AHMAD ALSHAMI Agentic AI Architecture: How to Build Governed Enterprise Workflows Architecture perspective · 10 October 2026 · Ahmad Al Shami Build agentic AI around a business outcome, explicit authority and a recoverable execution process. The model is one component; the architec... AI & Governance
AHMAD ALSHAMI Architecture tools succeed through adoption and alignment TRANSFORMATION Selecting an enterprise architecture platform is only one part of a successful rollout. User adoption, organizational alignment and clear objectives determine whether the repository bec... Transformation
AHMAD ALSHAMI Capabilities and value streams: the foundation of strategy execution STRATEGY & ARCHITECTURE A useful reference architecture begins with business capabilities and value streams. This view explains how the organization creates value and how its people, processes, inform... Strategy & Architecture
AHMAD ALSHAMI A new CIO’s first 90 days of enterprise architecture TRANSFORMATION A new CIO can use the first 90 days to establish a clear view of the enterprise architecture, agree governance responsibilities and connect technology priorities to business objectives.... Transformation
AHMAD ALSHAMI Generative AI changes the architect’s work AI & GOVERNANCE Generative AI can help draft capability maps, value streams and application portfolios from available systems data. This creates an opportunity for architects to spend less time produc... AI & Governance
AHMAD ALSHAMI Scaling enterprise AI requires more than cloud infrastructure AI & GOVERNANCE Moving to the cloud does not by itself make an enterprise AI solution scalable. The architecture must also connect services, data and interfaces so that the solution can operate reliab... AI & Governance
AHMAD ALSHAMI Agentic AI needs identity lifecycle governance AI & GOVERNANCE Agentic AI introduces non-human identities that need clear ownership, access controls and lifecycle management. When agent accounts remain active after their purpose has ended, they cr... AI & Governance
AHMAD ALSHAMI Bring AI governance into architecture decisions AI & GOVERNANCE My view is that AI governance should be closely connected to the enterprise architecture function. Reviewing security, data and integration decisions during design helps teams identify... AI & Governance
AHMAD ALSHAMI ArchiMate, BPMN and UML: complementary views of transformation STRATEGY & ARCHITECTURE ArchiMate, BPMN and UML provide different but complementary views of an enterprise. ArchiMate helps explain relationships across the organization. BPMN describes business proce... Strategy & Architecture
