Enterprise architecture is really bad at architecture strategy

Have you ever made bread before in your life? Like from start to finish? It’s not a difficult thing to do. You start off with flour, yeast, salt, and water. Combine them, let that dough sit for a while, knead it again, let it sit again, shove it in an oven, and voila: you have a bread. On this scale it’s not a very complex undertaking. But what...

I’ve noticed a huge shift in the architecture of big companies in the last few years: companies are shifting from in-house development to third-party applications, shedding the traditional ‘Not Invented Here’ stigma in favor of external innovation. It is not hard to understand the rationale behind it: you can use the best tools in the market 1 to...

And we’ve come to the last post in the series of “communication for team leaders.” This one is about ownership. You can find the other posts here. https://frederickvanbrabant.com/blog/2024-10-11-communication-for-team-leaders-context/ https://frederickvanbrabant.com/blog/2024-10-31-communication-for-team-leaders-trust/ And these posts are based...

The second part of a three-part"Communication for Team Leaders". This one is about trust, letting go and delegating. I think it’s the hardest one for new managers. You can find the first post here: https://frederickvanbrabant.com/blog/2024-10-11-communication-for-team-leaders-context/ These posts are based on a part of my talk, “I just became a...

This will be the first post in a series of three called “Communication for Team Leaders”. The first focuses on context and why it’s crucial in daily communication and task-giving. These posts are based on a part of my talk, “I just became a team lead, now what” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWtSbTded0o). You can have a fantastic team of...