As I have mentioned in my last blog “Enterprise Architects and Design Thinking” that I will be discussing an Enterprise Architecture example of applying Design Thinking. Here is the use case I am presenting where an Enterprise Architect team applies Design Thinking to solve a large organization challenge of addressing…

Design Thinking is a Customer Centric, problem-solving approach that uses empathy to understand customer problems, pains, gains, desires, frustrations, challenging assumptions, and finding innovative solutions. While it is commonly associated with product design and user experience, it can benefit Enterprise Architects in various ways. Design thinking employs a User-Centric Approach…

When I think of Monolith, I remember Stonehenge or any other massive stone or rock. Similarly, a Monolithic architecture is a single software application designed and developed as a self-contained unit. The application’s code is combined into a single codebase and deployed as a single executable unit. …

As an SPC SAFe Program Consultant, I have led many Agile and SAFe Transformation Programs. Understanding and imbibing the Principles and values are essential for any transformation program. Understanding the principles gets inside the organisation’s DNA, which reflects in our culture. I am trying to translate the principles with my…

अन्तकाले च मामेव स्मरन्मुक्त्वा कलेवरम् | य: प्रयाति स मद्भावं याति नास्त्यत्र संशय: || 5|| anta-kāle cha mām eva smaran muktvā kalebaram yaḥ prayāti sa mad-bhāvaṁ yāti nāstyatra sanśhayaḥ Whoever leaves the body at the time of death while remembering God shall reach God, declares Lord Shree Krishna in Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8, Verse 5. As the light does not leave the Sun and waves from the Ocean, Coolness and calmness from the Moon, we cannot…

In the SAFe requirements model, the large solution development initiatives are Epics, and they have their budgets allocated and will have an Epic Owner. All Epics will have an Epic Hypothesis, Outcomes, Lean Business Case , leading indicators and Non-Functional Requirements or NFRs. …

A Reference Architecture is a high-level, abstract representation of a system that defines the components, relationships, and rules necessary to achieve specific goals and objectives. I am providing a healthcare example for a Reference Architecture of a Electronic Medical Record. An EHR system is a collection of hardware, software, and…

Understanding personas is crucial in understanding our customers’ needs, desires, wants and pain points. A persona provides in-depth information about a specific need/wants a user/customer desires. A persona codifies a wide range of relevant characteristics for our audience. …

Pursuing my internal quest, I wanted to understand Chapter 16: Daivāsura Sampad Vibhāga Yoga and what qualities make Divine and Demonic so we can reset the wrong to the right. I have been considering studying Bhagavad Gita for quite a long time but never could take up the study seriously. …