Barriers can hinder the Enterprise Architecture (EA) discipline at ESDC. In theface of such adversity, we need to confront these hurdles to pave the way for the digital government transformation journey. “There is a need for a paradigm shift in the way we define and deliver change in the organization. We need to weigh our decisions based on their value to clients and key stakeholders, and be outcome-drivenin our design approach to ensure that our changes are properly scoped and laser-focused. Changes should be considered across the enterprise to ensure that there is always common value derived from investments. We must also ensure that we are not reinforcing silos and creating disparate architectures, essentially sacrificing long-term business agility for short-term project agility. Adopting an approach that takes all of this into consideration is key and needs to be ingrained in the way we do business to ensure future success.”- Kevin Herman (Manager, Business Architecture) As EA practitioners, we need to remember that we are master change agents, and innovative and out-of-box thinkers. Moving forward, architects will need strong business skills and a proficiency in human interactions to guide investments and decisions across business and IT. This will allow the organization to create value by exploiting new digital government/business opportunities and innovation.