A while back, I wrote in the blog post ArchiMate is overrated (and underrated) that using ArchiMate doesn't really have that much added value for communicating simple, high-level views to stakeholders (users, management), but its structure does bring advantages that enables us to…
Category: Using ArchiMate
Modelling Self-Service in #ArchiMate
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…
Database Triggers in #ArchiMate — And a Wish
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…
New: The (Mastering) #ArchiMate FAQ
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.
Modelling networking using the networking concepts of #ArchiMate
The rise of networking form the 1980's onward may be considered the main driving force of the invention of enterprise architecture, itself a follow-up on what was until then known as system architecture. On the eve of the rise of…
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Modelling Homogenous Landscapes in #ArchiMate (Classes and Instances)
This post is about two related things: modelling actual detailed architectures of large homogenous landscapes and the class versus instance issue in ArchiMate. Both are closely related. But before I start out, for those unacquainted with Object-Orientation, or Classes and…
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What is wrong with this #ArchiMate picture?
This is the third time I am writing a post titled "What is wrong with this picture?". Sadly, I only have this picture and not the explanation that comes with it, but I found it funny enough to put it…
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…
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…
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…
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