Enterprise Architecture Transformation: A Practical Guide

Enterprise Architecture Transformation: A Practical Guide

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Making the Invisible Visible: Applications and Data Flows in Enterprise Architecture
Why mapping data flows is the most practical way to deliver fast value in enterprise architecture
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Eetu Niemi, Ph.D.
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Designing a Lightweight Enterprise Architecture Operating Model: Best Practices
A lean approach to enterprise architecture governance that delivers results, not just PowerPoints
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Eetu Niemi, Ph.D.
6 Ways to Measure Your Enterprise Architecture Practice
How to start measuring enterprise architecture effectively—even when it feels hard
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Eetu Niemi, Ph.D.

May 2025

What Does “Lightweight and Agile EA” Actually Mean?
A practical take on what it really means to keep enterprise architecture useful, sustainable, and fit for purpose
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Eetu Niemi, Ph.D.
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Why I Wrote Enterprise Architecture – Your Guide to Organizational Transformation
And what makes it different from most other enterprise architecture book you've seen
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Eetu Niemi, Ph.D.
How to Create an Application Map That Actually Gets Used
Enterprise architecture (EA) offers powerful tools for understanding and managing complexity. One of the most essential is also one of the most…
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Eetu Niemi, Ph.D.
How to Introduce Enterprise Architecture Without the Word "Architecture"
In some organizations, enterprise architecture (EA) has become a loaded term. This article explores how to (re)introduce EA without the jargon.
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Eetu Niemi, Ph.D.
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Enterprise Architecture Content That Drives Real Value – Here's What It Takes
Uncovering Enterprise Architecture Benefit Realization – Part 3. Enterprise architecture (EA) only creates value when it is actively used—in planning…
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Eetu Niemi, Ph.D.
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April 2025

How to Keep Enterprise Architecture Content Alive
Enterprise architecture (EA) content often starts strong—structured application maps, fresh capability descriptions, clear target-state diagrams. But…
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Eetu Niemi, Ph.D.
Capabilities in Enterprise Architecture – Part 2
This follow-up article focuses on what many architects ask next: How do you actually model capabilities in a way that gets used? Capability modeling may…
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Eetu Niemi, Ph.D.
Capabilities in Enterprise Architecture – Part 1
Capabilities are one of the most effective tools in enterprise architecture (EA)—and one of the most practical ways to connect EA with leadership and…
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Eetu Niemi, Ph.D.
Enterprise Architecture Myth: Your Enterprise Architecture Will Just “Emerge” from Solution Designs
Why you can’t build enterprise architecture from the bottom up—even if it sounds agile? At first, it sounds appealing. Lean. Agile. Efficient. Why…
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Eetu Niemi, Ph.D.
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