Episode 12: Crafting a Single Identity Strategy with TOGAF

Explore the crucial collaboration between an Enterprise Architect and a Solution Architect at eHealth. This episode delves into the challenges of unifying patient records for a new EMR system, showcasing how TOGAF principles guide the journey from a single application to an enterprise-wide identity solution.

Episode 11: Streamlining Staff Leaves

Join us in this episode where Department of Finance (DoF) and Enterprise Architect (EA) as they discuss transforming staff leave management, exploring current challenges, integration impacts, and a strategic architectural approach using TOGAF.

Episode 10: Navigating the Data Maze

In this episode, we sit down with an Enterprise Architect, to discuss the common challenge of scattered patient data in healthcare. Kenji uses a humorous "data spaghetti" analogy to explain how to navigate complex data landscapes. He walks us through various TOGAF artifacts, highlighting why the Data Dissemination Diagram is your ultimate "treasure map" for understanding data flow.

Episode 9: From Application to Enterprise

Join us as Sarah Chen, an Enterprise Architect with a unique journey from Application to Solution to EA, shares her insights. Using a captivating football analogy, Sarah explains the paradigm shift required to move from "winning a single match" to "winning the entire championship." Discover the importance of holistic vision, stakeholder engagement, and avoiding "own goals" in enterprise architecture.

Episode 8: The Great Waka Journey

How do you navigate the treacherous waters of a major system migration? In this episode, Māori Enterprise Architect, drawing on his experience at the Reserve Bank of NZ, shares the wisdom of his ancestors. Learn why choosing a migration strategy is like planning a great waka journey, and why there's no single map to the destination.

Episode 7: Following the Songline

How do you choose the right path when faced with tempting technology choices? In this episode, Aboriginal Enterprise Architect Aunty Deb shares the ancient wisdom of the songline as a powerful metaphor for sticking to your business goals and architecture principles. A humorous and insightful discussion on why the shiniest solution isn't always the right one.

Episode 6: The Blueprint Guardians

What does building a skyscraper have in common with replacing a hospital's core IT system? In this episode, guest Enterprise Architect En. Rahman explains the critical role of the Architecture Board in governing high-stakes projects.

Learn how this body acts as the "guardians of the blueprint" to ensure compliance, manage stakeholders, and prevent chaos. Plus, discover how TOGAF Architecture Contracts turn strategy into real-world accountability.

Episode 5: Trustworthy Data Ecosystem.

The Data Delusion. Can you build a powerful dam on a polluted river? We use a nature analogy to explain why a solid data architecture must come before any analytics tool, and how this discipline unlocks the future of data with concepts like "Data Mesh."