Jeff Ryan
33 articles
Architecture & Design
Putting Architecture Principles into Practice
Introduction
Acclaimed American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, advised architects to "reduce the whole of its parts to the simplest terms, getting back to first principles"....
Architecture & Design
Top Ten Tips for Presenting Architecture Information
Introduction
Several years ago, a colleague and I prepared an
impressive PowerPoint deck (so we thought) on architecture
blueprinting to share with an executive. As you can...
Architecture & Design
Browser Compatibility Development Guide
Introduction
Creating cross browser web applications impacts the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Impacted roles include project managers, web designers, architects, developers and quality...
Architecture & Design
How a Portal Factory Simplifies Development
In my previous article, "Reuse and the Portal Onion," you were introduced to the conceptual model of a portal onion that illustrates how a...
Architecture & Design
How Portal Standards Enable Reuse
In my previous article, "Reuse and the Portal Onion," you were introduced to the conceptual model of a portal onion that illustrates how a...
Architecture & Design
Reuse and the Portal Onion
A colleague and I wanted to convey a message about how thoughtful reuse of front-end web application assets through use of a portal framework...
Architecture & Design
Why Portal or Why Not Portal?
As a front-end architect in a major financial services organization, a question I often hear from business partners, executives, project managers, business analysts, architects...
Architecture & Design
Front End Architecture: Where Business Meets IT
Front end architecture describes how business capabilities are exposed to employees, customers, and partners through the web, mobile, voice, and web services interaction media.
A...
Architecture & Design
Enabling Project Success Through an Architecture Baseline
Enabling Project Success Through an Architecture Baseline
Although the architecture baseline software development activity as defined in the Unified Process has been around for a...
Architecture & Design
The 4C Architecture Blueprinting Process
Strange Bedfellows: Enterprise Architecture and Urban Planning
City plans and zoning boards. Building codes and inspectors. These concepts are quite familiar in the field of...