Artificial paradise

Dessiner sur un mur dans l'ombre en contrebas du chemin de fer, un grafitti qui dit "the sky is the limit" je trouve ça génial. #train #hope
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Dessiner sur un mur dans l'ombre en contrebas du chemin de fer, un grafitti qui dit "the sky is the limit" je trouve ça génial. #train #hope

Mini foot avec les collègues de Ores https://t.co/kD4Bu1EfCC
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This is a great pubpication. I love it. To use every time. World-Class EA: Business Reference Model - W146 https://t.co/aUGt4RkT05 #entarch
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J'ai rédigé des règles d'utilisation du GSM pour enfants. Votre avis ? https://t.co/kOStO2V1B7
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J'ai rédigé quelques règles d'utilisation d'un smartphone pour les enfants. Vous me donnez votre avis et leur avis ?

Enterprise architecture repositories and collaboration https://t.co/6U6cgGJ0n3 #entarch
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ArchiMate 3.0 metamodel PDF | Mastering ArchiMate https://t.co/JwNjqhvhBH #entarch
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I just wanted to draw your attention to a SCRUM/KANBAN/XP acronym : INVEST.

INVEST represents the the characteristics of a good quality Product Backlog Item (PBI) :

• Independent
• Negotiable
• Valuable
• Estimatable
• Small
• Testable

See INVEST on Wikipedia

Sounds a bit like a SMART objective……

Wilmots critique l'UB avant d'avoir touché. Deschacht parie sur ses propres matches. Les footballeurs ne sont que des footballeurs... #foot
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Wilmots critique l'UB avant d'avoir touché. Deschacht parie sur ses propres matches. Les footballeurs ne sont que des footballeurs... #foot

I also feel that way: Why young people don't buy cars and apartments anymore https://t.co/ffgvZda1KS
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I also feel that way: Why young people don't buy cars and apartments anymore http://ift.tt/2dn0X1k

Real connection

RT @jfdeclercq_biz: Strategies for your enterprise architecture: people or documentation ? | https://t.co/m00T83K9qI #entarch #strategy
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RT @SamuelEtienne: On a retrouvé le bébé de l'album Nevermind de Nirvana :) https://t.co/k2dN4zI8xH
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Strategies for your enterprise architecture: people or documentation ? | https://t.co/XnFY4spHGF https://t.co/DPA62FXvT9 #strategy
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Here is an interesting thought of a colleague yesterday (Thomas Vermassen – Lead Architect ORES) on documenting IT systems:

You have basically two strategies for keeping your Enterprise Architecture knowledge under control.

The first one is to capitalize on people. If your organization is stable enough you can assign clear responsibilities and you should be able to find the right information by finding the right person.

The second one is to capitalize on documentation. Through deliverables you make sure everything is described as it should be. This is most suitable if you have a high collaborators turnover like when you work with a lot of sub-contractors.

The ideal world is probably to have both.

I’m a deliverable minded person and I so I tend to prefer the second one. I value information sharing as it often avoids job protection and silo thinking. The notion of deliverable is also linked to another value that I like : personal contribution.

Also when the architecture is complex I don’t see how you can just book a meeting with someone in oder for him to explain you the 100 business processes in scope. That must be why clever people write books……