Just a short note today. The Open Source Archi Tool used to be supported by a UK University. It isn't anymore. The university has stopped its sponsoring and Archi's developer (Phil Beauvoir) has left the university and started an initiative…
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Why is Stakeholder not a Role in #ArchiMate?
In Plato's 'Socratic Dialogue' Protagoras, Socrates and Protagoras (the great 'Sophist') have a discussion on what knowledge and skill is and how people acquire these. I am reminded of that discussion as I am thinking about how to explain my reasoning…
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…
Reframing #ArchiMate: about the physical domain, layers and recursion
In a previous post, I discussed the first ideas that came from thinking about modelling the physical side of an enterprise, things like printing presses, steel mills, etc., something not directly the domain of ArchiMate (nor EA in general for…
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The tool support package for Mastering #ArchiMate has been released
Just a short post to inform you that the tool support package for Mastering ArchiMate's method & style has been released.It contains: The colour preferences file for Archi (the Open Source ArchiMate modelling tool) Stencils for OmniGraffle (Mac drawing program…
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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.…
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#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…
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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…
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