The document discusses how enterprise architecture is shifting from a traditional IT-focused approach to a business-centric approach focused on sustainable business agility. It argues that architecture must better articulate business strategy and changes, customer experience, project portfolio management, and implementation using flexible technologies and agile approaches. Key elements of the new approach include business capability mapping, agile roadmapping, articulating architecture and customer experience, and streamlining models to focus on high-impact decisions.
Enterprise architecture (EA) can potentially promote a common business vision within your organization, provide guidance to improve both business and IT decision making, and improve IT efficiencies. Unfortunately many EA teams struggle to provide these benefits, often because they are perceived as ivory tower or being too difficult to work with.
The adoption of disciplined agile and lean strategies that are based on collaboration, enablement, and streamlining the flow of work are the keys to EA success. Disciplined strategies that produce light-weight, yet still sufficient, artifacts are the key to your success. This presentation explores both the success factors and failure factors surrounding EA, pragmatic strategies for a lean/agile approach to EA, and how EA is supported and enhanced by the Disciplined Agile framework. This isn’t your grandfather’s EA strategy.
Technical Debt: A Management Problem That Requires a Management SolutionScott W. Ambler
The primary cause of technical debt in your organization is very likely your managers – not your programmers nor your architects. The management desire to be “on time and on budget” often motivates deployment of poor-quality assets and rarely leaves room for investment in long-term quality. Although technical professionals may readily realize this problem managers often do not, or if they do they don’t view technical debt as a priority. It is time for a change.
This presentation explores the root causes of technical debt within organizations, many of which trace back to the management mindset and the strategies that result from it. Just like the technical challenges of addressing technical debt must be addressed by technical solutions, the management challenges of technical debt must be addressed by management solutions. It works through how to make leadership aware of technical debt and its implications, how to evolve your management practices to avoid and address technical debt, and enterprise-level strategies to embed technical debt thinking and behaviors into your culture. Results from industry research are shared throughout.
Agile software delivery strategies have taken organizations by storm, and those very same organizations are now scaling agile strategies across the entire IT organization as well as on very complex projects. Agile strategies are even being applied on enterprise architecture teams and are proving to be successful in practice. This presentation overviews IBM s Agile Scaling Model (ASM) and how to take an agile approach to enterprise architecture. It also summarizes industry data exploring the effectiveness of agile strategies and of various enterprise architecture strategies.
“Technical debt” refers to any quality issues within the implementation of an IT solution that hampers your ability to work with or evolve that solution. Technical debt is often thought of as a source code problem, but it also occurs in your user interface design, in your data sources, in your network architecture, and in many other places. This presentation explores disciplined agile strategies to avoid technical debt in the first place, to remove existing technical debt, and how to fund the removal of technical debt. Industry data regarding technical debt will be shared.
by Scott Ambler, Chief Methodologist for Agile, IBM and Mark Lines, Agile Mentor and cofounder of UPMentors
Once considered viable only for small, co-located teams, agile software development practices have caught the attention of larger teams seeking improvements in product quality, team efficiency, and on-time delivery. This paper introduces an approach to agile that incorporates the added discipline larger teams need for success in software and systems delivery.
As Allen Brown admitted in my August 2013 Forbes article on TOGAF, “EA needs to catch up with the agile approach, not ‘Agile as such’.” This confusion over the word “agile” is actually one of the challenges with EA today. Brown continued: “‘Agile’ is a loaded term and largely associated with building solutions rather than the Enterprise Architecture.”
So, what does "agile" -- or in some quarters, "Agile" -- mean today, and how do we apply Agile to architecture? Most people use the phrase "Agile Architecture" to refer to software architecture appropriate for Agile software development projects -- not EA at all.
Nevertheless, there is a growing Agile EA movement that extends the core principles of the Agile manifesto to EA more broadly. This approach deemphasizes the role of frameworks and other artifacts, and instead treats the enterprise as a complex adaptive system.
Agile EA thus leverages complex systems theory, including the role of emergent properties, to rethink how organizations innovate and otherwise deal with change within the context of market and regulatory constraints.
Enterprise architecture (EA) can potentially promote a common business vision within your organization, provide guidance to improve both business and IT decision making, and improve IT efficiencies. Unfortunately many EA teams struggle to provide these benefits, often because they are perceived as ivory tower or being too difficult to work with.
The adoption of disciplined agile and lean strategies that are based on collaboration, enablement, and streamlining the flow of work are the keys to EA success. Disciplined strategies that produce light-weight, yet still sufficient, artifacts are the key to your success. This presentation explores both the success factors and failure factors surrounding EA, pragmatic strategies for a lean/agile approach to EA, and how EA is supported and enhanced by the Disciplined Agile framework. This isn’t your grandfather’s EA strategy.
Technical Debt: A Management Problem That Requires a Management SolutionScott W. Ambler
The primary cause of technical debt in your organization is very likely your managers – not your programmers nor your architects. The management desire to be “on time and on budget” often motivates deployment of poor-quality assets and rarely leaves room for investment in long-term quality. Although technical professionals may readily realize this problem managers often do not, or if they do they don’t view technical debt as a priority. It is time for a change.
