You’re invited (by The Open Group) to contribute to the next minor #ArchiMate release

You are invited to a webinar by The Open Group about the possibility to contribute to the next minor #ArchiMate release.

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.

The July 2020 ArchiMate Quiz

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

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

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

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)

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

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…

Error corrected in my #ArchiMate 3.0.1 Reference Sheets

I've corrected an error (reported by Alun Champion. Thanks!) in the ArchiMate 3.0.1 sheets (in the depiction of the Motivation aspect). This has been corrected. The corrected PDF (print two-sided and laminate is the best use) can be found here.