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Articles tagged "strategy"

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EAStrategy

Playing to Win: five linked choices, and where most teams lose them

Playing to Win is not a plan, it is five linked choices that stand or fall together. Most teams make the first two and stop. Here is the cascade, where it breaks, and why a choice is only real when you can trace it into the portfolio.

Jun 27, 20268 min read

EAstrategy

Strategy-to-architecture loops: why themes need initiatives need apps

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.

Apr 23, 202610 min read

EAStrategy

Why the strategy-to-architecture gap costs you speed

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.

Apr 21, 20269 min read

EAStrategy

Playing to Win for 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.

Apr 21, 202610 min read

EATIME

TIME Analysis Done Right

Most TIME implementations are colour-coded spreadsheets. Here's what structured scoring, strategy connection, and cost analysis actually look like.

Apr 16, 20267 min read

EAAPM

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.

Apr 16, 20264 min read

EAStrategy

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.

Apr 12, 20264 min read

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