BCS EASG - Challenges of hiring an Enterprise Architect (Part 1 Interview)

Challenges of hiring an Enterprise Architect
When: 25th Apr 2016, 18:00 - 25th Apr 2016, 21:00
Where: BCS, 1st Floor, The Davidson Building, 5 Southampton Street, London, WC2E 7HA
Event description:
The talk looks at the challenges faced by IT Executives in hiring Enterprise Architects.
Speakers:
Laura Dawson is Chief Information Office at the British Council. She has been in the charity sector for over 9 years working first in RSPB and then at Save the Children, UK. Prior to that she had 20 years in various central Government Departments including NESTA, Oftel and the MOD.
Laura is currently the Chair person for Charity IT Leaders, a Charitable Incorporated Organisation to help to professionalise the information technology services within the not for profit sector and widen its charitable objectives.
Her main specialisms in the IT world, centre around data integration and governance and in helping organisations derive real value from IT. She is actively pushing organisations to recognise which bits of technology are now pure utility and which actually are supporting the 'USP' of the organisation, and add true value. Another area of focus is in supporting organisations as they recognise the emergence of devolved IT within the business, helping it flourish within the right frameworks and become truly effective whilst still keeping a wary eye on risk and control. Finally, she is a strong advocate of ensuring that Leaders in technology become more rounded members of the senior management teams of organisations and that other senior managers can gain a better understanding of how data is an asset to be managed as rigorously as finance and people.

[@JohnTube2K]

Speaking as someone who is an Enterprise Architect and has been in IT for over 20 years. This is a very good video explaining the value and challenges running an EA org. Very insightful behind the scenes and honest look at the industry. This video is 7 yrs old, but still relevant today. Thanks for posting this!

[@JohnTube2K]

4:06 The actual EA hiring conversation starts…. You’re welcome.

[@meee5555]

Its inaudible