This presentation explores the root causes of technical debt within organizations, many of which trace back to the management mindset and the strategies that result from it. Just like the technical challenges of addressing technical debt must be addressed by technical solutions, the management challenges of technical debt must be addressed by management solutions. It works through how to make leadership aware of technical debt and its implications, how to evolve your management practices to avoid and address technical debt, and enterprise-level strategies to embed technical debt thinking and behaviors into your culture. Results from industry research are shared throughout.
Agile software delivery strategies have taken organizations by storm, and those very same organizations are now scaling agile strategies across the entire IT organization as well as on very complex projects. Agile strategies are even being applied on enterprise architecture teams and are proving to be successful in practice. This presentation overviews IBM s Agile Scaling Model (ASM) and how to take an agile approach to enterprise architecture. It also summarizes industry data exploring the effectiveness of agile strategies and of various enterprise architecture strategies.
“Technical debt” refers to any quality issues within the implementation of an IT solution that hampers your ability to work with or evolve that solution. Technical debt is often thought of as a source code problem, but it also occurs in your user interface design, in your data sources, in your network architecture, and in many other places. This presentation explores disciplined agile strategies to avoid technical debt in the first place, to remove existing technical debt, and how to fund the removal of technical debt. Industry data regarding technical debt will be shared.
by Scott Ambler, Chief Methodologist for Agile, IBM and Mark Lines, Agile Mentor and cofounder of UPMentors
Once considered viable only for small, co-located teams, agile software development practices have caught the attention of larger teams seeking improvements in product quality, team efficiency, and on-time delivery. This paper introduces an approach to agile that incorporates the added discipline larger teams need for success in software and systems delivery.
As Allen Brown admitted in my August 2013 Forbes article on TOGAF, “EA needs to catch up with the agile approach, not ‘Agile as such’.” This confusion over the word “agile” is actually one of the challenges with EA today. Brown continued: “‘Agile’ is a loaded term and largely associated with building solutions rather than the Enterprise Architecture.”
So, what does "agile" -- or in some quarters, "Agile" -- mean today, and how do we apply Agile to architecture? Most people use the phrase "Agile Architecture" to refer to software architecture appropriate for Agile software development projects -- not EA at all.
Nevertheless, there is a growing Agile EA movement that extends the core principles of the Agile manifesto to EA more broadly. This approach deemphasizes the role of frameworks and other artifacts, and instead treats the enterprise as a complex adaptive system.
Agile EA thus leverages complex systems theory, including the role of emergent properties, to rethink how organizations innovate and otherwise deal with change within the context of market and regulatory constraints.
2021 marks the 20 anniversary of the Agile Manifesto. Yet many organizations are still struggling to clearly improve value delivery for their customers. In this talk Scott Ambler and Mark Lines explain why agile has struggled in the past and what we can do about it. Go beyond agile rhetoric, agile methods and frameworks and learn how to optimize agility for your situation, not others. We can do better, and it is not difficult. Disciplined Agile can help. The journey starts with an investment in learning, optimizing for your situation, and then removing obstacles to accelerate delivery and delight your customers.
Disciplined Agile Outsourcing: Making it work for both the customer and the s...Scott W. Ambler
Outsourcing projects suffer from two significant yet easily addressed problems. First, the customer’s instincts for how to run an outsourced project are more likely to hurt rather than help them. Second, service providers (SPs) prove to be little more than order takers that don’t have the courage to negotiate a winning strategy. The Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD) process decision framework provides the foundation needed to succeed at “agile offshoring” by addressing the needs of both the customer and the SP. DAD is a goal-driven, hybrid agile, full delivery methodology that is enterprise aware and scalable. DAD provides a foundation from which you can tailor a viable strategy for disciplined agile outsourcing. This presentation explores strategies for effectively initiating and governing an outsourced IT delivery project in an agile manner. Outsourcing introduces a collection of risks that can be uniquely addressed with a disciplined agile strategy.
During this presentation you will learn:
• What the Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD) framework is.
• The risks associated with outsourcing.
• Disciplined agile outsourcing from the point of view of the customer.
• Disciplined agile outsourcing from the point of view of the service provider.
• What you need to do to succeed at disciplined agile outsourcing.
• Industry statistics regarding agile outsourcing in practice
• Criteria to determine if you’re ready for outsourcing IT delivery projects.
Analysis is so important to agile teams they do it every day. Every. Single. Day. In some respects agile teams perform analysis in a very different manner than traditional teams, and in some respects in a very similar manner. Agile analysis is collaborative and evolutionary in nature. Disciplined agile analysis takes it up a notch to address the complexity factors agile teams face at scale.
In this presentation we discuss how disciplined agile teams address analysis activities throughout the lifecycle. The transition to agile requires a mindset, skill set, and very often role change for people who are currently business analysts. On the majority of agile teams the role of business analyst has disappeared, but in some situations at scale the role is of vital importance – this isn’t your father’s software team any more. Lessons learned from several organizations making the transition to agile will be shared.
Key learning points:
• Discover how disciplined agile teams approach analysis, and modeling in general
• Learn agile analysis and modeling strategies
• Discover how business analysts can transition to an agile environment
Video can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8tR-UbUpvI
While the agile community still has difficulty in acknowledging the need for project managers, the fact is that large, complex organizations on an evolutionary path to a more modern solutions delivery paradigm can reap tremendous benefit from the continued services of seasoned project managers.
