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Capability Based Planning
What is Capability Based Planning? Let’s explore it with the help of a simple analogy of a log cabin on a lake. Read more
Getting your Technical Debt House Under Control
Everyone loves to complain about technical debt, but not all technical debt is created equal and tackling it can become a nightmare if we can’t find a clear path to resolving it. Here’s a simple analogy that will help your teams think about how to approach their technical debt. Read more
Introduction to Capability Maps
Capability maps are an incredibly useful tool from the field of Enterprise Architecture, but aren’t widely known outside of this discipline. A recent talk I gave with a room full of smart IT consultants revealed how only a small proportion of people working in the field of IT have worked with them (and many have… Read more
The C4 Model in Practice
As an architect I use the C4 Model at lot. This article explores this modelling technique and looks at ways to get the most out of it. Read more
Getting Started with Strategic Business Planning
Companies of any significant size are complex organisms, potentially with many departments and a myriad of teams and personalities all working autonomously. How can we ensure that everybody works in an aligned way to achieve our business goals? By creating a business strategy of course! But how does one go about creating (and executing) such… Read more