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…
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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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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…
Abstraction versus Precision in ArchiMate
We architects love abstraction. Abstraction makes the nitty gritty and complex details disappear. Abstraction makes the unmanageable manageable. Our business colleagues also love it when we produce abstractions. It makes our end products easier to digest. In ArchiMate, you can…
Style Police?
Since ArchiMate says nothing about style, things like colors, sizes of objects, alignment etc., you are free to develop your own. 'Style' is an interesting subject. On the one hand, we know how style can influence user experience, so it…
Announcing Mastering ArchiMate Edition 1
I'm happy to announce the public availability (and downloadable PDF) of Mastering ArchiMate – Edition I, a book about the ArchiMate Enterprise Architecture language. My apologies for the inconvenience, but the book has its own full page now where information…
The Book is Done
Well, finally, the book is done! 132 pages A4 (cover to cover) with 176 diagrams (including a few duplicates). Next week after The Open Group Conference, Barcelona, I'll make the files available. There will be two versions of the PDF:…
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