Daniel Gagnon`s presentation examines some of the ways in which PMs can evolve towards servant leadership and remain relevant in an increasingly agile organizational context.
Continuous Architecture and Emergent Design: Disciplined Agile StrategiesScott W. Ambler
An overview of how disciplined agile teams address architecture and design. This includes initial agile architecture modeling, proving the architecture early in the project, test-driven development, architecture spikes, architecture handbooks, and many more.
Architecture and design are so important to disciplined agile teams that we consider these issues every day. Your approach to architecture is a key enabler of agility at scale.
Introduction to Disciplined Agile TechnologySoftware Guru
Durante este Webinar Scott hablará sobre Disciplined Agile Delivery (Entrega Disciplinada de Agilidad), o DAD, es un framework de procesos que brinda una estrategia completa y coherente de cómo funciona en la práctica la entrega ágil de soluciones.
DAD es un framework híbrido, centrado en las personas y orientado al aprendizaje. Utiliza una estrategia dirigida por metas y un ciclo de vida dirigido por riesgo y valor.
Es escalable y está diseñado para satisfacer contextos empresariales complejos.
Building upon well established Scrum, XP, and lean software development methods, agile scaling frameworks such as Dean Leffingwell's Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and Scott Ambler's Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD) address large, complex software delivery initiatives through their full delivery lifecycle from project initiation to production. These frameworks have received significant interest in both federal government and private industries, recognizing the need for continued team-based iterative and incremental adaptive approaches to software development, balanced with scaling processes and factors at the Program and Portfolio levels and organizational governance models and guidance for large enterprise engagements. This session will provide a brief overview of these two agile scaling models, address the benefits of what both are trying to accomplish, and compare and contrast specific similarities and differences.
Disciplined Agile Delivery: Foundation for Scaling AgileSoftware Guru
Organizations are applying agile strategies with large teams, geographically distributed teams, in outsourcing situations, in complex domains, in technically complex situations, and in regulatory situations. Sometimes they’re successful and sometimes they’re not. The Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD) decision process framework is a people-first, learning-oriented hybrid agile approach to IT solution delivery. It has a risk-value delivery lifecycle, is goal-driven, is enterprise aware, and is scalable. The DAD framework is a hybrid which adopts proven strategies from Scrum, XP, Agile Modeling, Outside-In Development, Lean/Kanban, DevOps, and others in a disciplined manner. In this presentation you’ll discover how DAD provides a solid foundation from which to scale agile, learn how agile teams work at scale, and identify several common scaling anti-patterns which should be avoided.
During this presentation you will learn:
• What the Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD) framework is.
• What it means to scale your agile strategy.
• “New” practices for scaling agile.
• Strategies for successfully scaling agile.
• Industry statistics around the successes and failures associated with scaling agile.
Presentation by Davor Cengija from Agile Lean Europe 2014 in Krakow, Poland. http://ale2014.alenetwork.eu/
See how agile and lean principles can help Enterprise Architecture achieve its goals.
Governing Agile Teams: Disciplined Strategies to Increase Agile EffectivenessTechWell
Many organizations have successfully adopted agile on a subset of their projects, while, at the same time, struggled to do so across entire departments. A common challenge is the need to overhaul the IT governance strategy so that it will work with agile teams. This is a serious issue for governance bodies with little or no practical agile experience, particularly when experience shows that traditional governance strategies increase the risk of failure on agile projects. Scott Ambler introduces The Disciplined Agile Delivery framework for managing and monitoring enterprise agile teams. This framework goes beyond offering an IT governance strategy to provide advanced strategies such as development intelligence and the goal-question-metric measurement approach. Learn the do’s and don’ts of governing agile teams, how governance fits in and enhances the agile project lifecycle, how to measure agile teams, and most importantly, why teams should demand good governance.
Sandeep Paudel presented on "Beyond Scrum and SAFe - How to Choose the Right Framework for your Teams or Organizations" at the DC Scrum User Group (DCSUG) on June 11, 2021.
Are you confused why Scrum is not working for your software development teams; then you moved to Kanban, which turned out to be a worse decision too. In this presentation, I will share the importance of the Strategic Product Development Life Cycle and not just the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) when building software products. You will uncover the Cynefin Framework and how you can apply it to your use case to find the Right Software Delivery Framework for your Teams and Organizations.
Developer story: describe the roadmap to a cleaner architecture and agility. Using two cells of clean architecture: one around system clients interaction flow and one around the flow that orchestrate the access to system resources.
Presentation from IoT Solutions World Congress 2016 in Barcelona prepared and delivered by Lukasz Paciorkowski.
Abstract:
In this talk we will learn about two market leaders in two different industries - manufacturing and biopharma - how they used 2-speed IT to quickly capture market potential enabled by IoT. We will also look at benefits brought by moving from disconnected to smart enterprise, different IoT strategies and how to retain startup-like flexibility at the same time enabling market expansion on the global scale.
Enterprise Architecture for Communication Service ProvidersPritam Dey
Rapid technology improvements and elevated customer expectations are a given for the telecom industry. If you expect to grow and lead the competition, you must have a thorough understanding of your entire business from all angles and ensure that your technology is in sync with your business aspirations—all while keeping costs down. The way to achieve this is through Enterprise Architecture. It will take you down a path of innovation that will make you the leader in your market.
