Paul Homan is a Technology Strategy Consultant within IBM's Global Business Services. An Enterprise Architect with 20 years experience in IT. Highly passionate and practically experienced in Architecture, Strategy, Design Authority & Governance areas. Particularly interested in EA Leadership, Requirements Management, & Business Architecture. Joined IBM from end-user environments, having worked as Chief Architect in both UK PostOffice and Royal Mail. He has not only established EA practices but has also lived with the results!

Presentation
Leading EA
Key lessons, hindsights and take aways from experiences leading EA efforts as a Chief Architect and working with clients ever since. Focus on the management and leadership aspects of running an EA function, including the often neglected softer skills and of course the Architects themselves!

Audience:-
Chief Architects, Enterprise Architects

Key takeaways will be:
1. Some best practices & areas of focus for EA Leadership
2. An approach for setting up the management of an EA Function
3. It's not just about the Architecture (softer skills)

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