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		<title>Tension between EA and the PMO</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 03:13:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alana Boltwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My recent presentation gives approaches for comparing and synchronizing Enterprise Architecture and Project Management methods. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=metimea.ca&blog=7064112&post=329&subd=metimea&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Enterprise Architecture: Business and Technology sides</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:16:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alana Boltwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business and information architects should be on the business side of an organization.  Technical architects should be in the IT department.  Both should describe their environments rigorously and recommend improvements, but they should not expect to decide business or IT strategy.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=metimea.ca&blog=7064112&post=327&subd=metimea&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Architecture success through standard methodologies</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 01:08:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alana Boltwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[EA Symposium theme today:  A successful Enterprise Architecture program is more likely if you pick international standards (one architecture framework, one modeling notation), instead of spending time on homegrown methodology.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=metimea.ca&blog=7064112&post=324&subd=metimea&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Systematic Enterprise</title>
		<link>http://metimea.ca/2009/12/16/the-systematic-enterprise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:58:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alana Boltwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On March 30 I will be speaking about "How to synchronize EA, PM and other management methods" at EAsymposium.com.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=metimea.ca&blog=7064112&post=314&subd=metimea&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Comments on business architecture ideas from Tom Graves</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:31:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alana Boltwood</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://metimea.ca/?p=311</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Describe an enterprise's vision, mission and goals, use a Results Logic diagram, and include external stakeholders in the architecture. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=metimea.ca&blog=7064112&post=311&subd=metimea&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Writing &amp; editing better documents</title>
		<link>http://metimea.ca/2009/11/28/editing-course/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:06:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alana Boltwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I've been studying a book and taking a course to improve my writing &#38; editing skills. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=metimea.ca&blog=7064112&post=305&subd=metimea&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Follow me on Twitter</title>
		<link>http://metimea.ca/2009/11/01/follow-me-on-twitter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:15:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alana Boltwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can now follow me at twitter.com/metimea. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=metimea.ca&blog=7064112&post=302&subd=metimea&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Methodology paralysis</title>
		<link>http://metimea.ca/2009/10/10/methodology-paralysis/</link>
		<comments>http://metimea.ca/2009/10/10/methodology-paralysis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:16:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alana Boltwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even before "analysis paralysis", there is "methodology paralysis".<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=metimea.ca&blog=7064112&post=290&subd=metimea&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Analyst as lawyer, doctor and accountant</title>
		<link>http://metimea.ca/2009/09/30/analyst-as-lawyer-doctor-and-accountant/</link>
		<comments>http://metimea.ca/2009/09/30/analyst-as-lawyer-doctor-and-accountant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alana Boltwood</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[accounting]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[eHealth]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://metimea.ca/?p=287</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I've analyzed enough legislation to play a lawyer on TV, but I'm not ready to be an accountant, doctor or car mechanic. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=metimea.ca&blog=7064112&post=287&subd=metimea&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How can many architects write one consistent model?</title>
		<link>http://metimea.ca/2009/08/22/how-can-many-architects-write-one-consistent-model/</link>
		<comments>http://metimea.ca/2009/08/22/how-can-many-architects-write-one-consistent-model/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alana Boltwood</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://metimea.ca/?p=278</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I'm collaborating with 3 architects, and evolving detailed modeling conventions so we produce a consistent architecture from the work of many analysts.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=metimea.ca&blog=7064112&post=278&subd=metimea&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A client perspective on eHealth</title>
		<link>http://metimea.ca/2009/08/14/a-client-perspective-on-ehealth/</link>
		<comments>http://metimea.ca/2009/08/14/a-client-perspective-on-ehealth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alana Boltwood</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://metimea.ca/?p=274</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Being a hospital in-patient demonstrated that medical information management would be an interesting challenge!  Maybe when I'm done at the Ministry of Transportation.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=metimea.ca&blog=7064112&post=274&subd=metimea&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Making Business Architecture business-friendly</title>
		<link>http://metimea.ca/2009/06/18/business-friendly-ba/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alana Boltwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Business Architecture is usually controlled by Information Technology people.  How can it be made more accessible to business people?  What should and shouldn't be included in an accessible BA?<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=metimea.ca&blog=7064112&post=221&subd=metimea&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Clarity, Guaranteed, and Available Now</title>
		<link>http://metimea.ca/2009/06/16/clarity-guaranteed-and-available-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alana Boltwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In June and July, Metimea is offering short consulting services.  One-day engagements have a money-back guarantee, and non-profit organizations could get free consulting!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=metimea.ca&blog=7064112&post=263&subd=metimea&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>EA as a forecast</title>
		<link>http://metimea.ca/2009/06/12/ea-as-a-forecast/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 01:41:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alana Boltwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Enterprise architecture involves forecasting and planning.  Assumptions about the future external environment should be made explicit.  To-be architectures should be complemented by implementation plans. <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=metimea.ca&blog=7064112&post=217&subd=metimea&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Zachman Framework for Hair Colour</title>
		<link>http://metimea.ca/2009/05/24/the-zachman-framework-for-hair-colour/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 03:32:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alana Boltwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since everyone asks:  The who, what, when, why and how of the blue streak in Alana's hair.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=metimea.ca&blog=7064112&post=253&subd=metimea&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>PowerDesigner for Business Architecture at MTO</title>
		<link>http://metimea.ca/2009/05/21/250/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 03:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alana Boltwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I started work on the business architecture for a major automation project at Ontario's Ministry of Transportation.  They have lots of business architecture material in PowerDesigner but it will be a challenge to merge.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=metimea.ca&blog=7064112&post=250&subd=metimea&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is Enterprise Architecture appropriate for your organization?</title>
		<link>http://metimea.ca/2009/05/12/is-ea-for-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 18:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alana Boltwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some guidelines for applying Enterprise Architecture to organizations of different sizes and shapes, inspired by <i>The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning</i>.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=metimea.ca&blog=7064112&post=237&subd=metimea&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Business Doesn&#8217;t Care About the Data</title>
		<link>http://metimea.ca/2009/05/02/business-doesnt-care-about-data/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 22:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alana Boltwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The data management  literature is full of exhortations to recognize business needs:  hold workshops to gather requirements, get approval for data models, appoint Data Stewards with a vested interest in data quality.  Makes sense, because data is an asset, the basis for important business decisions and actions, right? When a seminar speaker talks about getting good attendance at [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=metimea.ca&blog=7064112&post=203&subd=metimea&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Gaps in academia</title>
		<link>http://metimea.ca/2009/04/29/gaps-in-academia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:13:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alana Boltwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Universities need to teach and research more in the "big picture" fields of information management and enterprise architecture.  They could also offer more practical knowledge about statistics and IT.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=metimea.ca&blog=7064112&post=196&subd=metimea&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>LinkedIn group for public sector consultants</title>
		<link>http://metimea.ca/2009/04/23/linkedin-group-for-public-sector-consultants/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:48:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alana Boltwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you do contracts in the public sector in Ontario (for any jurisdiction), please join this <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1251287">LinkedIn group</a>.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=metimea.ca&blog=7064112&post=182&subd=metimea&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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