For more ecommerce webinars visit us at http://www.elasticpath.com/webinars/archive
A successful ecommerce project is a beautiful thing. It can raise revenue, reduce cost, and strengthen a brand. Unfortunately, the visibility of ecommerce and the breadth of stakeholders can amplify the usual project risks-availability of IT skills, understanding of business needs, scope control, accurate estimating, and so on. We sifted through the results (and in some cases, debris) of ecommerce projects over the last 10 years to bring you this "on the ground" view of what to do to turn the odds in your favor.
Featuring: Gord Janzen, Chief Operating Officer, Elastic Path Software and Atul Jain, Associate General Manager, HCL Technologies
2021 marks the 20 anniversary of the Agile Manifesto. Yet many organizations are still struggling to clearly improve value delivery for their customers. In this talk Scott Ambler and Mark Lines explain why agile has struggled in the past and what we can do about it. Go beyond agile rhetoric, agile methods and frameworks and learn how to optimize agility for your situation, not others. We can do better, and it is not difficult. Disciplined Agile can help. The journey starts with an investment in learning, optimizing for your situation, and then removing obstacles to accelerate delivery and delight your customers.
Disciplined Agile Outsourcing: Making it work for both the customer and the s...Scott W. Ambler
Outsourcing projects suffer from two significant yet easily addressed problems. First, the customer’s instincts for how to run an outsourced project are more likely to hurt rather than help them. Second, service providers (SPs) prove to be little more than order takers that don’t have the courage to negotiate a winning strategy. The Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD) process decision framework provides the foundation needed to succeed at “agile offshoring” by addressing the needs of both the customer and the SP. DAD is a goal-driven, hybrid agile, full delivery methodology that is enterprise aware and scalable. DAD provides a foundation from which you can tailor a viable strategy for disciplined agile outsourcing. This presentation explores strategies for effectively initiating and governing an outsourced IT delivery project in an agile manner. Outsourcing introduces a collection of risks that can be uniquely addressed with a disciplined agile strategy.
During this presentation you will learn:
• What the Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD) framework is.
• The risks associated with outsourcing.
• Disciplined agile outsourcing from the point of view of the customer.
• Disciplined agile outsourcing from the point of view of the service provider.
• What you need to do to succeed at disciplined agile outsourcing.
• Industry statistics regarding agile outsourcing in practice
• Criteria to determine if you’re ready for outsourcing IT delivery projects.
Analysis is so important to agile teams they do it every day. Every. Single. Day. In some respects agile teams perform analysis in a very different manner than traditional teams, and in some respects in a very similar manner. Agile analysis is collaborative and evolutionary in nature. Disciplined agile analysis takes it up a notch to address the complexity factors agile teams face at scale.
In this presentation we discuss how disciplined agile teams address analysis activities throughout the lifecycle. The transition to agile requires a mindset, skill set, and very often role change for people who are currently business analysts. On the majority of agile teams the role of business analyst has disappeared, but in some situations at scale the role is of vital importance – this isn’t your father’s software team any more. Lessons learned from several organizations making the transition to agile will be shared.
Key learning points:
• Discover how disciplined agile teams approach analysis, and modeling in general
• Learn agile analysis and modeling strategies
• Discover how business analysts can transition to an agile environment
Video can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8tR-UbUpvI
While the agile community still has difficulty in acknowledging the need for project managers, the fact is that large, complex organizations on an evolutionary path to a more modern solutions delivery paradigm can reap tremendous benefit from the continued services of seasoned project managers.
Daniel Gagnon`s presentation examines some of the ways in which PMs can evolve towards servant leadership and remain relevant in an increasingly agile organizational context.
Continuous Architecture and Emergent Design: Disciplined Agile StrategiesScott W. Ambler
An overview of how disciplined agile teams address architecture and design. This includes initial agile architecture modeling, proving the architecture early in the project, test-driven development, architecture spikes, architecture handbooks, and many more.
Architecture and design are so important to disciplined agile teams that we consider these issues every day. Your approach to architecture is a key enabler of agility at scale.
Introduction to Disciplined Agile TechnologySoftware Guru
Durante este Webinar Scott hablará sobre Disciplined Agile Delivery (Entrega Disciplinada de Agilidad), o DAD, es un framework de procesos que brinda una estrategia completa y coherente de cómo funciona en la práctica la entrega ágil de soluciones.
DAD es un framework híbrido, centrado en las personas y orientado al aprendizaje. Utiliza una estrategia dirigida por metas y un ciclo de vida dirigido por riesgo y valor.
Es escalable y está diseñado para satisfacer contextos empresariales complejos.
Building upon well established Scrum, XP, and lean software development methods, agile scaling frameworks such as Dean Leffingwell's Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and Scott Ambler's Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD) address large, complex software delivery initiatives through their full delivery lifecycle from project initiation to production. These frameworks have received significant interest in both federal government and private industries, recognizing the need for continued team-based iterative and incremental adaptive approaches to software development, balanced with scaling processes and factors at the Program and Portfolio levels and organizational governance models and guidance for large enterprise engagements. This session will provide a brief overview of these two agile scaling models, address the benefits of what both are trying to accomplish, and compare and contrast specific similarities and differences.
