Nick Malik

Stephen Ibaraki interviewed Dr. Brian Cameron (Director of the Center for Enterprise Architecture at Pennsylvania State University) and Nick Malik (Enterprise Strategy Architect with Microsoft) on the publication of the Perspectives on EA white paper from the Federation of EA Professional Organizations

This paper describes the field of enterprise architecture and the value that the enterprise architecture function brings to an organization. The focus of this paper is to provide a unified perspective of enterprise architecture to a wide-ranging audience, not just to the architects themselves, but also to the people who interact with the architects, and others who want to learn about enterprise architecture. This paper was developed by the Federation of EA Professional Organizations in a… Show more

This paper describes the field of enterprise architecture and the value that the enterprise architecture function brings to an organization. The focus of this paper is to provide a unified perspective of enterprise architecture to a wide-ranging audience, not just to the architects themselves, but also to the people who interact with the architects, and others who want to learn about enterprise architecture. This paper was developed by the Federation of EA Professional Organizations in a multi-year effort. It was approved for publication by 17 international membership organizations representing thousands of architects, engineers, and analysts worldwide, and represents the first real consensus in the profession of Enterprise Architecture. Show less

Learn how to use stories and visuals to make top–notch presentations

It′s called CAST (Content, Audience, Story, & Tell) and it′s been a quiet success, until now. Developed over a twelve year period as a presentation method to help Enterprise Architects, it was adopted by Microsoft Enterprise Architecture teams and filtered from IT managers to Sales, and beyond to major organizations around the world. Now, thanks to this unique book from an expert author team that includes two… Show more

Learn how to use stories and visuals to make top–notch presentations

It′s called CAST (Content, Audience, Story, & Tell) and it′s been a quiet success, until now. Developed over a twelve year period as a presentation method to help Enterprise Architects, it was adopted by Microsoft Enterprise Architecture teams and filtered from IT managers to Sales, and beyond to major organizations around the world. Now, thanks to this unique book from an expert author team that includes two Microsoft presentation experts, you can learn how to use this amazing process to create and make high–impact presentations in your own organization.

The book helps you build complete visual stories, step by step, by using the CAST method to first create a Story Map and from there, a compelling presentation. It includes sample Story Maps, templates, practical success stories, and more. You′ll discover how to go beyond PowerPoint slides to create presentations that influence your peers and effect change.
•Explains the secrets of making presentations and effecting change using CAST to create Story Maps and from there, high–impact and visual presentations that tell a story
•Covers how to apply a range of techniques and what the results look like, using screenshots of presentations, one page hand outs, and basic delivery with whiteboards
•Coauthored by Microsoft experts and a visual design guru who have years of experience training professionals in these methods
•Includes sample Story Maps, templates, practical success stories, and more

Learn how to sell your ideas and trigger change in your company with Stories That Move Mountains: Storytelling and Visual Design for Persuasive Presentations
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Stephen Ibaraki interviewed Nick Malik for this podcast discussing business architecture and the adoption of the business model concept in Enterprise Architecture.