Category Archives: Tip

How to build your corporate EA Function inspired by Google’s Design function

Posted on November 18, 2013 by kvoges

How Google built their central design function (known as UXA – User Experience Alliance) can be a lesson and guidance on how to built a central EnterpriseArchitects function. This dawned on my reading the great Fast Company article about how design finally made … Continue reading →

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Old MacBook Pro now Rocket fast with hardwrk SSD Kit

Posted on November 7, 2013 by kvoges

Just a week ago I installed into our old MacBook Pro (2010) an SSD instead of the DVD Drive and since then it is rocket fast – using Aperture with thousand of photos is now starting in seconds, vs. 10 … Continue reading →

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More connections on LinkedIn than XING

Posted on October 24, 2013 by kvoges

As I was connecting to some further participants and mentors of the LeanStartupChallenge on LinkedIn I made another observation. It is not only visible that my profile itself is more American, but today is the first time I have more connections … Continue reading →

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What your EA Stakeholders do not care about

Posted on September 19, 2013 by kvoges

This is a list of things your EA Stakeholders do not care about. I always have to retell myself as well as tell clients: Business doesn’t care how clean your IT architecture is. Your stakeholders don’t care how long you … Continue reading →

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Boston Startup Community

Posted on September 5, 2013 by kvoges

It is great to be in Boston. I just love it. Besides all the benefits of the city itself (right size, culture, sport, nature, climate, time zone for business in US and Europe, Education, …) there are a couple of … Continue reading →

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Enterprise Architecture is like Going Green

Posted on August 27, 2013 by kvoges

Starting with Enterprise Architecture is like Going Green: You will replace things that are working – but the replacement is better You will change gradually – as interdependencies are HUGE It is a long term commitment – maybe with some … Continue reading →

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It’s a reading day and links for you

Posted on February 28, 2011 by kvoges

Since most of today I spent in trains it was a reading day (with lots of t3n.de and news in google reader )and therefore here some links describing my findings of the day: Prezi – the new way of presenting … Continue reading →

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Linchpin Meetup in Munich Dec 7

Posted on November 23, 2010 by kvoges

As a regular reader of Seth Godin’s Blog I came across the Linchpin Meetup on December 7 If you are interested in getting a meeting started in Munich – sign up at MeetUp! It all started with the book Linchpin … Continue reading →

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Solve problems and present your ideas

Posted on November 22, 2010 by kvoges

In my daily work life as an IT-Management consultant (specialised in Enterprise Architecture – EAM) and as a product manager for the first open-source EA Tool iteraplan I have to do quite a few workshops with clients, prospects and users, … Continue reading →

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