Disciplined Agile Delivery: Foundation for Scaling AgileSoftware Guru
Organizations are applying agile strategies with large teams, geographically distributed teams, in outsourcing situations, in complex domains, in technically complex situations, and in regulatory situations. Sometimes they’re successful and sometimes they’re not. The Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD) decision process framework is a people-first, learning-oriented hybrid agile approach to IT solution delivery. It has a risk-value delivery lifecycle, is goal-driven, is enterprise aware, and is scalable. The DAD framework is a hybrid which adopts proven strategies from Scrum, XP, Agile Modeling, Outside-In Development, Lean/Kanban, DevOps, and others in a disciplined manner. In this presentation you’ll discover how DAD provides a solid foundation from which to scale agile, learn how agile teams work at scale, and identify several common scaling anti-patterns which should be avoided.
During this presentation you will learn:
• What the Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD) framework is.
• What it means to scale your agile strategy.
• “New” practices for scaling agile.
• Strategies for successfully scaling agile.
• Industry statistics around the successes and failures associated with scaling agile.
Presentation by Davor Cengija from Agile Lean Europe 2014 in Krakow, Poland. http://ale2014.alenetwork.eu/
See how agile and lean principles can help Enterprise Architecture achieve its goals.
Governing Agile Teams: Disciplined Strategies to Increase Agile EffectivenessTechWell
Many organizations have successfully adopted agile on a subset of their projects, while, at the same time, struggled to do so across entire departments. A common challenge is the need to overhaul the IT governance strategy so that it will work with agile teams. This is a serious issue for governance bodies with little or no practical agile experience, particularly when experience shows that traditional governance strategies increase the risk of failure on agile projects. Scott Ambler introduces The Disciplined Agile Delivery framework for managing and monitoring enterprise agile teams. This framework goes beyond offering an IT governance strategy to provide advanced strategies such as development intelligence and the goal-question-metric measurement approach. Learn the do’s and don’ts of governing agile teams, how governance fits in and enhances the agile project lifecycle, how to measure agile teams, and most importantly, why teams should demand good governance.
Sandeep Paudel presented on "Beyond Scrum and SAFe - How to Choose the Right Framework for your Teams or Organizations" at the DC Scrum User Group (DCSUG) on June 11, 2021.
Are you confused why Scrum is not working for your software development teams; then you moved to Kanban, which turned out to be a worse decision too. In this presentation, I will share the importance of the Strategic Product Development Life Cycle and not just the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) when building software products. You will uncover the Cynefin Framework and how you can apply it to your use case to find the Right Software Delivery Framework for your Teams and Organizations.
Developer story: describe the roadmap to a cleaner architecture and agility. Using two cells of clean architecture: one around system clients interaction flow and one around the flow that orchestrate the access to system resources.
Presentation from IoT Solutions World Congress 2016 in Barcelona prepared and delivered by Lukasz Paciorkowski.
Abstract:
In this talk we will learn about two market leaders in two different industries - manufacturing and biopharma - how they used 2-speed IT to quickly capture market potential enabled by IoT. We will also look at benefits brought by moving from disconnected to smart enterprise, different IoT strategies and how to retain startup-like flexibility at the same time enabling market expansion on the global scale.
Enterprise Architecture for Communication Service ProvidersPritam Dey
Rapid technology improvements and elevated customer expectations are a given for the telecom industry. If you expect to grow and lead the competition, you must have a thorough understanding of your entire business from all angles and ensure that your technology is in sync with your business aspirations—all while keeping costs down. The way to achieve this is through Enterprise Architecture. It will take you down a path of innovation that will make you the leader in your market.
For more ecommerce webinars visit us at http://www.elasticpath.com/webinars/archive
A successful ecommerce project is a beautiful thing. It can raise revenue, reduce cost, and strengthen a brand. Unfortunately, the visibility of ecommerce and the breadth of stakeholders can amplify the usual project risks-availability of IT skills, understanding of business needs, scope control, accurate estimating, and so on. We sifted through the results (and in some cases, debris) of ecommerce projects over the last 10 years to bring you this "on the ground" view of what to do to turn the odds in your favor.
Featuring: Gord Janzen, Chief Operating Officer, Elastic Path Software and Atul Jain, Associate General Manager, HCL Technologies
Arvind Sharma
Global Head - Retail & CPG Vertical Ciklum AG
Arvind has over 20 years of industry experience in leading the delivery of business transformation programs in a digital ecosystem. With strong business engagement and consulting credentials, he creates a climate of collaboration and knowledge sharing, ensuring talent, irrespective of the location, is aligned with business goals and demonstrating exceptional user experience, from conception through to the delivery. He is versatile and proficient at building trust and developing relationships, from field personnel to the C-suite.
IT Architecture for the Non-Architect, MAX Technical Training 2016MAX Technical Training
Are you an experienced IT Professional, ready to take the next step in your career but don't know where to go? Are you looking at your career plan and how to get ahead in IT? In this webinar, we will introduce you, the IT Professional, to IT Architecture and explain how IT Architecture just might be the right next step for you in your IT career.
