Check out the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain video
Absolutely marvelous.
Technorati Tags: Jim Phelps
Check out the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain video
Absolutely marvelous.
Technorati Tags: Jim Phelps
Welcome to WordPress.com. This is your first post. Edit or delete it and start blogging!
I have discussed with several people the need for a group of peers that would meet regularly. This group of peers (GOP – nah, already in use) would focus on the practice on the I.T. Architecture in Academia
At the highest level, they would:
* Define I.T. Architecture and Enterprise Architecture within Academia (and government) which does have a different flavor than in business
* Define the role(s) of the I.T. Architect and Enterprise Architect
The next level down:
* Talk about the processes that are used, what works, what doesn’t work
* Define various artifacts that we all could use in our jobs (frameworks, etc)
At the lowest level:
* They might work on a common Framework, suite of models or roles and functions for a given area (like I.T. Portfolio or Integration Competency Centers).
I have been contacted several times recently from people at Universities who are looking to become an I.T. Architect or who have recently been anointed I.T. Architect. Others have asked that I speak about what we do and our role in the enterprise.
Universities are interested in developing a core Architecture group and they will need a group of peers from which to draw expertise and to send new Architects to learn the ropes.
The next question, is how to start? Is there a national meeting which would be a logical and easy place to attach ourselves? Should we have a dedicated set of meetings to get started? Who would fund the meetings (pay for rooms, et al)? Who should organize them?
Presentation on Web2.0, Social Software and Folksonomies for the Common Solution Group in May 2006. Here is the link to the PowerPoint slides