Is layering — e.g. the classic BDAT (Business, data, Application, Technology) stack — really useful in Enterprise Architecture? An analysis with some side nodes about ArchiMate. Warning: may contain traces of analytic EA geekery.
Category: Discussing ArchiMate
Modelling Networking in ArchiMate 3.1
ArchiMate has elements for networking. They're hardly used by anyone and they have some massive drawbacks. There is an alternative. You can model networking without them.
The Answer to the July 2020 ArchiMate Quiz
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.
Two Celebrations, and the New Year’s Eve #ArchiMate Quiz answer
Solution to the New Year's Eve ArchiMate quiz and celebrating half a million views on this site and 200,000 for the animation.
ArchiMate Quiz Solution: A Common Cause
June 22, I posted another ArchiMate quiz question: ArchiMate Quiz: A Common Cause. It's been a while, but here is the discussion of the 'solution'. The quiz started with the following two ArchiMate snippets (in Mastering ArchiMate colours, where ‘deep’ is…
ArchiMate Quiz: a common cause
It's been a while (busy, busy) but I though this one would be a good candidate for another ArchiMate quiz. This time not "What is wrong with this picture', but more, "This is grammatically correct, but why? And what does…
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…
The ArchiMate 3.0 Relations Table…
...has serious, and many, errors. According to my personal analysis, 152 valid relations are missing, and potentially 2941 relations that are in that table shouldn't be, if the text of the standard is to be believed or if we use some common sense.…
What is wrong with this picture?
Time for another — this time very short — educational quiz post. Look at the following diagram (in the Mastering ArchiMate colour scheme). Is this OK? [Completed post (from this point on) revealed on 21/Sep/2016] First, let's look at why this…
An AchiMate 3 Map (Layers? What Layers! — 1)
ArchiMate 3 is setup with 5-6 layers (Strategy, Business, Application, Technology/Physical, Implementation) and 4 aspects: (Passive and Active) Structure, Behaviour and Motivation. Quoting the standard: This looks daunting until you realise that not everything that is called a 'layer' is…
R&A IT Strategy & Architecture 