We will cover:
• The different types of IT Architecture and the value of each
• The evolution of an IT career
• The value of IT Architecture to your organization
What you will learn
• What the different types of IT Architecture are and how they relate to each other
• How IT Architecture fits with the rest of the IT organization
• Why you should consider a career in IT Architecture
The success of any transformation efforts depending on the best practices followed over the transformation and beyond. Enterprise Architecture practice helps to execute the transformation efforts seamlessly. This presentation discover more details.
Architecture Standardization Using the IBM Information FrameworkCognizant
Case study describes how a Middle Eastern banking major achieved digital transformation with a standardized information model based on the IBM Information Framework (IFW).
Cultivez l'Innovation métier. Osez la transformation de la DSI. Présentation effectuée lors de la Conférence Innovations & Défis 2011 de la DSI de LMI/CIO le 23 Novembre 2010.
Observability Concepts EVERY Developer Should Know -- DeveloperWeek Europe.pdfPaige Cruz
Monitoring and observability aren’t traditionally found in software curriculums and many of us cobble this knowledge together from whatever vendor or ecosystem we were first introduced to and whatever is a part of your current company’s observability stack.
While the dev and ops silo continues to crumble….many organizations still relegate monitoring & observability as the purview of ops, infra and SRE teams. This is a mistake - achieving a highly observable system requires collaboration up and down the stack.
I, a former op, would like to extend an invitation to all application developers to join the observability party will share these foundational concepts to build on:
GraphSummit Singapore | The Art of the Possible with Graph - Q2 2024Neo4j
Neha Bajwa, Vice President of Product Marketing, Neo4j
Join us as we explore breakthrough innovations enabled by interconnected data and AI. Discover firsthand how organizations use relationships in data to uncover contextual insights and solve our most pressing challenges – from optimizing supply chains, detecting fraud, and improving customer experiences to accelerating drug discoveries.
Dr. Sean Tan, Head of Data Science, Changi Airport Group
Discover how Changi Airport Group (CAG) leverages graph technologies and generative AI to revolutionize their search capabilities. This session delves into the unique search needs of CAG’s diverse passengers and customers, showcasing how graph data structures enhance the accuracy and relevance of AI-generated search results, mitigating the risk of “hallucinations” and improving the overall customer journey.
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
Alt. GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using ...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Essentials of Automations: The Art of Triggers and Actions in FMESafe Software
In this second installment of our Essentials of Automations webinar series, we’ll explore the landscape of triggers and actions, guiding you through the nuances of authoring and adapting workspaces for seamless automations. Gain an understanding of the full spectrum of triggers and actions available in FME, empowering you to enhance your workspaces for efficient automation.
We’ll kick things off by showcasing the most commonly used event-based triggers, introducing you to various automation workflows like manual triggers, schedules, directory watchers, and more. Plus, see how these elements play out in real scenarios.
Whether you’re tweaking your current setup or building from the ground up, this session will arm you with the tools and insights needed to transform your FME usage into a powerhouse of productivity. Join us to discover effective strategies that simplify complex processes, enhancing your productivity and transforming your data management practices with FME. Let’s turn complexity into clarity and make your workspaces work wonders!
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Pushing the limits of ePRTC: 100ns holdover for 100 daysAdtran
At WSTS 2024, Alon Stern explored the topic of parametric holdover and explained how recent research findings can be implemented in real-world PNT networks to achieve 100 nanoseconds of accuracy for up to 100 days.
Sudheer Mechineni, Head of Application Frameworks, Standard Chartered Bank
Discover how Standard Chartered Bank harnessed the power of Neo4j to transform complex data access challenges into a dynamic, scalable graph database solution. This keynote will cover their journey from initial adoption to deploying a fully automated, enterprise-grade causal cluster, highlighting key strategies for modelling organisational changes and ensuring robust disaster recovery. Learn how these innovations have not only enhanced Standard Chartered Bank’s data infrastructure but also positioned them as pioneers in the banking sector’s adoption of graph technology.
Unlocking Productivity: Leveraging the Potential of Copilot in Microsoft 365, a presentation by Christoforos Vlachos, Senior Solutions Manager – Modern Workplace, Uni Systems
PHP Frameworks: I want to break free (IPC Berlin 2024)Ralf Eggert
In this presentation, we examine the challenges and limitations of relying too heavily on PHP frameworks in web development. We discuss the history of PHP and its frameworks to understand how this dependence has evolved. The focus will be on providing concrete tips and strategies to reduce reliance on these frameworks, based on real-world examples and practical considerations. The goal is to equip developers with the skills and knowledge to create more flexible and future-proof web applications. We'll explore the importance of maintaining autonomy in a rapidly changing tech landscape and how to make informed decisions in PHP development.
This talk is aimed at encouraging a more independent approach to using PHP frameworks, moving towards a more flexible and future-proof approach to PHP development.
In his public lecture, Christian Timmerer provides insights into the fascinating history of video streaming, starting from its humble beginnings before YouTube to the groundbreaking technologies that now dominate platforms like Netflix and ORF ON. Timmerer also presents provocative contributions of his own that have significantly influenced the industry. He concludes by looking at future challenges and invites the audience to join in a discussion.
