Make sure we're ready to offer the first open call
Discuss future agendas
Discussion items
Time
Item
Who
Notes
5min
Introductions
Jacob and Alberto
10min
Recap of previous meetings and state of the WG charge for context
Jacob
We agreed our first open session will be a discussion of "what is EA" from the perspective of different participants
30min
Planning for first large group New2EA Session
whole group, facilitated by Alberto/Jacob
We discussed how to structure this session
We agreed to prepare some viewpoints beforehand to share
It could be helpful to provide a template with questions
What questions should we ask?
What was/is the motivation for starting EA at your institution?
What type of EA are you considering?
Architect over a big system/solution architecture – for example an ERP program
Head architect for an IT organization – how the technology pieces will fit together; might run an Architecture Review Board
City planning metaphor – looking ahead, setting strategy, not limited to strategy, laying out where others will build something
Business process outcome – primarily with working with business stakeholders
Note: An EA practice could fit in several
Also, before that, more of an icebreaker – what are you thinking about, what are you shooting for? Let's hear more about each individual and their context – then move to their "flavor" of EA (above)
What challenge do you think EA is going to resolve for you? Or help you do better?
Or: What is your sense of what the value of EA is, that you are hoping to get or that you are describing to others in your organization?
Where have you been looking to learn about EA? What external organizations, publications, have you been looking at and what's been helpful?
Think of the whole meeting as an icebreaker/getting to know each other, with some questions just for a little structure – for most participants, this is only the first meeting
Goal is for people to feel like the topic and the group is worth coming back to again
This could be a recurring theme every year – we could be doing this meeting again to welcome people
It could be "who is new to EA", or "welcome to EA"
So should we provide a template/advance work?
If it's an icebreaker, less formal is better
The steering group participants can be prepared to speak, giving time for others to think and then jump in
Closing the meeting
Show people a little of where we're headed
Include/show more of the themes from the survey
Mention that there will be a panel; there will be other resources/people and perspectives coming to the working group
10min
Determine schedule for large group New2EA Sessions, as well as WG Steering team sessions
Alberto/Jacob
Two week schedule is still fine with everyone
Fridays are pretty loaded on the Itana calendar between regular calls, Steering, Business Architecture
Consider the international participants - e.g. Ceri Davies at Cardiff
5min
Next steps and action items assigned
See below
Action items
Ann: Finalize the questions and slides for the 1st session
Jacob Morris (washington.edu) : Send out Doodle poll to align a regular meeting time (every two weeks, avoiding Fridays, off week from regular Itana calls)
Jacob, Alberto: Reconnect with others who volunteered to lead