Discussing ArchiMate

10 days ago

ArchiMate 3.0.1

The Open Group has just released its ‘Technical Corrigendum No. 1’ (TC1) for ArchiMate 3.0 from June 2016. TC1. It is a substantial improvement over 3.0 even if it is just a minor version upgrade. Part of the change is … Continue reading →

6 months, 12 days ago

The ArchiMate 3.0 Relations Table…

by Gerben Wierda

…has serious, and many, errors. According to my personal analysis, around 150 valid relations are missing, and potentially more than 2000 relations that are in that table shouldn’t be, if the text of the standard is to be believed. Here … Continue reading →

1 year, 7 months ago

Open Letter to TOG #6

by Gerben Wierda

Dear TOG, I hope this letter finds you well. As shepherd of the ArchiMate standard, you are currently working on its next iteration. As I am not part of the ArchiMate Forum, I am going to send you a few … Continue reading →

1 year, 8 months ago

Open Letter to TOG #5

by Gerben Wierda

1 year, 10 months ago

Open Letter to TOG #3

by Gerben Wierda

1 year, 10 months ago

Open Letter to TOG #4

by Gerben Wierda

1 year, 11 months ago

Open Letter to TOG #2

by Gerben Wierda

2 years, 20 days ago

Open Letter to TOG #1

by Gerben Wierda

Dear TOG, I hope this letter finds you well. As the shepherd of the ArchiMate standard, you are currently working on its next iteration. As I am not part of the ArchiMate Forum, I am going to send you a … Continue reading →

2 years, 2 months ago

What is wrong with this #ArchiMate picture?

by Gerben Wierda

A short one today. I have a view taken from a certain book. The view contains an error, can you spot it? And when you have spotted it, go to the ArchiMate 2.1 Specification and can you tell me what … Continue reading →

2 years, 3 months ago

Reusable Infrastructure Modelling Patterns

by Gerben Wierda

A while back, I wrote the post Modelling Homogenous Landscapes in #ArchiMate (Classes and Instances), which was a first post on modelling detailed infrastructure landscapes. Assuming you’re with me that a modelling language is very useful for large complex situations, but doesn’t … Continue reading →

2 years, 4 months ago

Used-By Redux

by Gerben Wierda

The direction of arrow of the Used-By relation is a constant source of entertainment and/or frustration, see for instance this (started by Sol Kahn, 37 comments) and this LinkedIn discussion (started by Michiel Perdeck, 40 comments). As the latter discussion shows, … Continue reading →

2 years, 4 months ago

The #ArchiMate Wish List: Group

by Gerben Wierda

Did you ever wonder what a strange beast the Grouping Relation in the ArchiMate zoo of elements and relations is? According to the standard it is a ‘relation’. It is, however, one of the weirdest elements of ArchiMate. Officially it … Continue reading →