Executive Summary

What It Takes to Be a Great Enterprise Architect

Posted July 31, 2004 | Technology |

In the accompanying Executive Report , we explore what it takes to be great in the context of a historical story. It is the story of James Madison and the creation of the US Constitution. We tell this story in narrative form, giving you the opportunity to discover its lessons for yourself and providing you with a tremendous story to use as you shape how the architect's role is perceived in your organization.

About The Author
Dana Bredemeyer
Dana Bredemeyer is founder and president of Bredemeyer Consulting, a company that focuses on training and consulting in system architecture, including enterprise architecture and software architecture. He is also president of the Global Enterprise Architecture Organisation (GEAO). Mr. Bredemeyer has more than 20 years' experience in the software industry. For nearly 10 of those years, he has focused exclusively on architecture, first at Hewlett-… Read More
Ruth Malan
Ruth Malan is a senior architecture consultant at Bredemeyer Consulting. She has published papers, chapters, and a book in the areas of object-oriented methods, reuse, and software architecture. She is principal editor of the acclaimed Resources for Software Architects website. Two of the most popular papers by Ruth Malan and Dana Bredemeyer are "Less Is More with Minimalist Architecture," published by IEEE's IT Professional in September/October… Read More
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