EA Leadership Modes

This may sound a little obvious but I like to think that there are 4 states of EA… 

  • No EA 
  • Poor EA 
  • Wrong EA 
  • Right EA 

They are not sequential, but are useful and simple ways to understand what needs to be done to help lead and manage an EA function forward – this comes from my time as a Chief Architect.  In other words, I think there are 4 leadership modes to consider when putting together a management action plan (or indeed identify who is best placed to be a Chief Architect!). 

  • No EA  -  need to get the start-up initiative going
  • Poor EA – need to build the capability and team
  • Wrong EA – need to manage the changes and demands coming from the Business
  • Right EA – need to manage as an ongoing evolutionary set of processes 

In future blogs I will look at each of these in their own right. Any thoughts?

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