Getting Buy-In from Stakeholders with Mary Stevens - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Join renowned strategist Mark McGregor as he continues his conversation with Bizzdesign’s Chief Strategy Officer, Nick Reed, on the merger with MEGA International and a third vendor in enterprise architecture. They discuss the vision for a new platform, the integration of the companies, and customer-centric strategies driving growth. Tune in for exclusive insights on the road ahead for the merged companies. Missed part 1 of this conversation?  Don't worry, just visit bizzdesign.com > podcasts to catch up!

Join renowned author and strategist Mark McGregor as he talks with Bizzdesign’s Chief Strategy Officer, Nick Reed. Get exclusive insights in this 2-part series on how the merger with MEGA International - and another leader in Enterprise Architecture - is reshaping the industry, and gain insights into the key questions everyone is asking! 

It's no secret that Artificial Intelligence is here to stay and will continue to play an important and impactful role within the Enterprise Architecture space. This year's first guest is David Strickrodt, one of Bizzdesign's solution advisors and member of our AI task force team. David shares his insights on where he sees the trend of AI going this year and in the coming years. Watch David's full AI webinar Explore our "Value of Enterprise Architecture" resources If you'd like to be a guest on the show or know someone who would, email us at [email protected] Bizzdesign more:Visit our website: Bizzdesign.comRead our Blog: bizzdesign.com/blogFollow our LinkedIN pageIf you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you tune in. 

We've compiled the best 3 clips from our top downloaded episodes of 2023. The episodes include the fireside chat around The State of Enterprise Architecture from our annual BD Connect conference, Humanizing Enterprise Architecture with Dave Armes from Servicenow, and how to set up a successful Enterprise Architecture practice with Dan Warfield. If you'd like to be a guest on the show or know someone who would, email us at [email protected] Bizzdesign more:Visit our website: Bizzdesign.comRead our Blog: bizzdesign.com/blogFollow our LinkedIN pageIf you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you tune in. 

Today’s episode features a recording from our annual global event, BD Connect. This recording was taken from our 2023 edition featuring Matthjis Scholten entitled How to Build Better Workflows for Enterprise and Solution Architects. If you’re more of a visual learner, we do have an on-demand version of Matthjis’ presentation avialble on our website. Just visit Bizzdesign.com – resources – events – and then scroll down until you see BD Connect 2023. Solution architects design solutions to solve complex business problems and achieve business outcomes. This requires collaboration with business stakeholders, other architectural disciplines, change management and operations. So how can solution architects get their design work done faster while raising the quality and impact of their deliverables? How can they effectively collaborate with enterprise and other architects? How can enterprise and solution architects be ‘better together’ and accelerate digital transformation? Matthijs will share insights into how architects can improve their collaboration for digital transformation. He’ll demonstrate Bizzdesign’s Horizzon’s latest capabilities and best practices for Enterprise and Solution Architecture Management.Have an idea for our show? Email us at [email protected] Bizzdesign more:Visit our website: Bizzdesign.comRead our Blog: bizzdesign.com/blogFollow our LinkedIN pageIf you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you tune in. 

Eddie Walker,  founder of Edifit which was recently acquired by Bizzdesign, shares his journey of growing a company along with his approach to Enterprise Architecture in which he calls the "Karate Kid Approach". Read the Edifit acquisition press release on our blog. Have an idea for our show? Email us at [email protected] Bizzdesign more:Visit our website: Bizzdesign.comRead our Blog: bizzdesign.com/blogFollow our LinkedIN pageIf you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you tune in. 

Mary Stevens is the Technology Architect for Technology Services at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. In this episode, she'll walk us through how she approaches getting "buy-in" from leaders and stakeholders. While this episode is focused on the Higher Education space, the challenges and takeaways are applicable across all industries. Have an idea for our show? Email us at [email protected] Bizzdesign more:Visit our website: Bizzdesign.comRead our Blog: bizzdesign.com/blogFollow our LinkedIN pageIf you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you tune in. 

Aaron Tan, the group CEO of ATD Solution in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong  and the Chairman of Iasa APAC, joins our Enterprise Architecture podcast to talk through the past, present and future of Enterprise Architecture. Have an idea for our show? Email us at [email protected] Bizzdesign more:Visit our website: Bizzdesign.comRead our Blog: bizzdesign.com/blogFollow our LinkedIN pageIf you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you tune in. 

Episode Guest: Dan Warfield - Managing Director of CC&C Europe and Ajar Group Limited.Dan's IT leadership career spans more than 35 years, with senior roles in R&D, strategic planning, enterprise architecture, software product marketing and IT governance for Fortune 100 organizations including Lincoln Financial, Walmart, IBM and DXC.Dan has seen it all when it comes to setting up Enterprise Architecture teams and in this episode he outlines his advice on how to set one up successfully.  Have an idea for our show? Email us at [email protected] Bizzdesign more:Visit our website: Bizzdesign.comRead our Blog: bizzdesign.com/blogFollow our LinkedIN pageIf you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you tune in. 

Bringing over 20 years of experience to the table, our very own Dan Belville  joins us on our latest Enterprise Architecture podcast to discuss the challenges facing Enterprise Architects. Aside from the common challenges such as complexity, alignment, change management and more, Dan breaks down the biggest challenge facing Enterprise Architects, which is the balancing act between being efficient or effective.To watch the On-Demand Agile Enterprise Management Webinar  mentioned in this podcast CLICK HEREHave an idea for our show? Email us at [email protected] Bizzdesign more:Visit our website: Bizzdesign.comRead our Blog: bizzdesign.com/blogFollow our LinkedIN pageIf you enjoy the show, please leave us a positive review wherever you tune in.