What do we need as architects?
It's now time to eat our own dog food.
We say that we can describe and solve the business problems with enterprise architecture. Then it should be a piece of cake to describe how we architects should work.
Don't forget the customer
The most important thing with enterprise architecture is the method and tools you use.
This is NOT true!
Rear mirror: What's the next new thing
Think if the information in your computer at home or at work also is available in your pocket. And you would not need to think about how to do to retrieve the information or share it with someone else. It would be as simple as making a call.
What is good enough?
Would you like to climb Kebnekaise, Matterhorn or Mount Everest. Or is it just enough of an adventure to walk the stairs up to Sacré-Cœur and and have view of Paris.
Depending of your level of ambition, there is is huge difference in planning, need fitness & health for the expedition, equipment and other stuff, i.e capabilities.
How well do we perform?
This is the classic competition that occurs in every area. How fast do you run 100 meters? How high and how long do you jump? How good are you in architecture?
Without comparison and measurement, sometimes in competition with others, we have a hard time to evaluate our performance and our progress.