Mike Harris's Blog

I've become more and more convinced about the role of business architecture in getting results.

I can pretty much know how well a business is going to do now just by asking a few questions:

• What's the business about
  
• What are you up to over the next three years?
  
• What's working for you right now and what isn't?
  
• How are you approaching getting the results you need?
  
• What gets you out of bed in the morning , raring to get to work?
  
• Tell me about one of your products (preferably a flagship product) - what has people spend money on it rather than spend money on something else?
  

If the answers to these questions aren't full of clarity, credibility, energy , insight and commitment I know I'm looking at trouble.

The interesting thing is I reckon if the management is up for it then nine times out of ten I know how to put in place an environment and architecture which would :

-make answers to those questions second nature

- outperform in terms of results gained any expectations they currently have

-make coming to work a great delight for them and most of the people who for them

Exciting huh?

More in future posts.