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February, 2025

Samuel B. Holcman is a highly respected leader in the field of Enterprise Architecture (EA) and Business Architecture (BA). As the Managing Director of the Enterprise Architecture Center Of Excellence (EACOE) and the Business Architecture Center Of Excellence, Samuel is considered a practitioner’s practitioner, renowned for his expertise in implementing EA and BA methodologies and techniques worldwide.

With a career spanning several decades, Samuel has worked with over 250 Fortune 500 companies, helping them transform their business and technology management practices and align their IT strategies with their business goals. His greatest career accomplishment is being recognized as a leading implementer, educator and trainer in EA and BA, contributing significantly to the advancement of these fields.

With an educational background in Engineering, and Business Management, Samuel recognized the importance of Enterprise Architecture while studying engineering. When he got involved in technology, he saw none of this.

“Engineering lifecycle is basically Architect, Analyze, Design, and Assemble Solutions. In most technology organizations, the life cycle is Construct, Maintain, Maintain, Maintain. One result of this is the continuing geometric increase in cyber-attacks, and the finger pointing occurring to the perpetrators, rather than doing root cause analysis – poor software development practices,” he explains.

Samuel’s approach to business and technology management emphasizes the importance of proper architecture and design, rather than relying on quick fixes or superficial solutions. He advocates for a methodical process of architecting, analyzing, designing, and assembling solutions to achieve long-term success.

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