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	<title>Metimea Inc. &#187; enterprise architecture</title>
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		<title>Tension between EA and the PMO</title>
		<link>http://metimea.ca/2010/04/12/tension-between-ea-and-the-pmo/</link>
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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&amp;blog=7064112&amp;post=329&amp;subd=metimea&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Enterprise Architecture: Business and Technology sides</title>
		<link>http://metimea.ca/2010/03/31/enterprise-architecture-business-and-technology-sides/</link>
		<comments>http://metimea.ca/2010/03/31/enterprise-architecture-business-and-technology-sides/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:16:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alana Boltwood</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[application architecture]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://metimea.ca/?p=327</guid>
		<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&amp;blog=7064112&amp;post=327&amp;subd=metimea&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Architecture success through standard methodologies</title>
		<link>http://metimea.ca/2010/03/29/architecture-success-through-standard-methodologies/</link>
		<comments>http://metimea.ca/2010/03/29/architecture-success-through-standard-methodologies/#comments</comments>
		<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&amp;blog=7064112&amp;post=324&amp;subd=metimea&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="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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		<category><![CDATA[business architecture]]></category>
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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&amp;blog=7064112&amp;post=311&amp;subd=metimea&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Making Business Architecture business-friendly</title>
		<link>http://metimea.ca/2009/06/18/business-friendly-ba/</link>
		<comments>http://metimea.ca/2009/06/18/business-friendly-ba/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alana Boltwood</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[accountability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business architecture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business process model]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[data model]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[documentation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[mission statement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[organization chart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[roles]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://metimea.ca/?p=221</guid>
		<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&amp;blog=7064112&amp;post=221&amp;subd=metimea&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>EA as a forecast</title>
		<link>http://metimea.ca/2009/06/12/ea-as-a-forecast/</link>
		<comments>http://metimea.ca/2009/06/12/ea-as-a-forecast/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 01:41:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alana Boltwood</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[assumptions]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[forecasting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[future]]></category>
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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&amp;blog=7064112&amp;post=217&amp;subd=metimea&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>PowerDesigner for Business Architecture at MTO</title>
		<link>http://metimea.ca/2009/05/21/250/</link>
		<comments>http://metimea.ca/2009/05/21/250/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 03:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alana Boltwood</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Client Projects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[availability]]></category>
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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&amp;blog=7064112&amp;post=250&amp;subd=metimea&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="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>
		<comments>http://metimea.ca/2009/05/12/is-ea-for-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 18:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alana Boltwood</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Methodology]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[centralization]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[evaluation]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://metimea.ca/?p=237</guid>
		<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&amp;blog=7064112&amp;post=237&amp;subd=metimea&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Gaps in academia</title>
		<link>http://metimea.ca/2009/04/29/gaps-in-academia/</link>
		<comments>http://metimea.ca/2009/04/29/gaps-in-academia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:13:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alana Boltwood</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[enterprise architecture]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://metimea.ca/?p=196</guid>
		<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&amp;blog=7064112&amp;post=196&amp;subd=metimea&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The i* modeling language</title>
		<link>http://metimea.ca/2009/04/05/the-i-modeling-language/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 03:54:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alana Boltwood</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Methodology]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Review of the i* notation for actor motivations.  This diagramming language is too complex for business options analysis, but it prompts thought of how business architecture could be more thorough in considering motivations and relationships between stakeholders.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=metimea.ca&amp;blog=7064112&amp;post=161&amp;subd=metimea&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On modeling languages</title>
		<link>http://metimea.ca/2009/04/05/modeling-languages/</link>
		<comments>http://metimea.ca/2009/04/05/modeling-languages/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 02:10:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alana Boltwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fundamentals of choosing and designing modeling languages:  text or diagram, how much structure, making elements mandatory, simple vs. rich, sketches vs. specifications, and metamodels.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=metimea.ca&amp;blog=7064112&amp;post=156&amp;subd=metimea&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Think, Document, Reuse</title>
		<link>http://metimea.ca/2009/04/05/think-document-reuse/</link>
		<comments>http://metimea.ca/2009/04/05/think-document-reuse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:46:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alana Boltwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Enterprise Architecture has three basic purposes:  to help you think, to document decisions, and to enable reuse.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=metimea.ca&amp;blog=7064112&amp;post=154&amp;subd=metimea&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What have I been up to?</title>
		<link>http://metimea.ca/2009/03/30/tis-wrapup/</link>
		<comments>http://metimea.ca/2009/03/30/tis-wrapup/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:51:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alana Boltwood</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I'm wrapping up the system requirements for a mobile application for government tobacco inspectors.  Working with users and developers was great.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=metimea.ca&amp;blog=7064112&amp;post=52&amp;subd=metimea&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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