Tetradian Books

Published: July 2008

ISBN: 978-1-906681-14-2

Suggested price: £25.00

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• ‘Manifesto’ reference-sheet

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“Many of the common concepts of power in business are so close to perfectly wrong that it’s amazing any work happens at all…”

The physics definition of power is ‘the ability to do work’; most social definitions are closer to the ability to avoid it. This insight provides opportunities for a radical re-think of power and response-ability at work. Linking the human side of systems into the architecture of the enterprise creates workplaces that are more effective, empowering and profitable for everyone involved. (more…)

Published: December 2008

ISBN: 978-1-906681-02-9

Suggested price: £25.00

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• e-book sample
• two-page methodology reference sheet
• two-page framework reference sheet

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• IT Governance
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For more than a decade, enterprise architecture has been comfortably ensconced within the IT domain. Yet in many organisations, the gap between business and IT is more like a gaping chasm, whilst some other silos are more like separate worlds. To gain the best business benefits from architecture, it’s time to move out, bridging the silos to link everything the enterprise is and does.

This book provides a structured ‘conversion course’ for IT-architects wanting to get to grips with the much broader scope of enterprise-scale architecture. (more…)

The Social Challenges series presents new and challenging perspectives on social, political and economic themes.