Roger Evernden > Quotes

“Don’t over-specify. Beyond a point, the effort to be complete exceeds its value – following the law of diminishing returns.”
― Roger Evernden, 101 Lessons From Enterprise Architecture

“Trust begins with tangibles.”
― Roger Evernden, 101 Lessons From Enterprise Architecture

“wombat” is a Waste Of Money, Brains And Time.”
― Roger Evernden, 101 Lessons From Enterprise Architecture

“Try chunking in groups of three. This keeps relationships simple, with each component validated by two others.”
― Roger Evernden, 101 Lessons From Enterprise Architecture

“Aim for perfection, but be practical. Do your best. And always be aware of, and respond to, feedback, comments or suggestions.”
― Roger Evernden, 101 Lessons From Enterprise Architecture

“Make it easy to change business or process rules to cater for new situations, or to support needs that weren’t thought of at the time of the initial requirements.”
― Roger Evernden, 101 Lessons From Enterprise Architecture

“Discover sense – then make it commonly known. Tell people. Make it a basis for your architecture or designs. Explain everything – even the obvious.”
― Roger Evernden, 101 Lessons From Enterprise Architecture

“There is logic to the structure of a design, and there is logic to how a design is used. The two are very different in nature.”
― Roger Evernden, 101 Lessons From Enterprise Architecture

“methodology is a way of thinking – not a substitute for it.”
― Roger Evernden, 101 Lessons From Enterprise Architecture