The One About Enterprise Architect Skills for the Future

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The episode discusses the essential skills that Enterprise Architects need to navigate future transformations in technology.

Enterprise Architects are just really good technologists and all they really need to know is the latest thing about AI or Agents or Gonkulators or Flux Capacitors. 🤖 🛸 🤓 Yeah. Right. Whynde Kuehn and I recently attended the Next Generation SAP Enterprise Architecture Learning Forum at SAP HQ in Newton Square, PA. We spoke to some of our friends who were also attending the event. Our question? What skills do EA's need to navigate the tidal wave of transformation? 💫 💥 💬 We Discuss: - What does an architect need to know and develop skill-wise to navigate the coming transformation? - What are the skills for the future that an architect needs to have? - What do consultants need to do to take the journey of transformation, whether with AI, robotics, or other technologies? - What are the most important skills for enterprise architects helping organizations with transformation now and in the future? 5 Takeaways: 1) Enterprise architects must understand how data quality affects AI outcomes, as emphasized by examples of poor or outdated training data that leads to irrelevant AI responses in practical applications like customer service. 2) The role of enterprise architects is rapidly…

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Guest: Whynde Kuehn

Topics covered

• Enterprise Architecture
• AI
• Transformation
• Skills Development

Keywords

• Gonkulators
• Flux Capacitors
• Robotics

Mentioned in this episode

Products: SAP

Places: Newton Square, PA

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