{"id":10589,"date":"2022-03-15T13:27:35","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T13:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1382400"},"modified":"2022-03-15T13:27:35","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T13:27:35","slug":"the-most-important-skill-for-enterprise-architects-may-surprise-you-communication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=10589","title":{"rendered":"The most important skill for enterprise architects may surprise you: Communication"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A common view of developers and other tech folks is they\u2019re anti-social. In other words, people who prefer to work alone with their headphones and avoid speaking to others at all costs.<\/p>\n

While this stereotype doesn\u2019t hold true for most programmers<\/a>, it\u2019s especially wrong for IT architects, a profession that relies heavily on communication.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy work consists of talking, making some notes, doing some sketches, and more talking,\u201d explains Lotje Meijknecht.<\/p>\n

She works as an IT architect for the Dutch government<\/a>, and tackles large-scale projects for various departments.<\/p>\n

A key part of the enterprise architect\u2019s role is not just to create a design but to convince other stakeholders of that design \u2014 project managers, executives, developers, and policymakers.<\/p>\n

Depending on who you\u2019re talking to, the message and form of communication change. While a CIO just needs a quick overview, a project manager will want to know about costs and resources.<\/p>\n

\u201cBasically, I\u2019m telling the same story in a million different ways,\u201d adds Meijknecht.<\/p>\n

Enterprise architects look at information technology systems within an organization. \u201cAre they connected properly? Are they scalable? Are they safe and effective, or do we need to improve them?\u201d<\/p>\n

In a world that\u2019s increasingly digital \u2014 with technology that\u2019s constantly evolving \u2014 those are important questions for every large organization.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of our systems are 30 years old, but we also keep adopting new ones. The only way to make that work is ensuring these technologies can talk to each other,\u201d concludes Meijknecht.<\/p>\n

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