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We are continuing our series on ArchiMate: from theory to practice! We introduced the series back in October and over the last few months we ran the first part which we called “The ArchiMate Files”. In this first part we covered some theoretic underpinnings of the ArchiMate standard, and in this second series we will cover practical aspects of modeling with ArchiMate. This is illustrated in the updated diagram below:
In enterprise-architecture, how should you describe or model ‘self-service’ – in which the customer, rather than the organisation’s employee, uses the organisation’s systems to place an order, or search for information? The classic way of looking at this is from…
I wrote a post on Chess and the Art of Enterprise Architecture about ways to look at self-service from an architectural perspective: “I, Robot” – there is no such thing as ‘Customer Self-Service’. In it, I argue that saying that … Continue reading →
TOGAF and ArchiMate are two standards managed by The Open Group and are adopted by more than 80% of the world’s leading enterprises. Our poster explains how these two can be used together to support your Enterprise Architecture work. Click here to view this resource.
Recently, in a discussion in the ArchiMate LinkedIn Group, Tarun Godhwani started a discussion on modelling the triggers and tables of a database. Of course, one can wonder if it is useful to model these, but in case they are, the … Continue reading →
The EU has instigated new sales tax rules which force people selling in the EU to charge the sales tax of the country where the buyer is located. This is a rule designed to fight tax evasion by large companies. … Continue reading →
This is the seventh posting in our series on using ArchiMate in practice. So far we have considered the mind of the architect as well as several ‘fundamentals’ in the language: the structure / behavior dichotomy, three layers, internal / external aspects of each domain, specialization, and the use of views & viewpoints. In this posting we will discuss some ‘philosophical’ and practical issues that you may run into when using ArchiMate.
This Christmas, there is a special deal for Mastering ArchiMate. From today until New Years Day, you can buy Mastering ArchiMate Edition II with a discount and at the same time support the development of the free open source Archi modelling tool … Continue reading →
A short notice today: I’ve started a (Mastering) ArchiMate Frequently Asked Questions page on this site. Via the menu or the link just given.
In this series, we have discussed various aspects of the ArchiMate modeling language using a “first principles” approach. We have covered structure vs. behavior, the three layers, (with internal / external aspects), the use of specialization, and so on. A key issue that we have often discussed is the distinction between the (mental) model of the modeler (i.e. the architect) and the visualizations that he or she creates for stakeholders in the organization. In this posting we will elaborate on that aspect.
By The Open Group The Open Group ArchiMate Forum has released a snapshot of its ArchiMate® Model Exchange File Format. This aims to address the challenge of portability of models between tools. Following is a Q&A with Andrew Josey, Phil … Continue reading →
This is the fifth posting in our series on using ArchiMate in practice. The goal of this posting is to come to grips with the use of specialization in architecture models. We discuss the main idea as well as implications and benefits.