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Enterprise Architecture Roadblocks, before you start |
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Adrian Grigoriu
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Friday, 27 June 2008 |
There are roadblocks all along the development lifecycle of an Enterprise Architecture, even before the effort starts. Would people accept it?
The Enterprise Architecture (and SOA) demands change. People have to be prepared in advance to see the benefits. So change management must be thought before you commence.
Your Enterprise, like many other, may suffer from cultural inertia; that is, it is hard to kick off any initiate and afterwards it is often hard enough to stop the development, as well.
Also, like in many other Enterprises, the thinking and especially the acting is predominantly tactical. Strategy is always an afterthought if there is time or resources left for it. And EA is about strategic planning. As such, it collides with the short term thinking in your Enterprise.
Does your company suffer from a silo organization? If yes, which is not uncommon, then you have a problem since nobody is disposed to make sacrifices for the greater good.
The existing divide between Business and IT makes the cross boundary communication and collaboration already difficult and you already know it. Should you try to talk to the business about Enterprise Architecture?
This is continued as a series of blogs on EA roadblocks.
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