Avoid the 13 worst EA practices and ensure your success in the digital business era

Avoid the 13 worst EA practices and ensure your success in the digital business era

  1. No Link to Business Strategy and Targeted Business Outcomes

  2. Confusing Technical Architecture With Enterprise Architecture

  3. Focusing on the Current-State Architecture First

  4. Excessive Governance and Overbearing Assurance

  5. Creating a Standard for Everything

  6. Engrossed in the Art and Language of EA Rather Than Business Outcomes

  7. Strict Adherence to EA Frameworks and Industry Reference Models

  8. Adopting an "Ivory Tower" Approach to EA

  9. Lack of Continuous Communication and Feedback

  10. Restricting the EA Team to IT Resources Only

  11. Lack of Key Performance Metrics

  12. Purchasing an EA Tool Before Understanding the Use Cases and Critical Capabilities Required

  13. Viewing EA as a Finite Process — the "We're Done" Mindset

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