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I see it in a lot of projects but also I see that it is handled just like testing in the beginning: "oh we estimate some extra days and we also go Mobile !" Of course this is not the case, it can be a project on its own. There are a lot of choices to be made, some of them are: Which mobile platforms do we have to support? What are the performance requirements? Do we want to develop once, run anywhere? Do we want to use native functions of the mobile OS? What I also see, is that more and more BPM/Integration platforms are going to support it. But then again the Mobile experience is somewhat different than the Browser (and Desktop) experience. So depending on the requirements of the Mobile App, the platform can suffice or not. I will shortly describe some platform examples. OpenText Assure This is a BPM platform that supports Mobile. However the UIs are running within the browser app of the mobile device. The advantage is that it is developed once, and...

Introduction I wanted to know more about DevOps because I agree with the fact that we need to coorporate more and remove the barriers between departments. In the end I was a little disappointed by this book. It gives some high level tools and techniques but it could be much more ... In my opinion a change would be that someone from Operations will really participate within the project team and looks at it from an operation point of view. This way also these requirements will be taken into account and the system will be more easy to operate. However there were also some interesting chapters so lets review. Chapters The book contains 7 chapters: Evolution of a Software House No pain, No gain Plan of Attack Tools and Technical Approaches Culture and Behaviors Hurdles to Look Out For Measuring Success and Remaining Successful Chapter 1 - Evolution of a Software House As the name already suggests, this chapter is about the evolution of a software house. First it ...

Op 27 en 28 november jongstleden ben ik voor de Computable naar het Landelijk Architectuur Congres 2013 geweest. Hierbij een kort verslag: http://www.computable.nl/artikel/expertverslag/architectuur/4941306/2204519/lac-2013-de-onderscheidende-architect.html

Introduction With the acquisition of Cordys this year, i was curious about the integration with OpenText. At the Enterprise World 2013 some insight is already given. This will be a short recap. You may also listen to Brian Wick here . Process Suite 10.5 Platform There was a tweet from @ ProcessRocksta r   that showed the content of the process suite platform of OpenText. It also shows that Cordys is rebranded to "OpenText Cordys 10.5". The platform and BPM offering of OpenText can be  visualized  as: The suite is composed of several components: OpenText Cordys 10.5 This is the core component of the suite with BPM and Case Management  Unified UI There comes a unified UI with HTML5 support that is integrated within BMPM, Case360, Process360 and Execute360 BPM Everywhere This is a new social platform that lets users collaborate on cases. AppWorks Gateway This gives a set of RESTfull APIs on top of OpenText EIM produkts to integrate th...

The previous two weeks I had two days of training on ArchiMate 2.0 from BizzDesign  and today I had my exam. I passed and it is a good addition to my knowledge as a Solution Architect. Exam The exam and the notation itself is not very difficult, especially when you already know UML. When you study the materials of BizzDesign, this should be enough. Go using it ... Now starts the harder part: actually using the language. There are a lot of tools that support the ArchiMate language. One of the free tools is Archi . Depending on you stakeholders you can design your vieuws and tell your architecture story.

Nowadays there are a lot of standard processes within healthcare, school and IT. That takes away our ability to think for ourselfs. I see that people use the processes as an excuse and do not think for themselves anymore. How can i help my customer for the best, or how can i teach this child for the best. I have read the following book of Barry Schwartz: Practical Wisdom I really liked the book and i can recommend it, because it gives inspiration to think about. How can i help my customer for the best? Is this the solution that will help my customer? I understand that we need rules, standards and processes, but that does not mean that those are the holy grail. That's why i like a more Agile approach than working out big plans, that may have changed before you even finished the plan. Sitting together with the customer thinking about the best solution at that time. Very inspiring book !