Gartner Enterprise Architecture & Technology Innovation Summit 2019 3 - 4 June / London, UK

Philip Allega

Research VP

Philip Allega is a Vice President in Gartner Research, developing research on the role of enterprise architecture (EA) and technology innovation leaders. In 2018, he is investigating strategy execution, strategy and innovation roadmapping, simulation and modelling, and the influence of AI/ML upon each.

Mr. Allega served as the 2018 global chair for Gartner's Enterprise Architecture & Technology Innovation Summits. He has worked in EA for over 25 years. He is also a Freeman of the City of London and a Liveryman in the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists, a City of London livery company.

Years of Experience:

20 years in total with Gartner
35 years in IT industry
20 years in banking, finance and insurance industry
8 years in education and retail industries
10 years in government sector

Top 5 Issues I Help Clients Address:

How do I develop and use roadmaps, portfolio management and other models to engage decision makers?
How do I architect for industry disruptions, Brexit, cost optimization and innovation?
How do I help leadership teams take on board technology disruptions and digital business with EA?
If I'm already successful at EA, what do I do next?
How do I make governance and assurance actually work?

Top Key Initiatives I Cover:

Build a World-Class EA Discipline
Enterprise Architecture and Technology Innovation Leaders

Monday, 03 June, 2019 05:00 PM|Monday, 03 June, 2019 05:45 PM

Determining How Many Architects You Need to Do What for Whom

Determining the right mix of people, with which skills, should be doing "architecture" things challenges many. Belief in benchmarking numbers as the answer are mistaken. Learning how to plot the work allocation mix and determine the services you will deliver, shaped by your own culture and staff attributes, helps determine the right answer for how many "architects" and who they should report to.

Tuesday, 04 June, 2019 08:45 AM|Tuesday, 04 June, 2019 09:30 AM

Architexit for Brexit: Responding With Resilience

Organizations operating in the U.K.，those with U.K.-based operations in their portfolio or those with supply chains exposed to U.K. or EU firms，face continuity of operations challenges during Brexit. Executive leaders must plan to continue operations as they navigate uncertain Brexit transitions. EA can support a process of organizational resilience in difficult times.

Tuesday, 04 June, 2019 10:00 AM|Tuesday, 04 June, 2019 10:30 AM

The CIO’s New Digital Business Advisor: The Indispensable EA Program

The role of the CIO is changing. CIOs must now live up to the increasingly challenging expectations of helping initiate and scaling digital business. To do this successfully, CIOs need a world-class EA program that can advise them about technology-enabled business. This presentation explores:

● The attributes of a world-class EA program.

● The best- and leading-practices of a world-class EA program.

● What CIOs must do to build a world-class EA program.

Tuesday, 04 June, 2019 02:00 PM|Tuesday, 04 June, 2019 02:45 PM

Ask the Expert: Doing Enterprise Architecture in a Federated Organization

Centralized, decentralized, or some balance nearer the center? Federation recognizes the challenges of doing EA in complex organizations when people, strategy, and decisions come from many leadership centers. Making sense of how to parse through it isn't always an immediately easy task. Our expert analyst will answer your tough questions about this important challenge you know you need to get right to make an impact with EA.