Preliminary findings from my PhD on the limits and value of an engineering approach from the perspective of an Enterprise Architect

2. Family father
Married to a lovely wife
who got me into sailing and
with whom I have two fantastic kids,
a small sailing boat and a house in Jyllinge.
Head of
Domain Architecture
Nordea | Digital Banking
25+ years of experience in the fields of
Software Engineering and
EnterpriseArchitecture
Doctoral (PhD) Researcher at University of Hertfordshire
Conducting an exploratory reflective narrative research project into my practice,
my habitual ways of thinking about my practice,
and implications of taking experience seriously and re-evaluating my taken-for-granted assumptions.
Mikkel Haugsted Brahm

4. Human conduct – the game

5. Little league vs. pro players
Public vs. hidden transcript

7. Gesture and Response
Function & Interdependence

8. Enabled and Constrained

10. Awkward

12. Meaning emerges
Acting into that which is becoming

13. Thought Action
Causality
Analysis ExecutionDesign
Thought
Action
Understanding

14. SCRUM
Lean

16. Figuration
Position

19. Operating Profit 449 284 288 175
Q3 2016 €m -48

20. Journey Map: 3 meter long posters becomes a focal point
as we struggle to fit everything into one simplified model

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