Modelling – R&A Enterprise Architecture

The Answer to the July 2020 ArchiMate Quiz

Posted by gctwnlon August 6, 2020August 6, 2020in ArchiMate, Discussing ArchiMate1 Comment

The answers to the July 2020 ArchiMate Quiz are given. The post analyses aspects of ArchiMate 3.1's derivation rules. The analysis links to more generic issues. Uncle Ludwig returns.

The July 2020 ArchiMate Quiz

Posted by gctwnlon July 22, 2020August 6, 2020in ArchiMate, Modelling17 Comments

The last quiz was quite a while ago I am sorry to say. But today I am offering a new one. My quizzes in the past often where there to illustrate some weirdness in ArchiMate or something that could trip…

Update to the Free ArchiMate Metamodel PDF sheets published

Posted by gctwnlon June 1, 2020in ArchiMate, Using ArchiMateLeave a comment

After recently releasing the Russian version of my Free ArchiMate overview PDF download (updated from ArchiMate 3.0.1 to ArchiMate 3.1), I've published the English ones. Also available via the top menu of this site. Enjoy.

Обзор ArchiMate 3.1 PDF

Posted by gctwnlon May 22, 2020May 31, 2020in ArchiMate, Mastering ArchiMate, Using ArchiMate4 Comments

7 ноября прошлого года, вскоре после выхода ArchiMate 3.1, я написал, что, вероятно, обновлю свою книгу и блог об ArchiMate 3.1. Сегодня я выполняю свое обещание, выпустив небольшое обновление моих обзорных листов ArchiMate (ArchiMate Overview Sheets) — краткого визуального справочника…

ArchiMate 3.1 released, Mastering ArchiMate upgrade policy

Posted by gctwnlon November 7, 2019November 7, 2019in ArchiMate, The Mastering ArchiMate BookLeave a comment

A new version of the ArchiMate standard has been published. People buying the PDF Mastering ArchiMate book after Nov 5, 2019 will get a free upgrade *if* I publish a new edition.

John A. Zachman: Agile at 82 (85)

Posted by gctwnlon August 21, 2019in Agile and Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Modelling1 Comment

John Zachman is often called 'the father of Enterprise Architecture'. Some will characterise his work as irrelevant and John a dinosaur. But he is surprisingly agile, in more ways than one.

Another error corrected in my #ArchiMate 3.0.1 Reference Sheets

Posted by gctwnlon May 31, 2019August 1, 2019in ArchiMate, Using ArchiMate4 Comments

I've corrected another error (again reported by Alun Champion. Thanks!) in the ArchiMate 3.0.1 sheets. The Realisation from Technology Interface to Business Interface was in the sheet twice. Not a breach of the grammar, but better to have it fixed…

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