The value provided by enterprise architecture (EA) is in the identification and understanding of the links between operational execution and strategic intent and their influence on business outcomes. This Advisor explores how to trace business outcome changes back to work done under the banner of EA.

How can you boost your career advancement quotient (AQ) measures to unlock your next big promotion? What's the impact of designing for accessibility up front on user experience for people with disabilities? Get answers to these questions and more in this issue of the Cutter Edge.

As the security focus switches from confidentiality to integrity and authenticity, we must change our approach. Instead of trying to predict and avoid every possible threat before embracing connectivity, we must move to accept that risks are unpredictable and dynamic, and that the best defense is to be alert to changes in circumstances, adaptive to changes in risk, and resilient in the face of failure.

This Advisor explains how monitoring progression metrics can help teams see if their actions are moving toward success. Additionally, as Agile uses value throughout the definition, backlog refinement, and activity prioritization processes combined with incremental delivery, teams can determine early on if their activities are having the desired result. If not, then they can apply the Agile proverb “pivot without mercy or guilt.”

This Advisor explains how monitoring progression metrics can help teams see if their actions are moving toward success. Additionally, as Agile uses value throughout the definition, backlog refinement, and activity prioritization processes combined with incremental delivery, teams can determine early on if their activities are having the desired result. If not, then they can apply the Agile proverb “pivot without mercy or guilt.”

Delegating administrative activities within a CIAM solution can allow your business products in a B2B context to grow and scale without having to worry about user management. As we explore in this Advisor, the tenant concept is one approach for managing your delegated organizations.

In this Executive Update, we examine the key question of “Why architects?” and explain that the role of solution architect, who designs for change, should not be diminished; in fact, it should be welcomed and expanded.

Business model optimization plays an important role in transitioning to the circular economy. Using an example from an automotive manufacturing company, this Advisor explores how business architecture enables this transition while concurrently enabling organizations to streamline costs, increase revenues, and achieve related strategic objectives.

Research organizations love trendy “celebrity” technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, cybersecurity, distributed clouds, and privacy technology. They’re easy to identify and hype. Many are, in fact, impactful in any given year. But what about the “underdogs”? Can they become “wonderdogs”? In this Advisor, we take a closer look at five underdog technologies that might have a major future impact on our personal and professional lives.

Research organizations love trendy “celebrity” technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, cybersecurity, distributed clouds, and privacy technology. They’re easy to identify and hype. Many are, in fact, impactful in any given year. But what about the “underdogs”? Can they become “wonderdogs”? In this Advisor, we take a closer look at five underdog technologies that might have a major future impact on our personal and professional lives.

Many think that the more power that we vest in machines, the more harm they will do. But what if we could reverse that? What if we could harness AI and other digital technology to achieve fiducia ex machina: “trust from the machines”?

Many think that the more power that we vest in machines, the more harm they will do. But what if we could reverse that? What if we could harness AI and other digital technology to achieve fiducia ex machina: “trust from the machines”?

Environmental intelligence (EI) is an effective combined use of data science, AI, and other digital technologies such as IoT to provide the meaningful insight needed to address these challenges and mitigate the effects of environmental change. This Advisor examines how EI can help in collecting and analyzing environmental data to understand the cause and impact of environmental changes and to predict potential environmental risks facing us.

Discover the role of business architecture in transitioning an organization into becoming a player in the sustainable economy, while concurrently meeting other essential business objectives.

There are many artificial intelligence subfields that have the potential to help us overcome the limitations of current product develop­ment approaches, each at a different development level. This Advisor explores four of these subfields: natural language processing, machine learning, interactive AI, and training data.

In Part IX of this Executive Update series, we examine findings covering the use cases that organizations view as most viable for applying IPA.

As businesses strive to maximize customer value, many are moving towards the adoption of AI to enable better organizational agility and flexibility to meet customer demands. This Advisor explores the value propositions and considerations for businesses contemplating AI adoption.

Many Agile processes place architects too far from the development activities. This Advisor explores the roles of engineering lead, solution architect, and enterprise architect, and asserts that if we allow some grey area between the roles of an architect and an engineering lead, two roles work better than three.

How can you move toward developing a holistic, comprehensive green IT strategy in your enterprise? What AI-based platform is the State of California, LinkedIn, and even the rock band KISS using to verify IDs and prevent fraud? Find out in this edition of The Cutter Edge!

According to a Cutter survey examining the adoption of intelligent process automation (IPA), nearly 60% of organizations identified accelerated document processing as the number one use case for applying IPA in the enterprise. If you think about it, this makes sense because document processing is a huge bottleneck for companies across almost every industry and for most government agencies. This Advisor explores the adoption of IPA including the goals, benefits, industry developments, and major automation vendors who have added intelligent document processing to their platforms

A first step for customer organizations in most digital journeys is an effective CIAM solution that will help connect various applications and systems. As we explore in this Executive Update, delegating administrative activities within your CIAM solution through a tenant approach can allow your digital products to scale.

We have control over whether AI will be a trusted aide to humanity or a threat. But we need a number of convergent approaches to be able to choose the right path. Ultimately, this amounts to AI governance.

There are a number of ways citizen development (CD) adoption can accelerate the intended benefits of IT change programs, streamline business cases and proposals, and deliver real savings. This Advisor explores how citizen development and low-code/no-code can add value, even when considering worst-case scenarios.

There are a number of ways citizen development (CD) adoption can accelerate the intended benefits of IT change programs, streamline business cases and proposals, and deliver real savings. This Advisor explores how citizen development and low-code/no-code can add value, even when considering worst-case scenarios.

In a recent Cutter Consortium survey, we examined findings concerning the major challenges organizations indicate are hindering their efforts to apply IPA. In this Advisor, we take a closer look at the top three of these challenges: IPA is still an emerging technology, issues identifying applicable use cases, and the complexity of IPA development/implementation.