A milestone: 100,000 views for this Mastering #ArchiMate blog

Yesterday, http://www.masteringarchimate.com (this site) passed the 100,000 views mark. That is a  milestone I wanted to share with all of you (my readers) and thank you all for reading this blog.

Modelling Physical Enterprise Architecture with #ArchiMate

Enterprises are not just about IT, and though EA started because of the chaos and complexity in IT, many real enterprises are not just about information. An 'Enterprise' Architecture that cannot describe the entire enterprise is not worth its name.…

#ArchiMate is overrated (and underrated)

In every field of inquiry, it is true that all things should be made as simple as possible – but no simpler — often attributed to Albert Einstein but coined that way by journalist Sydney. J.Harris in 1964. I’m going…

Thank you, paid users of Mastering #ArchiMate – Edition I

I just sent the following message to all that paid for Mastering ArchiMate – Edition I: Dear donator to/licensee of/purchaser of Mastering ArchiMate Edition I, Let me first thank you for donating for or buying Mastering ArchiMate Edition I and…

What is wrong with these #ArchiMate pictures?

The Dutch are well known for their knack of speaking foreign languages. This seems to be obvious. Where in many countries, people just speak a single language, seventeen million  Dutch, living in a small country (with two languages, even, the…

A Small Puzzle: Which Relation?

While working on something else, I ran into something funny. I would like you to tell me which relation type exists between two elements in the following setup. The situation is like this. We have a very large system that…

On #ArchiMate Certification

The Open Group has set up a system of ArchiMate certification. Companies can offer training and let their students participate in official TOG Exams. Management likes this, they want 'certified' Enterprise Architects. The usefulness of TOG Certification is — I…

9-Colour Scheme for Archi (Open Source #ArchiMate tool)

Just a quicky: I have published a preferences file for Archi that you can load to get the 9-colour scheme that is use in my book. See the book main page for a link to the preferences file. If you…

Linking #BPMN and #ArchiMate – Draft

On The Open Group London 2013, I presented the link between BPMN and ArchiMate we have designed. The draft version I have distributed has been removed as it will be replaced by the chapter of the upcoming Edition II of…

A Control Framework for Current State Architecture (#ArchiMate) Models

We have a very large Current State Architecture (CSA) model, consisting of 25,000 elements and relations that are also visually maintained in views. Attached to that another 50,000 elements and relations are in a satellite model that has no neatly…