STRAIGHT TALK — THE BLOG

Good to Great: How to Become a Great Business Architect

By Whynde Kuehn | 17 September 2018

This installment of StraightTalk is a follow-on from our previous post on what makes a great business architect. Let’s get actionable on what we talked about last time. You had me at “business architect,” so how do I become a great one? Here are some of the most important things you can learn to become […]

In Search of Greatness: How to Find or Be a Great Business Architect

By Whynde Kuehn | 3 September 2018

What makes a “great” business architect is a topic of much curiosity and debate. So this installment of StraightTalk is about you, business architect, and what makes you tick. P.S. Check out Post No. 6 for some background on what business architects do. First, born or made? Great business architects are probably more “made” through […]

Business Marketecture — How to Deal With Business Architecture Socialization Challenges

By Whynde Kuehn | 20 August 2018

This is our last round in the “How To Deal” series. In this post, we will straight talk on one of everyone’s favorite topics: how to socialize and build buy-in for business architecture within an organization. Yep, we’re talking about business architecture + marketing = business marketecture. And sometimes we need a lot of it. […]

Power To The People: How to Deal With Business Architecture Resource Challenges

By Whynde Kuehn | 6 August 2018

Here we go for another round in the “How To Deal” series. In this post, we will be StraightTalkin’ about how to get creative with some tricky business architecture resource challenges. If you’re working on an established business architecture team, this might be just-in-time advice you need. If you are part of a new business […]

Leaving a Legacy: How to Deal With Legacy Business Architecture Challenges

By Whynde Kuehn | 16 July 2018

We’re back with another installment in the “how to deal” series. This post focuses on how to deal with legacy business architecture challenges (a.k.a. you realize the business architecture knowledgebase you built is not quite right). This is a common situation for business architecture teams which have been at this for awhile—though there are important […]