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Thursday, January 25, 2007

Refining the definition of enterprise architecture...

I wonder if I could ask Todd Biske and Robert McIlree to crisply define the distinction between consulting firms who offer services that are consumed by enterprise architecture teams vs. the actual act of practicing enterprise architecture?

It is OK, if you decide to remain silent on this question...

# posted by James McGovern @ 9:15 AM

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