http://www.architected.info/blog/standardization-vs-conformity How people, practices, and information are transformed into relationships and understanding. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:29:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.6 http://www.architected.info/blog/standardization-vs-conformity#comment-308 Sun, 20 Aug 2006 21:22:04 +0000 http://www.architected.info/blog/standardization-vs-conformity#comment-308 [...] There are several lessons I have learned about setting (and breaking) standards over the years. While I wrote about this in an earlier article about standardization and conformity, I thought I would try to distill things down into a few truths about standards. Here they are: [...] […] There are several lessons I have learned about setting (and breaking) standards over the years. While I wrote about this in an earlier article about standardization and conformity, I thought I would try to distill things down into a few truths about standards. Here they are: […]

]]> http://www.architected.info/blog/standardization-vs-conformity#comment-85 Mon, 31 Jul 2006 02:59:44 +0000 http://www.architected.info/blog/standardization-vs-conformity#comment-85 [...] There is a real difference of opinion between the folks who think there should be a single view of the customer and those who advocate a more organic methodology (like a market-based approach). After watching several different companies try to implement a single data repository and overall data model I have mixed feelings about the whole thing. For the most part, they seemed to be political exercises to try and force compliance in using a solution that did not meet the needs of business units. At the same time, there is very real value to be gained through integration and shared resources (especially with business intelligence). [...] […] There is a real difference of opinion between the folks who think there should be a single view of the customer and those who advocate a more organic methodology (like a market-based approach). After watching several different companies try to implement a single data repository and overall data model I have mixed feelings about the whole thing. For the most part, they seemed to be political exercises to try and force compliance in using a solution that did not meet the needs of business units. At the same time, there is very real value to be gained through integration and shared resources (especially with business intelligence). […]

]]> http://www.architected.info/blog/standardization-vs-conformity#comment-44 Fri, 14 Jul 2006 01:33:46 +0000 http://www.architected.info/blog/standardization-vs-conformity#comment-44 [...] At the same time businesses seem to be adopting the language and practices of government for their information architecture. In the last few years we have seen an explosion of growth in the fields of business intelligence, standardization, compliance, and governance. This all seems to be a bit odd, as the refrain that we constantly hear from the business community is for less regulation, more competition, and customer choice. Yet, for their information architecture, they centralize their operations, standardize their equipment, and do their best to squelch independent projects. A bit Orwellian, if you ask me. So, what would an information architecture based on free-market principles look like? Well, in a well-run, market-based I think you would see: [...] […] At the same time businesses seem to be adopting the language and practices of government for their information architecture. In the last few years we have seen an explosion of growth in the fields of business intelligence, standardization, compliance, and governance. This all seems to be a bit odd, as the refrain that we constantly hear from the business community is for less regulation, more competition, and customer choice. Yet, for their information architecture, they centralize their operations, standardize their equipment, and do their best to squelch independent projects. A bit Orwellian, if you ask me. So, what would an information architecture based on free-market principles look like? Well, in a well-run, market-based I think you would see: […]

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