Architecture Theory

4 days ago

7 Reasons I like ArchiMate.

Anyone who knows me, knows I use ArchiMate a lot. I know its not perfect, but here are 7 Reasons why its my modelling language of preference. Continue reading →
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11 days ago

ISO Compliance – An Architect’s Perspective

by Owen Richardson

ISO Compliance gets a bad wrap. People roll their eyes, are bored by it, and often don’t see the relevance of it. I wanted to share my perspective on this. Continue reading →
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17 days ago

Scoring Documentation Completion

by Owen Richardson

This blog demonstrates a quick and easy way to score documentation completeness and improving quality which is more accurate than guesstimating, The Goal To be able to with a reasonable degree of accuracy estimate how complete documentation is, and to …

30 days ago

Creating High Level Designs

by Owen Richardson

High level design is a subject of much discussion in pretty much every organization I have worked with. The question “How Much Is Enough?” is often put to me. This blog addresses this question. Continue reading →
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30 days ago

Requirements Realization Views

by Owen Richardson

One of the most essential but often overlooked views to have on architecture is requirements realization. This blog explores this subject and one way we can work with them. Continue reading →
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1 month, 1 day ago

Services in ArchiMate

by Owen Richardson

Services are very important parts of the ArchiMate modelling language. This blog shows some ways we can represent and utilize services. Continue reading →
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1 month, 2 days ago

IT Architecture Aspects

by Owen Richardson

Often when we are validating IT Architecture we talk about the need to cover the aspects of architecture. This blog Briefly introduces them, and their usage. Continue reading →
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1 month, 8 days ago

Architecture Concerns

by Owen Richardson

Architecture concerns are often misunderstood, partly because of the use of the word “concern”. This blog aims to provide some clarity around concerns and their use. Continue reading →
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1 month, 15 days ago

BPMN Basics – A Quick Start

by Owen Richardson

This blog is a basic getting started for people that need to quickly produce BPMN diagrams with a minimum for fuss and time commitment. Continue reading →
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1 month, 19 days ago

Documenting An Architecture Model

by Owen Richardson

There are many considerations to make when documenting an architecture model. This blog speaks of some things to think about when documenting elements and relationships. Continue reading →
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1 month, 22 days ago

Designing Architecture through Document Templates

by Owen Richardson

Document templates have some fantastic benefits – but I tend to avoid relying on them heavily. This blog discusses why. Continue reading →
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1 month, 26 days ago

Competing With Small Organisations (Using DevOps & Agile Thinking)

by Owen Richardson

The advent of public cloud services has enabled smaller companies to compete more effectively against larger enterprises. This article discusses phenomenon and using DevOps and agile thinking to help large companies compete with small organizations. Co…