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
2. 2Jean-François CAENENEnterprise Architecture in the Business technology Age
Business demand for IT is changing
1st History
of Enterprise IT
2nd History
of Enterprise IT
Macro Conditions
New Business models
Business people
understand technology
Business Value
Time To Value
Focus on automating the tasks
we know [as must be done]
The IT org is the owner
Business people see IT as a black box
IT is rare, expensive & complex
Transactions
Systems of records
Technology is driving
Business differentiation &
transformation
Long cycles User Experience
Short cycles
Continuous evolution
New usages
3. 3Jean-François CAENENEnterprise Architecture in the Business technology Age
Business Technology
Enterprises drive innovation by fusing technology and business
Source: Forrester Research
4. 4Jean-François CAENENEnterprise Architecture in the Business technology Age
A big shift in mindset
Think Business & Technology Together
Stop thinking:
We build a collection of applications
that support our business
Application Silos
Start thinking:
We build our business using
technology platforms
Tools & Services allowing
fast & continuous
delivery of user features
Time To Value
A Copernican shift
5. 5Jean-François CAENENEnterprise Architecture in the Business technology Age
Enterprise Architecture in the Business Technology Age
From ‘‘Classic’’ EA…
Architecture is about structure
Primarily used by IT people (Inside-in or Inside-out
approaches)
Technology-centered EA focus on using technology
Solution-centered EA focus creates silos
No or poor articulation with
Business Strategy & changes
Project Portfolio Managment/Investment Governance
Customer Experience Management
Implementation projects using flexible technologies
& agile project approaches
Architecture Clutter with complex frameworks and
too many models
…To EA in the BT age
Architecture is about sustainable agility and
intertwining Business & Technology
Outside-in approach
Shared by IT & Business
Articulating
To-day & future Business understanding
Customer Experience
Project Portfolio Managment/Investment Governance
Business services & implementation projects using
flexible technologies & agile project approaches
Purposefully streamlined models
Focus on High Impact decisions
Just enough/Just In Time development of key models
Focus on sustainable business agility
Drive the deep intertwining of Business and Technology
6. 6Jean-François CAENENEnterprise Architecture in the Business technology Age
Key EA models
Business capability maps are the lens to assess business
requirements & changes
1
2
4
3
Key agility indicators enable business-centric goals
Transformation roadmaps with investment themes &
agile portfolio backlog
Business Technology Service portfolios
Business Services are the flex points in the architecture enabling
superior customer experience and business changes
BT Reference models with Business capabilities & services mapping
5
7. 7Jean-François CAENENEnterprise Architecture in the Business technology Age
Business Capability Map
A business capability is WHAT
a company needs to do to
execute its business strategy
The building blocks of the business
Why use capabilities?
It helps to simplify the overall picture and it provides a high-level focal point for future analysis
Capability Maps are stable – Capability implementations may change over time
Common language for Business and IT
Validation: Is the business taking ownership of the Capability Map?
Define WHAT the business does - Not HOW a process is performed
Non-overlapping, defined independently of current IT support
A small but useful collection of capabilities: 6-20 main capabilities at level 1
Manage
Reservation
Monitor
Customer
Experience
Product & Offer
Development
Engage
Customers on
Touch Points
Generate
Demand
Performance
Management
Know the
customers
Revenue
Management
Key Agility Indicators are defined
by capability
Ex: Time to Market for a new pricing
(Product & Offer Development)
8. 8Jean-François CAENENEnterprise Architecture in the Business technology Age
IT Reference Model - The Big Picture in e-Travel
Customer Hub
Customer
Mail Internet Call Center
Social
Networks
Multi-sites
Mobile Trade
Seamless Customer Experience
BS
Big
Customer
Data Next Best
Action
Engine Rich Content
Management Product
& Offers
Referential
Reservation
Pricing
Engine
Revenue
Management
Front-ends
Procurement
& Fulfillment
Performance
Management
BS: Business Services
BS BS BS BS BS BS BS
BS
Monitoring &
Configuration
by business
people
Seamless integration
Partners
9. 9Jean-François CAENENEnterprise Architecture in the Business technology Age
Articulating EA with Customer Experience Management
Analyzing the Customer Experience to identify BT Services
Process – Views – Services
6
Communityhelp installingSkyBroadband router
Mike, a current Sky customer
(as viewed on CRM,
(Salesforce.com)) and new
broadband user, is having
trouble installing b/band
router so searches Google for
sky broadband help.
Finds link to Sky Forum
Mike uses Sky Forum search, then
adds his own post, registering
through facebook connect
Case is created in CRM.
Assignment is pending
while Sky wait for
community response
Customer and Community
Guru ‘UberTechie’
answers Mike’s question
through community
Facebook pages,
including YouTube video
UberTechie requests publication
of the post as a knowledge base
article, this is sent to a Sky
moderator for approval
KM Article is published both on
the community KB site and
internally for use by Sky Agents.
Mike receives notification via
SMS and views ‘UberTechie’
response.
Mike successfully
installs router,
updates community
post and gives
‘UberTechie’
further kudos and
marks post as
resolved
Step 1 2 3 5 6
Technology
Enablers
Salesforce.com CRM Lithium Community SFDC CRM
Lithium Community
Knowledge Base
SFDC Corporate (internal)
Knowledge Base
Process Enablers
CRM, capturing
customer information
‘Ask the Expert’ function
within Lithium
Lithium/SFDC integration.
