The Enterprise Architecture Practice: Pull yourself out of the dark ages of Digital Innovation

by Jen Nowlin and Jeff Barsness | at Minnebar 17

Join us on a conversational quest and roundtable discussions addressing how Enterprise Architecture as a Practice can move an organization out of the Digital Dark Ages and into the Enlightenment of Digital Innovation. Regardless of where you are along the path from traditional business to modern digital innovation powerhouse, we want to share with you where we have found success in a dynamic and constantly changing market. We will discuss how Enterprise Architecture when implemented as a community of practice, turns the governance and enablement structures necessary for Digital Innovation into muscle memory across the organization. In this session, we will collectively address legacy tech debt, mapping the journey, and integrating perspectives across the complex enterprise business and technology domains as you seek to move to an enlightened age of digital ascendancy.

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Jen Nowlin

Strategic business leader with a passion for data value innovation done through collaboration with internal teams, clients and ecosystem partners. With over 25 years of industry experience connecting people, products and places, I have broad expertise in the business and technology of enterprise systems, Internet of Things (IoT), data analytics, machine learning (ML) artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud platforms. Intrapreneurial change maker who influences and inspires cross-functional teams to make change for the greater good.

Can often be found on a bike, somewhere in the woods, coaching and playing with other youthful minded humans.

Jeff Barsness

Jeff Barsness is a life-long technology advocate with over three decades of expertise in guiding advances in technology transformation to a deeply diverse range of environments. At OST, he leads architectural mentoring for the organization’s most critical programs and projects. In his free time, he enjoys time on the water chasing elusive Walleyes and relaxing in the ubiquitous pontoon, attending his two daughters’ college events, and finding new and fun ways to use his extensive over-the-top tool collection.