Develop Your Architectural Risk Radar

July 31, 2012

Risks are part of life. There is uncertainty everywhere. And as more and more of our lives and businesses depend on IT, the risk of IT failures and problems is a critical thing to be able to identify, understand, document and – ultimately – manage.

Architectural Risk is a critical discipline in the Systems Flow process. Its a huge selling point in the “design process” sales pitch we are often called on to deliver, usually not to prospective clients but rather to recalcitrant stakeholders or projects sponsors who need to be convinced to spend time in their projects sorting out architecture and design before diving into coding. Read more



Open Group 2012 – Cannes, France: Day Three Highlights

April 30, 2012

The SFI Cannes team has been enjoying a nice balance of informative Architecture sessions, and a taste of French cote d’azur lifestyle!  The team took a short drive to Antibes to enjoy some local Mediterranean seafood.

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Open Group 2012: Cannes

March 12, 2012

We are excited to be presenting at the upcoming Open Group Conference this April in Cannes, France!

The Open Group introduces this conference as a forum to “… gain the tools and knowledge you need to introduce meaningful Enterprise Transformation:”

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