Comments on: Why IT Architecture sucks in many Corporate Environments http://blog.drtritsch.com/?p=85 Terminal Servers, Remote Desktop Services and Presentation Virtualization Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:02:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Steve Greenberg http://blog.drtritsch.com/?p=85&cpage=1#comment-97 Steve Greenberg Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:13:52 +0000 http://blog.drtritsch.com/?p=85#comment-97 Benny, Great article and insight. I have to agree with your points completely, this is exactly my experience. Even though I consider myself and my colleagues excellent architects we really do not have very good tools as you say. In the absense of these tools we assure quality control through careful analysis of previous experience. Every project is a little bit different and a little bit better than the previous one as we learn from experience and make constant improvements. However, when the design is complete is ends up as a Word document. All the data is there, the justifications and decisions, but as you point out there has to be a better way!! thanks Steve Greenberg Benny,

Great article and insight. I have to agree with your points completely, this is exactly my experience. Even though I consider myself and my colleagues excellent architects we really do not have very good tools as you say. In the absense of these tools we assure quality control through careful analysis of previous experience. Every project is a little bit different and a little bit better than the previous one as we learn from experience and make constant improvements.

However, when the design is complete is ends up as a Word document. All the data is there, the justifications and decisions, but as you point out there has to be a better way!!

thanks

Steve Greenberg

]]> By: Michael Keen http://blog.drtritsch.com/?p=85&cpage=1#comment-96 Michael Keen Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:26:56 +0000 http://blog.drtritsch.com/?p=85#comment-96 Benny great article!! The bigger question that I eluded to in my Tweet was where is the Enterprise Architecture, IT Governance, and IT Portfolio Management in these companies? IT Architects are at the solution level and without the proper tools like what I mentioned above, it will always be viewed the way you put it, "IT Architecture sucks". There are many frameworks like TOGAF, Zachman, Gartner, etc, but they need to be in place and used, which all comes back to the C-level folks. I think this conversation needs to continue, but I at least wanted to get my two cents out here to get to the real issue which lies at a much higher level than at the IT Architecture level. Cheers Michael Benny

great article!! The bigger question that I eluded to in my Tweet was where is the Enterprise Architecture, IT Governance, and IT Portfolio Management in these companies? IT Architects are at the solution level and without the proper tools like what I mentioned above, it will always be viewed the way you put it, “IT Architecture sucks”.

There are many frameworks like TOGAF, Zachman, Gartner, etc, but they need to be in place and used, which all comes back to the C-level folks.

I think this conversation needs to continue, but I at least wanted to get my two cents out here to get to the real issue which lies at a much higher level than at the IT Architecture level.

Cheers
Michael

]]> By: Steve Ortman http://blog.drtritsch.com/?p=85&cpage=1#comment-95 Steve Ortman Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:39:06 +0000 http://blog.drtritsch.com/?p=85#comment-95 I agree wholeheartedly. I have played the role of part time architect several times now and your post describes the typical situation to a tee. The management side of things is particularly irksome. I think you can go a step further that many in management want to leave their "stamp" on a particular part of the IT infrastructure, regardless of whether it makes sense and often with a strong bias towards the latest fads or personal preference, and eager to throw out past investments to erase the legacy of the previous regime. The parallel to the failed auto industry here is quite strong - executives with no real idea of the market needs loved to put their stamp on a car's design ("Opera" windows, anyone?). On the problem of tools - I also agree. However, do you have a solution or product (even if it's imperfect) that you think would help? I agree wholeheartedly. I have played the role of part time architect several times now and your post describes the typical situation to a tee. The management side of things is particularly irksome. I think you can go a step further that many in management want to leave their “stamp” on a particular part of the IT infrastructure, regardless of whether it makes sense and often with a strong bias towards the latest fads or personal preference, and eager to throw out past investments to erase the legacy of the previous regime. The parallel to the failed auto industry here is quite strong - executives with no real idea of the market needs loved to put their stamp on a car’s design (”Opera” windows, anyone?).
On the problem of tools - I also agree. However, do you have a solution or product (even if it’s imperfect) that you think would help?

]]> By: Ulrich Stamm http://blog.drtritsch.com/?p=85&cpage=1#comment-94 Ulrich Stamm Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:49:39 +0000 http://blog.drtritsch.com/?p=85#comment-94 Hy Benny, there ARE Tools .... in very big companies there are tools that are so complicated, that noone is able to do something right with it... the kitchen example is a good one :-) in the IT department, they know what they are doing, but they often do not have the protection and the support from the next stage on the ladder above. Things are getting more complicated because in the last three years some little products grew to strategic fields and there is a greater need for know how and supporting systems in the back. Regards, Ulrich Hy Benny,

there ARE Tools …. in very big companies there are tools that are so complicated, that noone is able to do something right with it… the kitchen example is a good one :-) in the IT department, they know what they are doing, but they often do not have the protection and the support from the next stage on the ladder above.

Things are getting more complicated because in the last three years some little products grew to strategic fields and there is a greater need for know how and supporting systems in the back.

Regards,
Ulrich

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