architecture

1) The structure of components in a computer program or system, their interrelationships, and the principles and guidelines that govern their design and evolution over time. 2) The discipline concerned with designing homes and buildings.

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Harmonizing content: Issues in print to Web migration
Two examples that illustrate the obvious and not-so-obvious challenges of converting print publications into electronic services. Montague Institute Review July 2010

Increasing ROI through "change management"
Society member Ruth MacEachern describes six principles that can be used to reduce the cost and risk of introducing new information technology. Collectively called ?management of change? (or "change management") in the computer industry, these principles act as an antidote to budget overruns and low adoption rates created when IT managers limit end user involvement until new systems are actually selected and installed. Montague Institute Review October 2006

An architecture for information
Just as the industrial age developed a formalized architecture discipline for physical assets, the information age needs an architecture for creating, maintaining, and using intangible assets. Montague Institute Review November 2004

Managing the triple bottom line: Part IV
Technical and intellectual infrastructures needed for cost-effective triple bottom line reporting. Montague Institute Review February 2004

Ten questions for taxonomy teams
Ten questions that teams should consider before they start planning or creating corporate organization schemes. Montague Institute Review July 2003

What do data architects do?
Two Society members comment on their jobs as data architects. Montague Institute Review January 2002

What is architecture?
Why is architecture important? What are the pros and cons of different architecture designs? Includes examples from the Montague Institute web site. Montague Institute Review January 2002

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