https://spekir.com/en/insights Perspectives on Enterprise Architecture and AI en https://spekir.com/en/insights/ai-governance-for-midmarket A policy PDF doesn't make you compliant. Here are the four deliverables that actually move the needle — a register, a risk classification, a decision matrix, and a one-pager. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT AI governance ai-act midmarket https://spekir.com/en/insights/model-routing-haiku-sonnet-opus 80% of AI cost reduction comes from sending the right request to the right model — not from prompt engineering. A practical guide to model routing in production. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT AI ai-cost architecture claude https://spekir.com/en/insights/prompt-caching-90-percent-cost-cut Anthropic's ephemeral cache discount is mechanically simple but operationally hard. The placement pattern, the 1024-token threshold, and what can and cannot be cached. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT AI ai-cost architecture claude https://spekir.com/en/insights/ai-observability-from-black-box-to-audit-trail AI features without traces are not features, they are liabilities. The trace pattern, ADR-0001 metadata fields, and EU AI Act Article 15 in practice. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT AI ai-governance observability ai-act https://spekir.com/en/insights/strategy-to-architecture-loops Most EA tools model architecture or strategy, not the loop. Themes without initiatives are aspirations. Initiatives without applications are theatre. Here is the loop in plain language. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT EA strategy architecture playing-to-win https://spekir.com/en/insights/strategy-to-architecture-gap When strategy and EA operate as separate disciplines, execution slows down. Three symptoms, one structural fix — and why the bridge matters more than either side alone. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT EA Strategy Enterprise Architecture Alignment https://spekir.com/en/insights/playing-to-win-enterprise-architects Roger Martin's strategy cascade applied to EA governance: from winning aspiration to management systems, with capability maps and ADRs as the connective tissue. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT EA Strategy Enterprise Architecture Playing to Win Governance https://spekir.com/en/insights/midmarket-ea-toolchain-dilemma Companies with 200–5,000 employees need structured EA practice but find that traditional platforms overshoot on complexity and cost. What right-sized looks like. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT EA EA Tools Midmarket Portfolio Management https://spekir.com/en/insights/the-midmarket-ea-gap Organisations with 200-5,000 employees need EA but can't justify enterprise tooling. The gap is not a tool gap — it's a structure gap. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT EA Midmarket EA Tools Portfolio Management https://spekir.com/en/insights/time-analysis-done-right Most TIME implementations are colour-coded spreadsheets. Here's what structured scoring, strategy connection, and cost analysis actually look like. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT EA TIME APM Strategy Portfolio Management https://spekir.com/en/insights/ai-governance-without-the-bureaucracy You don't need an AI ethics board. You need a register, a risk classification, a decision matrix, and a one-pager. Two weeks, four deliverables. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT AI AI Governance EU AI Act Risk Management https://spekir.com/en/insights/from-twelve-ai-experiments-to-one-direction Every organisation has scattered AI pilots. Few have direction. Prioritisation and an operating model turn experiments into capability. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT AI AI Strategy Operating Model Prioritisation https://spekir.com/en/insights/why-time-without-strategy-is-just-a-coloured-spreadsheet The TIME model is the industry standard for classifying applications. But without strategic context, it's a categorisation exercise — not a decision engine. Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT EA APM TIME Strategy https://spekir.com/en/insights/ai-changes-everything-about-application-portfolio-management AI-assisted scoring, capability generation, strategy parsing. APM in 2026 is AI-native or it's a spreadsheet. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT AI AI APM Enterprise AI https://spekir.com/en/insights/the-ea-tool-trap-why-midsize-companies-dont-need-ardoq Enterprise EA tooling requires 6-18 months, a dedicated team, and a six-figure budget. Most midmarket organisations have one EA or IT leader. There's a better way. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT EA EA Tools Midmarket Portfolio Management https://spekir.com/en/insights/what-iso-42010-got-right-that-togaf-missed ISO 42010 is viewpoint-driven. TOGAF ADM is too slow for the AI era. Modern EA is about stakeholder concerns and decision support — not diagrams. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT AI EA Frameworks ISO 42010 TOGAF AI https://spekir.com/en/insights/from-boardroom-to-portfolio-in-one-view The gap between strategy and IT execution is where most organisations lose momentum. Capability mapping is the bridge. Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT EA Strategy CIO Alignment