Enterprise Systems Architecture

Reading various materials of late providing conventional advice to organisations struggling with the impact of a global pandemic has led me to question some of the advice on offer, so I thought I would share some thoughts from a systems perspective –   hope it provides some advice of value. This short article is divided into three parts, each stratum on its own provides some food for thought, with ; General introduction – providing insight to those reading in future years. A Mapping of the stack in terms of Enterprise Systems Architecture with activities for architects to consider Some thoughts to move forward with   For those of you who want to skip some of the pretext – you may want to go straight to part 2. However, all parts when consolidated provide a framework of actions when confronted with a drastic change in your Business Operating Model (BOM) as we have seen with the COVID-19 global pandemic. General Introduction  Mike Tyson once famously said ;   “ Everyone has a plan till