It is so easy, and tempting, to try to envision precisely how 2013 will unfold. Levels of business uncertainty abound, and yet for some reason, we invest significant chunks of our time trying to forecast what's going to transpire in the world around us and determine its lasting effects on our actions and lives.

CMMI is the de facto standard for process improvement in the software development domain. This standard encourages a systematic approach to process improvement. On the other hand, agile software development fosters high customer collaboration, rapid feedback, and empowerment of the individual developer. Both approaches have already been proven to be compatible and synergistic. Nevertheless, there is still great debate about CMMI's ability to "be agile" and agile methods' capacity to adapt to CMMI requirements without losing agility.

Welcome to the eighth-anniversary edition of my enterprise architect's New Year's resolutions. I hope it will give you food for thought and some inspiration for architectural growth in 2013.

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.