Introduction from the Chair
Enterprise Architecture: The Issue Of The Century

I am delighted to be chairing the 7th Enterprise Architecture conference. We need as much focus on this critical issue as possible as we continue the transition into the Information Age. It is my opinion that this issue of Enterprise Architecture is not well understood in the ranks of general management who see Enterprise Architecture as just an IS or IT issue, nor in the ranks of IS management who see it as taking too long and costing too much. My opinion is that Enterprise Architecture may well be the 'Issue of the Century' as I described in an article that I wrote with that title in the year 2000.

Increasingly, however, the management demand to deliver on the technological promise is driving enterprise architects towards an implementation-dominated analysis; leaving little time to ensure that the long term fundamentals and building blocks are addressed and retained into the future.

This year my colleague Stan Locke and I will be presenting new material at this conference that will help people to understand more clearly how the Zachman Framework and the principles that underpin it can be used to support this endeavour and address this conundrum.

Of course, we also have the usual excellent choice of presentations from EA practitioners and experts, covering all the different facets of Enterprise Architecture from processes to technology standards, as well as an EA perspective on hot topics such as Enterprise Risk Management and Service Oriented Architecture. This will give you a good opportunity to focus on those aspects that interest you most. You will also benefit greatly from sharing your experiences and swapping notes with other people who are tackling similar challenges. When the going gets tough, the tough need to keep talking!

John Zachman President Zachman International

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 Who Should Attend

	CIOs and Chief Architects responsible for translating business strategic vision into pragmatic IT delivery programmes
	Enterprise Architecture Practitioners
	Senior Business Strategists, Chief Operating Officers and LOB Managers who demand optimal investment programmes and want to ensure cross-functional integration
	IT Implementers, Project and Programme Managers and Systems Quality Engineers responsible for adhering to architecture guidelines and interested in influencing standard setting activities

Whether you are responsible for business or IT success, this conference will provide you with pragmatic tools for thinking, models and frameworks for analysis and decision making, and insight into the real world best practices of the most agile organizations on earth.

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Three Workshops to Choose from!

Conference:
As part of the conference proceedings, informative, thought provoking keynote presentations will be supplemented by breakout sessions as well as networking and vendor sponsored activities. Sessions will be organized across the following general tracks:

TRACK 1:	ARCHITECTURE MANAGEMENT
TRACK 2:	ARCHITECTURE EXPERIENCE
TRACK 3:	ARCHITECTURE IN DEPTH
TRACK 4:	ARCHITECTURE TOOLS AND METHODS

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 CONFERENCE PRODUCER

IRM UK is an international organisation that specialises in strategic IT training for IT & business professionals and managers. Subject areas that we cover include: Enterprise Architecture, IT Strategy, Business & Systems Analysis and Data Management. Our presenters have superior technical knowledge, teaching skills and a wide range of practical business experience. They are some of the most influential technologists, methodologists and original thinkers in IT and business today.

Noted for the participation of top level decision makers from both the corporate, user and vendor communities, and the lucid analysis of critical strategic and management issues, our events are condensed and rigorous combining technical explanations with management advice and discussions of future directions. Our world class speakers include John Zachman, Roger Burlton, Stan Locke, Chris Potts, Larry English, Graeme Simsion, Peter Aiken, Suzanne Robertson, Kathy Long, Rick van der Lans and Clive Finkelstein. For further detail on our seminars visit www.irmuk.co.uk.

We are also running the following major conference in London during 2006:

• Data Management and Information Quality Conference 2006, 30 October - 2 November

IRM UK Strategic IT Training Ltd
Bishops Walk House
19-23 High Street
Pinner, Middlesex HA5 5PJ, UK
www.irmuk.co.uk
e-mail: customerservice@irmuk.co.uk
tel: +44 (0)20 8866 8366
fax: +44 (0)20 8866 7966

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