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2741 questions of the kind that actually get asked — in interviews, in architecture review boards, and by the person who has to run the thing at 3 AM. Every answer states the trade-off rather than the slogan, and says when the obvious choice is the wrong one.

All areas2741 Architecture Fundamentals81 Distributed Systems101 Data Architecture90 Cloud Architecture87 Networking86 API & Integration Architecture78 Reliability & Resilience99 Observability92 Performance & Capacity Engineering90 Security Architecture95 Cost Architecture & FinOps92 Business Architecture93 Architecture Communication91 Enterprise Architecture91 Legacy Modernization92 AI-Era Architecture96 Software Architecture & Engineering84 Architecture Patterns84 Architecture Decision-Making91 The Architect's Meta-Skills92 Delivery & Release Engineering93 Platform Engineering & Developer Experience92 Testing & Quality Architecture102 Data Platform Architecture98 Streaming & Real-Time Data93 Data Governance & Semantics91 Frontend & Experience Architecture91 Edge, Mobile & IoT88 Regulatory & Data Protection Architecture90 Assurance, Audit & Model Risk98
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5 questions in EA Metrics.

  1. EA Metrics advanced

    An architecture practice reports 92% standards compliance (up from 61%), an application inventory at 100% coverage, and 40 reference architectures published. Over the same period, lead time for changes has risen from 9 to 17 days and the change failure rate is flat. What is happening, and what would you measure instead?

    3 min answer ea-metricsgoodhartdora-metricscoordination-cost
  2. EA Metrics intermediate

    An enterprise architecture function needs to demonstrate value. Which metrics are meaningful and which are vanity?

    2 min answer ea-metricsoutcomesvaluemeasurement
  3. EA Metrics advanced

    An enterprise architecture function reports on standards compliance and diagram coverage. Leadership cannot tell whether it is adding value. What should it measure instead?

    2 min answer delhiveryea-metricsoutcomesvalue
  4. EA Metrics advanced

    How would you demonstrate that an architecture practice is worth its cost?

    2 min answer metricsvalueoutcomesportfolio
  5. EA Metrics intermediate

    Leadership wants to buy an enterprise architecture repository tool. How do you advise?

    1 min answer enterprise-architecturetoolinggovernance