Attended the Gartner North America Enterprise Architecture Summit in National Harbor, MD from May 22-23.

Agenda Highlights

I had the pleasure of meeting Ret. General Colin Powell. 

Guest Keynote Speaker

GENERAL COLIN POWELL USA (RET.)

Leadership: Taking Charge In Times of Rapid Change

A man of supreme intelligence, versatility and presence, Colin Powell has served as National Security Advisor, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and as the U.S. Secretary of State. A retired four–star general in the U.S. Army, Powell's numerous awards include two Presidential Medals of Freedom. He is the author of the best–selling autobiography, "My American Journey." His second book, an instant New York Times best–seller titled "It Worked for Me" (May 2012), reveals the lessons that shaped his life and career.

Gartner Keynote Speakers

PHILIP ALLEGA - MANAGING VP, BRIAN BURKE - VP, BETSY BURTON - VP AND ANALYST, CONFERENCE CHAIR

Business-Outcome-Driven EA: A Quantum Leap to Delivering High Value

The new EA is here, and the focus has shifted to business outcomes. Enterprise architects must become pragmatic change agents to deliver real value to the organization. Currently, EA is drowning in complexity of the problems, but what is required is simple, elegant solutions. Signature-ready, actionable deliverables are what stakeholders value. Developing a narrow focus on target business outcomes becomes the key to EA success.

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ANTHONY J. BRADLEY, GROUP VICE PRESIDENT

Driving New Business Outcomes With the Nexus of Forces

The mutually reinforcing combination of social, mobile, cloud and big data – the nexus of forces – creates a major business disruption. Organizations must strategically assess its impact on business strategy and operations to formulate new and desirable business opportunities and outcomes.

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ANDY KYTE, VP & GARTNER FELLOW

Delivering at the Speed of Change: Disciplines of High-Productivity Application Organizations

The very best application organizations combine relentless engineering efficiency with a laser focus on the true needs of their business stakeholders. They never exhibit complacency about their methods, tools or processes. The challenges of the coming decade will demand that every application organization substantially raises its game — or risks becoming irrelevant. What lessons can be learned from the very best? What must the application organization of the future look like if it is to be the engine of growth and transformation for the business?

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