The Open Group Cannes 2012

February 29, 2012

April 22-April 25, 2012 – Cannes, France
The Open Group Cannes 2012 Conference
We are thrilled to be presenting as part of the “Architecture Methods and Techniques” track at Open Group Cannes 2012! Senior Consultant Jim Hosey will be delivering our approaches to assessing architectural significance of projects, including different tools & techniques we use to success in our IT architecture work every day.



Some Task Management Tips

February 29, 2012

I previously shared a simple method to conquer the task management beast in An Old School Method for Task Management.

Beyond the basic methodology, I do have some specific pointers that help me, many of which I have extracted from the many task schemes that have not worked out for me (many of the ideas come from David Allen’s Getting Things Done approach). Read more



An Old School Method for Task Management

February 23, 2012

Organizational capability is a core competency for an architect, if not for any human being who wants to be remotely effective.

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Traceability 101

February 8, 2012

You’re the project manager of a large project and from a requirements perspective it looks like everything is on track for success:

  • Business Requirements. Written and Approved. Check.
  • Functional Requirements. Written and Approved. Check.

Seems like everything is covered. Except… where’s your traceability matrix? You have one, right? Read more