Bio: Emmanuel Olatunji is the Founder and Director of Intelance Digital Enablement Services Ltd, a UK based consultancy specialising in Enterprise Architecture, Cybersecurity, and AI advisory services. Intelance helps organisations design and implement practical, capability based architecture operating models that link strategy, governance, and delivery, with a particular focus on regulated and asset intensive industries. Before founding Intelance, Emmanuel led architecture work on large change programmes for organisations such as ConvaTec and KPMG UK, covering data and process architecture, cloud and integration, and operating model design. He is passionate about making architecture a leadership discipline rather than a documentation exercise, and he combines TOGAF based methods with lightweight tooling, coaching, and hands-on delivery support. When he is not working with clients, he invests time in developing next-generation architecture frameworks, training materials, and AI enabled ways of working for architecture teams.

Membership Details

Forum: The Open Group Architecture Forum

Country: United Kingdom

Membership Level: Silver

Q. How long have you been involved with The Open Group?

Intelance became a Member of The Open Group in November 2025, joining as a Silver Member of the Architecture Forum and taking up the TOGAF® Standard, 10th Edition Commercial License. My involvement is therefore very recent, but the TOGAF framework has shaped the way I work for many years. Joining The Open Group is a deliberate step to move from “using the standard” to actively contributing to its evolution and to the wider community.

Q. What do you do, and how long have you been doing it?

I am an Enterprise Architect and the Director of Intelance. I help organisations design and implement Enterprise Architecture capabilities that actually influence investment decisions, programme roadmaps, and day-to-day delivery, rather than living in documents and repositories. 

Over my career I have worked on complex transformation initiatives in global organisations, including medtech, life sciences, and professional services, focusing on data and process architecture, operating model design, and the governance structures that keep change under control. My work now centres on giving mid-market and fast-growing organisations access to the same level of architecture discipline that very large enterprises take for granted, but in a way that is lean, outcome focused, and affordable.

Q. Why did your organization become a Member of The Open Group Architecture Forum and what does/will your involvement look like? 

Intelance joined The Open Group to ground our architecture practice in open, globally recognised standards and to contribute real-world experience back into the community. As a boutique consultancy we sit very close to the realities of delivery, especially in organisations that do not yet have mature architecture functions. That perspective is valuable when frameworks risk becoming too theoretical. 

Our involvement will focus on three things:

• Using and stress-testing TOGAF based approaches on live client engagements, and feeding structured lessons learned, patterns, and implementation guidance back into Architecture Forum work
• Contributing case studies that show how smaller and mid-sized organisations can stand up architecture capabilities without large budgets or tool stacks
• Participating in working groups where we can bring together Enterprise Architecture, Cybersecurity, and AI perspectives, especially around operating models, governance, and skills for the next generation of architects

Q. How has/will membership in The Open Group benefit you, your organization, and the industry at large?

For me personally, membership provides a structured way to stay close to the evolution of the TOGAF standard, a standard of The Open Group, and related bodies of knowledge, and to test my own thinking against peers from very different industries and geographies. It is also a way to hold myself to a higher bar in terms of rigour, ethics, and contribution to the profession. 

For Intelance, membership and the associated commercial license allow us to use TOGAF materials confidently in our methods and client deliverables, while remaining aligned with the intellectual property of The Open Group and trademark guidance. In doing so, this improves the quality and consistency of our work, and it makes it easier for our clients to integrate our artefacts with their own internal frameworks. For the industry, I believe there is a gap between “frameworks on paper” and “architecture in the trenches”. Our goal is to help close that gap by sharing pragmatic patterns, anti-patterns, and operating model insights from real client work, especially in organisations that are building architecture capabilities for the first time.

Q. Why is it important for other organizations to join The Open Group?

Enterprise Architecture is at its best when it is based on shared language, open standards, and transparent governance. No single organisation will ever solve these problems alone. Joining The Open Group gives organisations a neutral place to collaborate on standards, reference models, and credentials that de-risk transformation for everyone.

Membership also forces a certain discipline. When you align to open standards, you are less likely to build proprietary frameworks that only a small internal team understands, and more likely to invest in skills and artefacts that your people can carry with them throughout their careers. In my view, that is good for the organisation, good for practitioners, and good for the wider ecosystem.

Q. What are your hobbies?

Outside work, I spend a lot of time reading and thinking about strategy, economics, psychology, and theology, and I enjoy turning those ideas into practical decision-making tools. I also value time with family and close friends, mentoring early-career professionals, and exploring new places on long walks. These activities keep me grounded and give me perspective when I am working on complex client problems.

Q. What book are you currently reading?

At the moment, I am working through a mix of books on strategy, systems thinking, and human behaviour rather than a single title. I am currently reading Good to Great by Jim Collins. I value it because it explains in clear, practical terms how disciplined people, focused thinking, and consistent execution can turn a good organisation into one that performs at a much higher level. It aligns strongly with how I think about Enterprise Architecture as a discipline that must help organisations move from good intentions to great, repeatable outcomes.

Q. What social networks do you belong to?

Professionally, I use LinkedIn as my primary platform to share ideas on Enterprise Architecture, transformation, and leadership, and to connect with peers and clients. I also follow industry news and technical discussions on other platforms, but I am very deliberate about keeping my online presence focused on learning, sharing useful content, and building genuine professional relationships.

Q. Any last thoughts?

Enterprise Architecture is entering a new phase. AI, cybersecurity, and regulatory pressure are forcing organisations to think much more deeply about how they design and govern their technology estates. My view is that the answer is not more documents, but better operating models, clearer decision rights, and stronger communities of practice.

The Open Group has a central role to play in that shift. At Intelance, we are committed to being an active, constructive Member that brings practical, field-tested insight into the Architecture Forum and helps more organisations translate standards into real, measurable business outcomes.

Date Published: December 15, 2025