Articles Tagged with: ArchiMate 2
TOGAF vs ArchiMate – What Are The Differences?
Both TOGAF and ArchiMate have been developed by The Open Group. TOGAF describes the process of developing an enterprise architecture and ArchiMate is a modeling language which compliments TOGAF. This blog outlines the difference between these standards.
Video: Understanding the Benefits of ArchiMate – A Short Guide
A short video guide detailing the benefits of the ArchiMate modelling language and how ArchiMate can help to develop your organizations Enterprise Architecture.
Learning ArchiMate Part 12 – Application Layer Structural Concepts and Relationships
Although very similar to the UML 2.0 component, the ArchiMate component concept strictly models the structural aspect of an application: its behavior is modeled by an explicit relationship to the behavioral concepts.
Learning ArchiMate Part 11 – Business Layer Relationships (Continued)
A value can be associated with business services and, indirectly, with the products they are part of, and the roles or actors that use them.
Learning ArchiMate Part 10 – Business Layer Relationships (Continued)
This second of three articles concentrate on the relationships associated with each of the elements in the Business Concept library. Certain relationships apply to each concept and should be understood by EA practitioners.
Learning ArchiMate Part 9 – Business Layer Relationships
The next three articles concentrate on the relationships associated with each of the elements in the Business Concept library. Certain relationships apply to each concept and should be understood by EA practitioners. The relationships were stated in the previous articles; this article expands on those aspects.
What Is the Real Scope of Enterprise Architecture Initiatives?
Quite frequently I get asked about the scope of Enterprise Architecture. Sometimes the question is a simple one: what is included in a typical EA initiative? But sometimes there’s a bit more to the question, with an implied: why is that included in EA? This question came up a couple of times this week, so it seemed a good time to go over some of the key points in this blog, and explain what TOGAF has to say about scope.
Learning ArchiMate Part 8 – Business Layer Informational Concepts
Business Layer Informational Concepts: Structural and behavioral concepts are mainly concerned with the operational perspective on an enterprise. Informational concepts focus on the “intentional” perspective.
Learning ArchiMate Part 7 – Business Layer Behavior Concepts
Business Layer Behavior Concepts: Based on service orientation, a crucial design decision for the behavioral part of the ArchiMate metamodel is the distinction between “external” and “internal” behavior of an organization.
Learning ArchiMate Part 6 – Introduction to Concepts
Business Layer Structural Concepts: The Business Layer identifies the concepts and relationships of the highest level of the architecture: the end product, and the customer delivery system.