Software Asset Management Selection Criteria
Software Asset Management Overview Software asset management, or “SAM,” is a toolset used to discover and quantify software usage within an organization. Although license management solutions have been around for years, SAM isn’t solely focused on license compliance. In the age of SaaS, where enterprises leverage hundreds of cloud applications, SAM goes beyond financial spend […]
6 CDP and Account 360 Challenges
1. Poor Data Quality In a fast-changing API-driven world, a lot can go wrong. Fast. Take for example the third-party data feeds you may use for firmographic, technographic, or news feeds. The structure and/or schema can change overnight, the API itself may be updated, and all sorts of strange nuances (like API call throttling and […]
The Perils of Horizontal Team Design
IT and engineering leaders often grapple with the decision to centralize functions, or permit a degree of controlled redundancy within the company to facilitate agility. Striking a balance can be challenging, but here are some pointers to guide the way.
5 Digital Marketing Optimizations for 2021
As 2020 comes to an end, I wanted to write a quick article on five digital marketing techniques which I feel can be improved for 2021 and beyond.
Gamifying M&A
M&A may be inherently complex, but that’s not to say it cannot benefit from repeatable processes. Moving M&A from a decision shrouded in secrecy to a transparent and systematized process may be the key to decreasing both risk and complexity.
Enterprise Architecture Metrics
One of the indicators of a mature EA practice is the collection and measurement of metrics. Metrics themselves are not about ticking some bureaucratic box, but rather, keeping EA focused on an agreed-upon mission. This not only lends standardization to the EA practice, it prevents architect burnout by being spread too thin.
Don’t Forget About Transition Architectures
Architecture, whether at the enterprise level, domain level, or solution level often describes a target / ideal state. Yet the leap from the as-is landscape to the future state is often significant and requires intermediate architectural states. Getting these transition architectures right can mean the difference between future state success or failure.
Simplifying M&A With Integration Archetypes
Mergers and acquisitions can represent unnerving territory. Yet by borrowing some hard-won lessons from product management, M&A can become both manageable and predictable using the tools explained here.
Productizing Enterprise Architecture
Most EA practices are adequate. A select few are outstanding. Some are downright beacractic and frankly not useful. So is there a secret sauce for making EA outstanding?
The Problem with RFPs
RFPs have been around for decades, but are they still relevant in today’s fast-paced enterprise environments? Music from filmmusic.io. “Afterparty Review” by Sascha Ende. https://centermast.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/rfps.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | RSS
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