Comments on: The Enterprise Canvas, Part 4: Layers http://weblog.tetradian.com/2010/07/05/enterprise-canvas-pt4/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=enterprise-canvas-pt4 Random ramblings over the metaphoric edge Tue, 22 May 2012 05:34:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tom G http://weblog.tetradian.com/2010/07/05/enterprise-canvas-pt4/comment-page-1/#comment-39934 Tom G Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:53:44 +0000 http://weblog.tomgraves.org/?p=1069#comment-39934 Pat - I would agree that a fair part of BOS sits between layers 1 and 2 (assuming that you've remembered that layer-numbers here start at row-0, which is occupied <em>only</em> by the enterprise-vision and its associated values). But layer-1 is really just a list of players in the enterprise, and layer-2 is a summary of their relationships (in essence, their roles relative to each other and to this specific organisation), so layer-3 is the place where we start to work out the meat of the strategy. These moves between layers can be disorienting at first, but once you get the hang of what each layer actually does, it'll make a lot more sense - and a lot easier to use BOS and the like. Thanks again for the feedback, anyway. :-) Pat – I would agree that a fair part of BOS sits between layers 1 and 2 (assuming that you’ve remembered that layer-numbers here start at row-0, which is occupied only by the enterprise-vision and its associated values). But layer-1 is really just a list of players in the enterprise, and layer-2 is a summary of their relationships (in essence, their roles relative to each other and to this specific organisation), so layer-3 is the place where we start to work out the meat of the strategy. These moves between layers can be disorienting at first, but once you get the hang of what each layer actually does, it’ll make a lot more sense – and a lot easier to use BOS and the like.

Thanks again for the feedback, anyway. :-)

]]> By: Pat http://weblog.tetradian.com/2010/07/05/enterprise-canvas-pt4/comment-page-1/#comment-39886 Pat Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:01:10 +0000 http://weblog.tomgraves.org/?p=1069#comment-39886 This is very valid way of viewing BMG and layering by abstraction. I would put BOS (Blue Ocean Strategy) between layers 1 and 2 (if not just 1). I need to think about this more. This is very valid way of viewing BMG and layering by abstraction. I would put BOS (Blue Ocean Strategy) between layers 1 and 2 (if not just 1). I need to think about this more.

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