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StraightTalk

StraightTalk is a professional business blog on a mission to explain business architecture, end-to-end, with the goal of helping to advance the discipline globally through shared knowledge. It's like your personal guide through the world of business architecture — delivered twice monthly.

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      The Business Architecture Sherpa Series: Frequently Asked Business Architecture Questions, Part 1

      04 June 2018
      This installment of StraightTalk answers everyone’s FABAQ (Frequently Asked Business Architecture Questions) and there are lots of them. This covers the first half of the questions and answers (#1-#10).
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      Making the Grade: Assessing Business Architecture

      21 May 2018
      In this installment of StraightTalk, we are going to look at a topic of increasing interest and practice: business architecture assessments.
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      Being on the SAFe Side: How Business Architecture and Agile Fit Together

      07 May 2018
      This installment gives the straight talk on what all of this agile stuff means and how business architecture can help.
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      The Canvas Awaits — How Business Models and Business Architecture Fit Together

      16 April 2018
      Get ready for some StraightTalk on a topic we all love: business models. In this installment, we talk about what they are and how they are BFF (Best Friends Forever) with business architecture.
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      Business Architecture In Action For Risk and Compliance Management — How Business Architecture Helps Organizations Identify and React to Risk and Compliance Challenges

      02 April 2018
      In this installment of StraightTalk, we take another look at business architecture in action—this time to help organizations manage risk and compliance.
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      Business Architecture In Action For Product Management — How Business Architecture Enables Better Product Investment, Planning and Solutions

      19 March 2018
      In this installment of StraightTalk, we take a look at business architecture in action for common business scenarios, this time with a focus on product management.
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      Speedy Business Architecture, Part 2 — Accelerating Business Architecture Development With Tools

      05 March 2018
      In this installment of StraightTalk, we talk about how we can leverage tools for accelerating the development of a business architecture knowledgebase.
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      Speedy Business Architecture, Part 1 — Accelerating Business Architecture Development With Reference Models

      19 February 2018
      We know that the business architecture knowledgebase is fundamental to the enterprise insights, analysis and ways of designing that are unique only to architecture. But how do we build our knowledgebase fast—especially if we’re just starting our business architecture practice? In this installment of StraightTalk, we talk about how we can leverage reference models to accelerate the development of a business architecture knowledgebase, so here goes.
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      By The Numbers: How To Measure Business Architecture Success

      05 February 2018
      In this installment of StraightTalk, we talk about one of those million dollar questions: how to measure business architecture success.
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      Charting The Course: Maturity-Driven Business Architecture Practice Planning

      15 January 2018
      In this installment of StraightTalk, we talk about how to assess the maturity of your practice and plan for its advancement.
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      Architect the World, Part 2 — Business Architecture For Non-Profit Organizations

      18 December 2017
      In the generous spirit of the holidays, this installment of StraightTalk looks at using business architecture within the context of non-profit organizations.
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      Architect the World, Part 1 — Business Architecture For Startups & Small Business

      04 December 2017
      In this installment of StraightTalk, we’re going to look at using business architecture for startups and small businesses. Let’s go.
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