The Enterprise Architecture Experience

NOTE: During the editing process, we realised that Hassan and Jon refer to the "City/Town planning metaphor" rather than analogy! We really do mean analogy, however we didn't have time to re-record - hopefully this doesn't spoil your enjoyment! On this Field Notes episode of the Enterprise Architecture Experience podcast, Hassan and Jon discuss the use of the City or Town Planning as an analogy fo...

On this episode of the Enterprise Architecture Experience Podcast, we get into the benefits and challenges of running a large EA team. We focus on managing federated EA, being part of an organization that doesn't have all its Enterprise Architecture in one place, how to manage ever-changing operating models and discuss methods of working effectively in a large organisation. Our discussion is with...

Welcome to our new occasional format: Field Notes. Rather than talking with a guest, Field Notes is a conversation between Jon and Hassan about a specific topic. These topics will be a deeper dive into the management of Architecture teams, and on this episode we're talking about Goal and Objective setting. We discuss the challenges associated with setting objectives for architects, about "soft ski...

Hassan and Jon reflect on a year of the Enterprise Architecture Podcast, and go back over some of the topics covered in the six episodes that have been put out there. Thank you to everyone who has listened through 2025 - wishing you a very happy and prosperous 2026! Listen to other episodes of the EA Experience Podcast by searching for “Enterprise Architecture Experience” wherever you get your pod...

This month we start on our journey around the four quadrants of Enterprise Architecture planning starting with Strategic Planning, in future episodes we will be covering Business Case Development, Solution Delivery and IT Operation and Optimisation. We start by defining Strategy Planning, and then discuss good practice, and Hassan gives insight into how his team do it in AstraZeneca. Our Interview...

This month we are having a general chat about Enterprise Architecture leadership and re-visiting some topics that we’ve touched on previously. APOLOGIES for the sound quality for the first half of the interview with Rubi! We are joined by Rubi Kaur, Chief Enterprise Architect for Core Functions at Lloyds Banking Group, and we discuss several aspects of Enterprise Architecture such as how to start...

This month we are talking about Architecture Tools - the pros and cons of an EA tool, ideas around making an implementation successful, things to consider when selecting a tool and how to embed an Enterprise Architecture tool into your organisation. We are joined by Jason Baragry who is the Chief Architect at Ardoq (an Enterprise Architecture tool vendor) who talks us through how he got into worki...

This month we talk about Architects and Architecture roles, and the way to design an architecture structure that can work in your organisation. We have the second part of our interview with Svyatoslav Kotusev where he talks about the research he did for his second book, "Enterprise Architects - The Agents of Digital Transformation" and offers some excellent advice about growing your architecture s...

This month on the Enterprise Architecture Experience Podcast, we're discussing Enterprise Architecture frameworks and methodologies, how we've used them, the challenges associated with using them, and how to work effectively with them. We're joined by Svyatoslav Kotusev, researcher and author of two books, "The Practice of Enterprise Architecture - A Modern Approach to Business and IT Alignment" a...

In our first full-length episode, we discuss the importance of establishing frames of reference and context when working with Enterprise Architecture teams and their stakeholders. We also interview Carl Johan "Calle" Nordmark, Head of Product Design and Delivery for R&D IT in AstraZeneca, about his experience with Enterprise Architecture and the help that EA can provide to a solution delivery...

Welcome to the Enterpise Architecture Experience Podcast! In this episode, Jon and Hassan introduce themselves, the podcast itself and run through some of the topics and themes that are being considered for future episodes! Stay tuned for Season 1 Episode 1 coming in January! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.