RE: [AM] Sharing information across the enterprise

J. B. Rainsberger wrote:

I'm not convinced that communication across projects is so important: 
each project has its own local conditions, including the specific people

involved, the tools, the schedule... so much so that I doubt there is 
much of practical use that straddles multiple teams.

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In an enterprise where architecture defines more than standards but
creates governance so that many projects work together over time, cross
project integration is much more a mandate than a target of opportunity.


Consider the need for a cohesive identity management scheme.  If each
project determines its own authentication/authorization mechanism you
will have many wheels re-invented, variances in capabilities, and
nightmarish regression testing issues (not to mention really annoyed
users).  

Extend this to issues specific to a domain, say managing shipments of
completed products, and you may miss a better idea identified by a
single project team who broke the political code to integrate with a
package handling system, or for lack of communications across projects
you may find the various approaches implemented end up costing the
customer more and fail to improve the customers overall business.

--Stephen

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