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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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…
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What was wrong with that picture?
In a previous post, I asked What is wrong with this picture? It was a diagram about a bank offering a telbanking solution to their customers. I asked readers to try to find the problem and within a day or…
What is wrong with this picture?
As I was looking at materials to review, I came across this diagram: Before I write more: can you say what is wrong with it? Please add your comment below. Update Sep 12, 2013: Here is the explanatory text that…
Would people be interested in a 'Masterclass' #ArchiMate?
As people who have read this blog may know: I have a bit of serious experience with ArchiMate. Not just modelling: I've written a reasonably well-received book about it. It's basic explanation was clear enough for The Open Group to…
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Why Enterprise Architecture – Animation
This YouTube video has proven to be useful to explain to organisations why Enterprise Architecture is useful. Description from the YouTube page: Meet Michael, he works at a your company. He needs support from IT to do his job, so…
Mapping #BPMN and #ArchiMate: About BPMN’s ‘Pool’
Earlier, I wrote about an ongoing attempt to map #BPMN to #ArchiMate. Now that some time has passed, we have come to a solution, though at this stage it is not yet 100% complete. In a couple of posts, I…
#ArchiMate #OmniGraffle Stencils GW-Style
As my drawing tool for free model-drawing is OmniGraffle on the Mac (which, I might add is an extremely good and intelligent free model-drawing program). There are ArchiMate 2.0 stencils (to be found on GraffleTopia) but they have the layered-color…
Mapping #BPMN and #ArchiMate, first thoughts
ArchiMate is an open standard for modeling Enterprise Architecture. It can be used in many ways. One of these is a good Current State Architecture description: your current landscape of business and IT, coherently modeled with enough detail to be…
Good International Print Shop for Professional Prints
One licensee informed me of a good and affordable print shop for printing the Mastering ArchiMate book in a professional form (so, edge-to-edge, full color, spiral bound). It is Pixart Printing and he gave me the correct settings which I…
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