[Sigia-l] Fw: legislation, architects, and defining professions (Ohio Issue) - Karl

[Smokey Lynne L Bare]

Karl,

As a lot of this information has already been defined, research done
(that is how we found out there are approx. 10-12 different types of
architecture (IT) programs the Federal government oversees - the prime
being ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE.  Technology moves on, an answer was found
to remove the IT realm from 'construction' architecture, and placed in
its own field.  Companies pay thousands of dollars to specialty training
centers here in Ohio to get their Network folks and Systems folks
certified in major system programs.  

After spending that type of money.... now those folks can not use those
titles, cross-impact - merit/job raises...and so on.  I encourage folks
to look at the bigger picture... the fields themselves.... IT vs
landscape and construction... the term architecture/architect can be used
as a verb, noun, or adverb.  It is a generic term.  

I find it hard to believe that in today's society when one says, software
architect that I would call them to build a garage.  That is what the
Board is alluding to in our meeting with them.  That there is confusion. 
There was a sound system company, Audio Architects that built huge
systems for events... they went after them for the same reason.... 

Folks.... we done the homework.... we are being proactive here for
corporations who need to advertise for software and network architects. 
When I asked their investigator to explain to me the difference between a
software architect and network/systems architect and disaster recovery
architect he could not.... therefore, how can they speak for the IT
profession, or address a companies needs when system building and
integration needs to occur... my last words to them were... " ... when
your autocad crashes, who do you call?"

SLBare