Visualization has always played an important role in BI and analytics, aiding in our ability to process complex numerical information and improving our understanding. Graphics are an important part of BI dashboards, with graphs, plots, and speed dials providing instant and automatic access to analytics results.

Visualization has always played an important role in BI and analytics, aiding in our ability to process complex numerical information and improving our understanding. Graphics are an important part of BI dashboards, with graphs, plots, and speed dials providing instant and automatic access to analytics results.

Organizational change is never easy. However, successful transformations can and do happen.

Organizational change is never easy. However, successful transformations can and do happen.

In his book High-Risk Society, economist Michael Mandel wrote, "Over the long run, success will go to the people, companies, and countries willing and able to accept uncertainty.

In his book High-Risk Society, economist Michael Mandel wrote, "Over the long run, success will go to the people, companies, and countries willing and able to accept uncertainty.

If we can really understand the problem, the answer will come out of it, because the answer is not separate from the problem.

-- Jiddu Krishnamurti

The role of the architect and the scope of architecture have steadily evolved from a focus purely on IT to one that also inc

Enterprise architecture (EA) used to be about IT. Over the years, it has expanded to include business and operations subject matter. Then it became strategic, encompassing organization and management issues.

Most large organizations have teams of business analysts. And a growing number have business architects.

Most large organizations have teams of business analysts. And a growing number have business architects.

When properly executed, an agile approach for delivering software solutions provides value early and often. Stakeholders accustomed to multiyear projects delivered using a traditional waterfall approach are quickly sold on the merits of agile. However, at the end of an agile project is there clear evidence that the value delivered is greater than what would have been delivered with a traditional approach?

As has been our tradition for the last several years, we've compiled the most intriguing articles published by the Agile Product & Project Management practice this year for today's Advisor. How did we come up with this list?

As has been our tradition for the last several years, we've compiled the five most intriguing articles published by the Business & Enterprise Architecture BI practice this year for today's Advisor. How did we come up with this list?

As has been our tradition for the last several years, we've compiled the five most intriguing articles published by the Data Insight & Social BI practice this year for today's Advisor. How did we come up with this list?

"Clear your mind of cant," admonished Samuel Johnson in the 18th century, referring to foolish thinking.

In October and November 2012, Cutter Consortium conducted a survey that asked 69 end-user organizations worldwide about their use of mobile devices, including smartphones and tablets, in order to provide their employees and partners with the ability to interact with business operations, ranging from basic email to CRM and BI while "on the go." Our goal was to

In October and November 2012, Cutter Consortium conducted a survey that asked 69 end-user organizations worldwide about their use of mobile devices, including smartphones and tablets, in order to provide their employees and partners with the ability to interact with business operations, ranging from basic email to CRM and BI while "on the go." Our goal was to

"Enterprise patterns are now an established approach that can be used to describe and explain architectural change at all levels -- from IT transformation to product lifecycle management, from business capability architecture to real-time enterprise frameworks."

-- Roger Evernden, Guest Editor

By employing patterns, organizations can leverage prior experience to deal with existing and future problems. This can save time and money and reduce risk.

Incorporating changes in our individual lifestyle is difficult, whether it be learning new skills or changing our habits. Incorporating meaningful change in large enterprises with several individuals is exponentially more difficult.

When Robert Solow first said, in 1987, that "you can see the computer age everywhere but in the productivity statistics,"1 it highlighted a perennial problem: the disconnect between the investments made in IT and actual business benefits.

When Robert Solow first said, in 1987, that "you can see the computer age everywhere but in the productivity statistics,"1 it highlighted a perennial problem: the disconnect between the investments made in IT and actual business benefits.

Uncertainty or unpredictable change affecting the enterprise is inevitable. Business executives struggle to respond to change and at the same time maintain alignment between strategy and organizational structure for firm performance. A business capability architecture (BCA) is an overarching enterprise pattern that delivers business outcomes by binding every enterprise change to a business strategy.