, where the custom is for all new VPs to meet the CEO. When Simon tells the CEO he is an "Enterprise Architect" and the CEO says "so am I", Simon rolls his eyes. Yet another business guy who thinks he gets IT. But what happens is that Simon goes on a journey from roadmapping IT technologies to helping the whole business structure the way it thinks about it's brand, products and services - and how customers interact with those.
OK, it's not a gripping novel, but if you are interested at all in Enterprise Architecture or IT in business, you will be turning the pages and finding it difficult to put down (when was the last business book you read like that?!). The story-telling isn't the strongest part of the book, but the concepts it introduces through the art of the story are truly compelling and challenge the way EA programmes think they deliver value.
So, we have a business book that delivers truly thought provoking content that challenges how Enterprise Architecture can really architect an enterprise in a presentation style that makes it easy to read and digest. A truly powerful combination...
Format:Paperback
RecrEAtion is another very engaging book by Chris Potts.
It takes the same narrative style as his first book fruITion, which makes it an easy read.
The book takes us on the journey of Simon, an Enterprise Architect starting a new job with a multinational.
The journey takes us through the transformation of Simon from a stereotypical IT-based approach to EA, into viewing Enterprise Architecture (EA) as a strategic business enabler. Through this journey, Chris Potts takes us along the development of his "EEAA - Establish-Explore-Activate-Apply" approach to EA. Key points are summarised at the end of every chapter (and provide a good overview of the book).
The most significant points for me were:
- The use of key measures (ratios) as performance indicators for the business.
- It is important to identify the hub of an enterprise's architecture.
- The parallels between building architecture and enterprise architecture, particularly that architecture is about structure and spaces.
- The importance of looking at architecture from the outside - from the customer's point of view.
One minor criticism I had about FruITion was that there was no mention of the role of innovation. This is addressed in RecrEAtion, with innovation seen as one of the most important considerations in investing in change.
Finally, RecrEAtion is a book for CEOs as much as it is for Enterprise Architects - as Chris Potts points out, it is after all CEOs who should be defining the architecture of their businesses.
It takes the same narrative style as his first book fruITion, which makes it an easy read.
The book takes us on the journey of Simon, an Enterprise Architect starting a new job with a multinational.
The journey takes us through the transformation of Simon from a stereotypical IT-based approach to EA, into viewing Enterprise Architecture (EA) as a strategic business enabler. Through this journey, Chris Potts takes us along the development of his "EEAA - Establish-Explore-Activate-Apply" approach to EA. Key points are summarised at the end of every chapter (and provide a good overview of the book).
The most significant points for me were:
- The use of key measures (ratios) as performance indicators for the business.
- It is important to identify the hub of an enterprise's architecture.
- The parallels between building architecture and enterprise architecture, particularly that architecture is about structure and spaces.
- The importance of looking at architecture from the outside - from the customer's point of view.
One minor criticism I had about FruITion was that there was no mention of the role of innovation. This is addressed in RecrEAtion, with innovation seen as one of the most important considerations in investing in change.
Finally, RecrEAtion is a book for CEOs as much as it is for Enterprise Architects - as Chris Potts points out, it is after all CEOs who should be defining the architecture of their businesses.
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