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About EACouncil.com

Submitted by sstidhem on Tue, 09/23/2008 - 13:02

EACouncil.com is a place where EA people can help other EA people succeed. I have been a member of the EA councils with both Gartner and Forrester but neither had a good place where the members could interact and share ideas, templates and examples. The best ideas and artifacts always came from the members but there was no easy way to share them with the group.

This site is here to be used by the Enterprise Architecture community at large. I haven't found a non-commercial site on the internet with a similar mission. We're not going to publish books or host seminars or conferences. The purpose of EACouncil.com is simply to have a place where we can share good ideas and help each other succeed.

If you are in Enterprise Architecture, I encourage you to create an account. If you have any questions or problems, please send me an email - Steve at EACouncil dot com. Thanks and welcome to EACouncil.com

Steve Stidhem
Enterprise Architecture,
Abercrombie & Fitch

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Job Board with a focus on Architects launched!

Submitted by sstidhem on Tue, 09/23/2008 - 12:56

I got an email from a gentleman who is launching a new job board web site with a specific focus on IT Architects. I think this is a great idea and hope that it works out for him.

The site is http://www.itarchitectjobs.com/. Take a look. As of this writing it looks like they are just getting things started but it’s got a lot of potential.

Steve Stidhem

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Welcome Forrester EA Oval Council Members

Submitted by sstidhem on Tue, 09/23/2008 - 12:56

I heard from Edward Lee that Forrester mentioned eacouncil.com on one of their webinars. I created this site because Forrester didn’t have anything for us to use to share ideas with each other. Feel free to join and maybe we can use this site for its intended purpose. I know I have a lot of ideas around EA having done it for three companies now over the last six and a half years. I know from my interactions in the Gartner EA Leadership Council and the Forrester EA Council that there are a lot of smart people out there with some great ideas.

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EA First Look Form

Submitted by sstidhem on Tue, 09/23/2008 - 12:54

This is an example of a First Look form. The form should be filled out after the concept for a project has been defined but the technology has not been chosen. This can be very helpful in ensuring that project teams go down the right path for their solutions. It can also be used as an integration point between the Architecture team and other teams, such as Security and ITIL processes.

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5-Year Release Plans Example

Submitted by sstidhem on Tue, 09/23/2008 - 12:53

I wanted to share this template we are using for our 5-year Release Planning effort. We are working to get this set up for our top 50 Business Applications. The inputs to this are:

* Planned Initiatives and Functional Requests
* Vendor Roadmaps
* Technical Upgrade Plans
* Functional Upgrade Plans
* Strategic Upgrade Plans
* The CMDB
* Technology Roadmaps with Current State Information

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EA Quote of the Day

Submitted by sstidhem on Tue, 09/23/2008 - 12:51

“Succeeding with enterprise architecture is challenging. But if done properly, it provides a balance of quick, easy wins and amazing long-term business value.”

-Robert Handler
Gartner Research Vice President

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