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	<title>Enterprise Architecture in Higher Education</title>
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	<description>a practical approach by Leo de Sousa</description>
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		<title>An Evolution for My Eyes Triggers Some Thoughts</title>
		<link>http://leodesousa.ca/2010/02/an-evolution-for-my-eyes-triggers-some-thoughts/</link>
		<comments>http://leodesousa.ca/2010/02/an-evolution-for-my-eyes-triggers-some-thoughts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:52:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo de Sousa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday February 19, 2010, I underwent laser eye surgery (Intralase Sub-Bowman&#8217;s Keratomileusis) to correct my short sightedness. I have worn glasses since I was 6 years old and contact lenses since I was 16. Over the past 15 years, I developed an allergic reaction to the protein buildup on the contact lenses and had [...]


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		<title>Mentorship &#8230; we need to do more of this</title>
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		<comments>http://leodesousa.ca/2010/02/mentorship-we-need-to-do-more-of-this/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:15:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo de Sousa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was fortunate to be asked to participate as a mentor to a Computer Systems student in our Bachelor of Technology program this fall. This is a real honour and something that I value having the opportunity to do.
I graduated from BCIT in 1987 and the skills taught me by my instructors and my classmates [...]


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<li><a href='http://leodesousa.ca/2009/12/canadian-colleges-update-%e2%80%93-dec-2009-session-6-microsoft-learning/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Canadian Colleges Update – Dec 2009 Session 6 Microsoft Learning'>Canadian Colleges Update – Dec 2009 Session 6 Microsoft Learning</a></li>
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		<title>Enterprise Architects &#8211; What attributes do you look for?</title>
		<link>http://leodesousa.ca/2010/02/enterprise-architects-what-attributes-do-you-look-for/</link>
		<comments>http://leodesousa.ca/2010/02/enterprise-architects-what-attributes-do-you-look-for/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:09:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo de Sousa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Building on my previous post Starting Your EA Practice &#8211; What roles would you pick?, this post looks at attributes of individuals and suggests some that have worked in our strategic practices of which Enterprise Architecture is one.
When my colleague and friend, Dave Cresswell and I started working towards building an EA practice, we coined [...]


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<li><a href='http://leodesousa.ca/2010/01/the-center-for-the-advancement-of-enterprise-architecture-profession/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The Center for the Advancement of the Enterprise Architecture Profession'>The Center for the Advancement of the Enterprise Architecture Profession</a></li>
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		<title>Lecturing on EA @ BCIT &#8211; Rethinking my Approach</title>
		<link>http://leodesousa.ca/2010/01/lecturing-on-ea-bcit-rethinking-my-approach/</link>
		<comments>http://leodesousa.ca/2010/01/lecturing-on-ea-bcit-rethinking-my-approach/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo de Sousa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tonight, I had the privilege of being a guest lecturer on Enterprise Architecture for a class at the British Columbia Institute of Technology.  My colleague Brian Hosier invited me to give an overview of EA for his students.
I had to do some serious chopping of my 2 hour workshop to get things down to [...]


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<li><a href='http://leodesousa.ca/2009/07/educause-2008-interview-about-bcit-ea-podcast/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Educause 2008 &#8211; interview about BCIT EA (podcast)'>Educause 2008 &#8211; interview about BCIT EA (podcast)</a></li>
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		<title>The Center for the Advancement of the Enterprise Architecture Profession</title>
		<link>http://leodesousa.ca/2010/01/the-center-for-the-advancement-of-enterprise-architecture-profession/</link>
		<comments>http://leodesousa.ca/2010/01/the-center-for-the-advancement-of-enterprise-architecture-profession/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:18:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo de Sousa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Early in 2009, a group of Enterprise Architecture thought leaders gathered together to begin a focused advocacy program for our profession. They created the Center for the Advancement of the Enterprise Architecture Profession (CAEAP).
Vision:CAEAP seeks to be the organization responsible for the Enterprise Architecture Profession.  In this capacity, CAEAP acts as the primary advocate for the Profession, [...]


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		<title>Starting Your EA Practice &#8211; what roles would you pick?</title>
		<link>http://leodesousa.ca/2010/01/starting-your-ea-practice-what-roles-would-you-pick/</link>
		<comments>http://leodesousa.ca/2010/01/starting-your-ea-practice-what-roles-would-you-pick/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:47:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo de Sousa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In early December, I spent 2 days at the Microsoft Canadian College Update. I sent Nick Malik (@nickmalik) a message and we met for lunch. I really enjoy catching up with other Enterprise Architects and Nick is top of my list.  We talked about a broad range of topics like how EA can help with [...]


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		<title>Webinar Review: A&amp;G The State of EA: Is 2010 the Transformational Year?</title>
		<link>http://leodesousa.ca/2010/01/webinar-review-ag-the-state-of-ea-is-2010-the-transformational-year/</link>
		<comments>http://leodesousa.ca/2010/01/webinar-review-ag-the-state-of-ea-is-2010-the-transformational-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:06:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo de Sousa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is my review of this morning&#8217;s Architecture &#38; Governance magazine webinar &#8221;The State of EA: Is 2010 the Transformational Year?&#8221;
Presenters:

George Paras, Editor-in-Chief, A&#38;G, Managing Director, EAdirections &#8211; gparas@EAdirections.com
Alex Cullen, Vice President, Research Director, Enterprise Architecture, Forrester Research &#8211; acullen@forrester.com

1. What is the current state of EA? Forrester conducted a survey of 416 IT professionals and [...]


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		<title>Microsoft Canadian Colleges Update – Dec 2009 Day 2 Summary</title>
		<link>http://leodesousa.ca/2009/12/microsoft-canadian-colleges-update-%e2%80%93-dec-2009-day-2-summary/</link>
		<comments>http://leodesousa.ca/2009/12/microsoft-canadian-colleges-update-%e2%80%93-dec-2009-day-2-summary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo de Sousa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are the Day 2 sessions linked into one blog post.  Again, lots of good content and multiple sessions that got me thinking about how to leverage the Microsoft capabilities we already own.  I wrote mini posts on each session and linked them here for your easy reference.
** Updated post with links to slide decks [...]


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		<title>Microsoft Canadian Colleges Update &#8211; Dec 2009 Day 1 Summary</title>
		<link>http://leodesousa.ca/2009/12/microsoft-canadian-colleges-update-dec-2009-day-1-summary/</link>
		<comments>http://leodesousa.ca/2009/12/microsoft-canadian-colleges-update-dec-2009-day-1-summary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo de Sousa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, I spent the day with my colleagues from other Canadian Higher Education organizations being briefed on the new directions from Microsoft.  As our organization is rapidly moving to leverage Microsoft solutions, this was an extremely valuable day.  I wrote mini posts on each session and linked them here for your easy reference.
** Updated post [...]


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		<title>Delivering Projects by Managing Ops with a Duty Analyst</title>
		<link>http://leodesousa.ca/2009/12/delivering-projects-by-managing-ops-with-a-duty-analyst/</link>
		<comments>http://leodesousa.ca/2009/12/delivering-projects-by-managing-ops-with-a-duty-analyst/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:50:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leo de Sousa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, I presented the accomplishments of my applications team in 2009. I was blown away by the number and the scope of the projects my team delivered to our community.  I firmly believe that the separation of our operational duties from our project work enabled us to be so productive.  While most [...]


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