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.
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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.
Who's in Charge? (Layers? What Layers! — 2)
ArchiMate 3, at first glance, looks like a very orthodox IT-oriented enterprise architecture modeling langage. It can show how the business is supported ('service-oriented') by applications which are supported ('service-oriented') by infrastructure. This has been the Core of ArchiMate's view…
What is wrong with this picture?
Time for another — this time very short — educational quiz post. Look at the following diagram (in the Mastering ArchiMate colour scheme). Is this OK? [Completed post (from this point on) revealed on 21/Sep/2016] First, let's look at why this…
ArchiMate 3.0.1 metamodel PDF
The content of this blog post has moved to a separate page here.
An AchiMate 3 Map (Layers? What Layers! — 1)
ArchiMate 3 is setup with 5-6 layers (Strategy, Business, Application, Technology/Physical, Implementation) and 4 aspects: (Passive and Active) Structure, Behaviour and Motivation. Quoting the standard: This looks daunting until you realise that not everything that is called a 'layer' is…
Follow-up to "Is ArchiMate Open?"
A (concluding) piece about the licensing issues surrounding ArchiMate has been published over on Chess and the Art of Enterprise Architecture. Published there, because it is not so much about ArchiMate modelling or the language, but about legal issues and…
ArchiMate 3.0: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
On June 14, the 3.0 version of the ArchiMate standard was unveiled during the Enterprise Architecture Conference Europe 2016. Time for a review. I’ve divided it up in The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, with The Good standing for changes…
Process Modelling in ArchiMate in BiZZdesign Architect
A short while ago I wrote about using ArchiMate to model processes instead of the (agreed, vastly superiour) BPMN language. What I did was change the visuals on ArchiMate elements to support this and I also did a few things…
Read More Process Modelling in ArchiMate in BiZZdesign Architect
Is ArchiMate® and Open Standard? Not really.
A short post, because it is only here to point you to the real story over on enterprisechess.com. The reason it's been published there is that it is not so much about the language itself and how to model in…
