“Alex and Leo have done an outstanding job analyzing, organizing and consolidating decades of enterprise architecture experience gained from solving significant real-world problems in many contexts. Their book extends familiar enterprise architecture techniques in alignment with strategic planning approaches to make pragmatic recommendations on how to understand, balance and address the many challenging aspects of sustainability that all enterprises must (continually) address. I highly recommend this handbook for anyone interested in creating, building or evolving complex systems that can survive and thrive in our ever-changing environment.”
—Vik Muiznieks, Ph.D., Director of Enterprise Architecture, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
“Enterprise architects face many dilemmas because EA is such a broad, umbrella discipline. For many architects the biggest dilemma is often the ‘now or later’ debate. We certainly need enterprise architecture as a discipline more than we ever did in the past - not just for enterprise management, but as a way to plan the future of our planet and species, and many of the things that we value. The Strategic Enterprise Architect’s Dilemma is a thoroughly researched, well-written, practical and useful book that will certainly help a lot of practitioners struggling with this ‘now or later’ dilemma and want to apply architectural thinking to both long- and short-term change.”
—Roger Evernden, Enterprise Architect, author, and musician
“With the rapid proliferation of digital technologies, sustainability and vulnerability are now paramount concerns in enterprises, and enterprise architects must be able to make responsible choices quickly. Enterprise architecture becomes nearly irrelevant when it focuses narrowly on fitness for purpose, a paradigm that served yesterday's businesses for years. The new disruptive digital context, where business models and values change constantly, calls for architectures that work for both current and future scenarios. This book continues where conventional ways of practicing enterprise architecture have left off. The authors have created a unique and effective approach that emphasizes fitness for context, resulting in greater strategic contribution and value for enterprise architects."
—Dr. Peter Beijer, Chair of the Digital Architects NetWork
“The concepts, ideas, and approaches to Strategic Enterprise Architecture described in this book from Leo Laverdure and Alex Conn are both critically important and timeless. Technology is disruptive, so are the rapid business changes that it enables – and its disruptive effect will only increase over time. This is the book you need to have on your top shelf to understand, in practical terms, how to use Strategic Enterprise Architecture during these disruptive times.”
—Roberto Rivera, Architecture Capability and Profession Leader