ArchiMate, the enterprise architecture modelling language, is a standard from The Open Group (TOG). Most people infer from this that ArchiMate is an open standard (I did once) and often assume The Open Group is some sort of a not-for-profit…
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Modelling processes in ArchiMate
ArchiMate is not a process modelling language. It has only limited support for process modelling. That is why I personally prefer to combine BPMN with ArchiMate, but that is not trivial (as explained here and here). In the book there…
Open Letter to TOG #7
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…
Open Letter to TOG #6
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…
Modeling Virtual Data
Enough discussing proposed fixes and improvements for ArchiMate (here, here, here, here and here). Time for a 'normal' modelling post. This time about the concept of virtual data. Most of you will know what a virtual machine is, so what…
Cyber Monday 2015 Deal
As I was too late to set up a really good Black Friday deal, I've decided to create a Cyber Monday deal (the books are about the world as it has changed thanks to 'cyber' after all, and besides the…
Black Friday 2015 Deal
My apologies for being late, but I decided to add a Black Friday Deal for this year. Using the Coupon Code BFD2015, you will get a 15% discount on all electronic products of R&A. These include: Mastering ArchiMate Edition II…
Open Letter to TOG #5
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…
Chess and the Art of Enterprise Architecture and Mastering ArchiMate Edition II (both PDF) now available as bundle
Chess and the Art of Enterprise Architecture and Mastering ArchiMate Edition II (both PDF) are now available as a bundle purchase with a discount of €5 for the two together. Please visit either the Chess and the Art of Enterprise Architecture…
Open Letter to TOG #4
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…
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