Why business needs should shape IT architecture - McKinsey
Quarterly - Business Technology - Organization
"Too often, efforts to fix architecture issues remain rooted
in a company’s IT practices, culture, and leadership. The reason,
in part, is that the chief architect—the overall IT-architecture
program leader—is frequently selected from within the technical
ranks, bringing deep IT know-how but little direct experience or
influence in leading a business-wide change program....