Actionable Architecture

I read following blog Architecture as diagrams is an anti-pattern where the it is positioned that the creation of diagrams an only a visualisation or representation of architecture.

I could not agree more that the key for successful architecture as to assist in the implementation of strategy. As mentioned in the blog,

It is the misguided belief that the creation of diagrams is architecture. They are a representation of architecture. For architecture to be useful it must be actionable. A diagram is not actionable, it is a visualization. The specification relating to the blob on the diagram is actionable - you can build it, deploy it, assess it, review it. A colored blob on a diagram is next to useless.

I have seen too many examples of organisations that focus on creating artifacts relating to current and future states, but under invest in the development of the roadmaps to make the transition. This step of making the architecture actionable is the difference between using visio and driving buisness change and transformation.