Case Management process
in SFDC
Lithium Admin console
settings – Lithium Tribal
Knowledge Base
Corporate
Knowledgebase in CRM
1
2 3
4 5 6
7
8
= Recommended Enabler
legend
6
Communityhelp installingSkyBroadband router
Mike, a current Sky customer
(as viewed on CRM,
(Salesforce.com)) and new
broadband user, is having
trouble installing b/band
router so searches Google for
sky broadband help.
Finds link to Sky Forum
Mike uses Sky Forum search, then
adds his own post, registering
through facebook connect
Case is created in CRM.
Assignment is pending
while Sky wait for
community response
Customer and Community
Guru ‘UberTechie’
answers Mike’s question
through community
Facebook pages,
including YouTube video
UberTechie requests publication
of the post as a knowledge base
article, this is sent to a Sky
moderator for approval
KM Article is published both on
the community KB site and
internally for use by Sky Agents.
Mike receives notification via
SMS and views ‘UberTechie’
response.
Mike successfully
installs router,
updates community
post and gives
‘UberTechie’
further kudos and
marks post as
resolved
Step 1 2 3 5 6
Technology
Enablers
Salesforce.com CRM Lithium Community SFDC CRM
Lithium Community
Knowledge Base
SFDC Corporate (internal)
Knowledge Base
Process Enablers
CRM, capturing
customer information
‘Ask the Expert’ function
within Lithium
Lithium/SFDC integration.
Case Management process
in SFDC
Lithium Admin console
settings – Lithium Tribal
Knowledge Base
Corporate
Knowledgebase in CRM
1
2 3
4 5 6
7
8
= Recommended Enabler
legend
Visibility Line
Services
Systems
6
Communityhelp installingSkyBroadband router
Mike, a current Sky customer
(as viewed on CRM,
(Salesforce.com)) and new
broadband user, is having
trouble installing b/band
router so searches Google for
sky broadband help.
Finds link to Sky Forum
Mike uses Sky Forum search, then
adds his own post, registering
through facebook connect
Case is created in CRM.
Assignment is pending
while Sky wait for
community response
Customer and Community
Guru ‘UberTechie’
answers Mike’s question
through community
Facebook pages,
including YouTube video
UberTechie requests publication
of the post as a knowledge base
article, this is sent to a Sky
moderator for approval
KM Article is published both on
the community KB site and
internally for use by Sky Agents.
Mike receives notification via
SMS and views ‘UberTechie’
response.
Mike successfully
installs router,
updates community
post and gives
‘UberTechie’
further kudos and
marks post as
resolved
Step 1 2 3 5 6
Technology
Enablers
Salesforce.com CRM Lithium Community SFDC CRM
Lithium Community
Knowledge Base
SFDC Corporate (internal)
Knowledge Base
Process Enablers
CRM, capturing
customer information
‘Ask the Expert’ function
within Lithium
Lithium/SFDC integration.
Case Management process
in SFDC
Lithium Admin console
settings – Lithium Tribal
Knowledge Base
Corporate
Knowledgebase in CRM
1
2 3
4 5 6
7
8
= Recommended Enabler
legend
Customer Journey
10. 10Jean-François CAENENEnterprise Architecture in the Business technology Age
Agile and iterative approach to the roadmap
Agile@scale
Agile practices has been extended to large scale
program
The roadmap will define an Agile program with
co-ordinated teams delivering user benefits
every 4-6 months
Time boxing approach at the program level
with a common understanding & tracking of the program goals
with the capability to add opportunities after program start
keeping the well known benefits of Agile approaches
(early feedbacks, flexibility, value driven delivery…)
while managing global goals tracking, global architecture
consistency and teams work effectiveness
Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Dec Jan
Release ReleaseRelease
11. 11Jean-François CAENENEnterprise Architecture in the Business technology Age
Agile@scale – Program Management
Flexibility
Link to the
Business
Strategy
Mastering
the Global
Architecture
Periodic
re-evaluation
The End of the
rigid annual
project plan
A unique
project pace
3-4 releases/y
12. 12Jean-François CAENENEnterprise Architecture in the Business technology Age
Agile@scale
Agile Enterprise Architecture is a Collaboration
Build the simplest
architecture that
can possibly work
Architectural
features
Architectural
& technical
work
Architectural Epics
Architecture
&Innovation
feedback
13. 13Jean-François CAENENEnterprise Architecture in the Business technology Age
Enterprise Architecture in the Business Technology Age
The need for business agility drives the need for a strong EA practice
Enterprise Architects and CIOs find that existing methodologies are
inadequate for this environment
Redefining Enterprise Architecture foundations
The usual layering of infrastructure, data, applications and business domains, each
independently defined and evolved, does not work as EA evolves toward a business focus
Enterprise Architecture needs to articulate several works: To-day & Future Business
understanding, Customer Experience & Service Design, Project Portfolio
Management/Investment Governance and Business services & implementation projects
using flexible technologies & agile project approaches
EA’s proper Focus For The Next decade: Sustainable Business agility
in an Outside-In approach
Extending Lean And/Or Agile Methodologies Practices To Architecture