InfoWorld / Forrester EA Award Winners Announced

Readers of this blog are all likely to agree that EA is important, but it’s also true that EA teams struggle for influence, laboring mightily in the shadows, out of the limelight. Forrester and InfoWorld have teamed up to end all that. Well, OK, we may not be able to do a lot about the struggling and laboring mightily, but we can certainly do something about the limelight thing.

InfoWorld and Forrester are working together to publicize EA programs that are making a difference to their businesses. A distinguished panel of judges, including Forrester analysts and real-world EA leaders from our EA Council, vetted detailed entries to the InfoWorld/Forrester EA awards contest and we have picked five winners. These winners show different aspects of high-impact EA programs – but a review of their stories shows some things they have in common as well, including the insight to prioritize the right direction for EA at the right time.

The winners are, in alphabetical order:

• Aetna: Capability maps
• Barclay’s Bank: Roadmaps and strategic architectural alignment
• Discover Financial Services: Driving value with EA
• Skandia UK & International: Transformation delivered through EA
• Wells Fargo: Living target architecture

We can all learn about the application of EA best practices from these companies’ stories. I strongly encourage you to read the write-ups here.  As always, we’re very interested in your comments and ideas!

by Gene Leganza