http://vaughanmerlyn.com/2009/12/08/selling-enterprise-architecture-through-analogy/ Vaughan Merlyn on the Changing Role of the IT Organization Tue, 15 May 2012 12:38:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://vaughanmerlyn.com/2009/12/08/selling-enterprise-architecture-through-analogy/#comment-2406 Sat, 25 Feb 2012 04:09:23 +0000 http://vaughanmerlyn.com/?p=1782#comment-2406 [...] “[In] the New York subway.  Certain stations (e.g., 14 Street, 59th Street-Columbus Circle, Borough Hall) where you need to change lines, don’t seem to ‘line up’ properly – you have long underground walks, underground shuttles, or, in some case, have to surface to street level in order to go back down to the different line (these are aptly referred to as “station complexes” and complex they are!)  Connections between lines that should be simple, aren’t!  It felt to me as if there wasn’t a coherent architecture to the subway system.” From an excellent article by Vaughan Merlyn  that discusses how the subway “evolved” rather …. [...]

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]]> http://vaughanmerlyn.com/2009/12/08/selling-enterprise-architecture-through-analogy/#comment-1096 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:06:29 +0000 http://vaughanmerlyn.com/?p=1782#comment-1096 Vaughn,
Super analogy. Amazing that you remember the Tesla/Edison competition!
It just shows that at some point, after doing the proper due diligence, you just have to “pick one” if you ever want to get anything done. Then, you must cope with the consequences until the next inflection point.
(See your other excellent post – “We picked the wrong tool!”)
Picking three – not so good. Unfortunately, too many enterprises take this “expedient” path.
Brad

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