Architectural Thinking Association (AT) ® is an interesting initiative in order to make the architecture easier for everybody (link). AT core model is relatively simple, it consists of few elements only as follows: Capability, Value Stream (Process), Business Object, Application and Technology Component. The AT core meta-model is illustrated in […]
Here is an example of a Concept Canvas that can be used when analysing an idea to a concept. This concept canvas (figure below) is based on Business Model Canvas, BMC (link), Lean Canvas (link) and Opportunity Canvas (link), but this layering and positioning of the boxes is analogical to […]
Design, Development & Operations With Architecture Drivers For Change Continuous change in operational environment with new digital enabler technologies are driving enterprises to cultural and organizational changes. The overall development has to be organized around creating and delivering added value to customer. Organizations have to be more efficient and capable […]
Value Chains, Value Networks and Value Streams can be modelled with ArchiMate Value Stream -element, that is to be supported in the next version (3.1) of ArchiMate standard (2019). A Value Chain is high-level view of an organization: how it works, how it delivers value, how its functions are organized within […]
In this design science research, we (Eero Hosiaisluoma, Katja Penttinen, Juha Mustonen, Jukka Heikkilä) propose integrating Enterprise Architecture (EA) into organisation’s development work. We call this method Lean EA Development (LEAD). You can read & get the article from Research Gate (link). This is a story, in which EA was re-designed […]
Business Architecture can be modelled with small set of diagrams and subset of ArchiMate elements. Here is introduced some typical diagram types, that can be used for business layer modelling, as well as linking business layer to application layer. Most of the diagram types introduced here are variations of the […]
Introduction Application Architecture (or Solution Architecture) can be modelled with precisely the same set of ArchiMate diagram types as other levels of architecture (Enterprise- and Domain levels). However, what is specific to Application Architecture compared to other levels of architecture, is that we’d like to understand and model the internal […]
Introduction Holistic enterprise development can be supported by the Service-Driven Approach (SDA), which focuses on services (instead of projects) as primary units of value creation, design, development and operations. The SDA combines both customer oriented (“outside-in”) and organization internal behavior and structure oriented (“inside-out”) approaches. By focusing on services, enterprise development […]
ArchiMate can be used for holistic enterprise development purposes, as ArchiMate provides concepts that cover all the most relevant aspects of overall modelling. ArchiMate contains lots of elements, what makes it very powerful notation. However, only a subset of ArchiMate elements can be used for most of the cases – according to […]
ArchiMate can be used for process modelling at high level, especially if there is a need for linking process steps with specific application layer elements such as application services. Couple of examples how ArchiMate can be used for process modelling shown below. Business Process View This business process view provides […]
Here is the link to get ArchiMate example diagrams in pdf format: link Here is the original blog post of ArchiMate examples: link ArchiMate Examples
Introduction ArchiMate is very powerful notation, it provides many elements (concepts) divided into layers and aspects (figure 1 below). There can be lots of diagram types to be used within each layer and aspect. However, most of the cases can be modelled with only small set of diagram types, which […]
Introduction It is necessary to depict the meaning and value for each development target. It is valuable to analyze first to WHOM and WHY the development target is important – before any further actions are to be taken. to analyse WHAT this means. The motivation view diagram makes visible the […]
See the reference implementation of the Lean Enterprise Architecture Framework (LEAF), that is created with Sparx EA -tool. The Sparx EA model is published as HTML, and can be accessed via this: link The 1st layer of the LEAF is shown in the diagram below (figure 1). The 2nd layer […]
Introduction The Lean Enterprise Architecture Framework (LEAF) is a tool- and modelling supported part of the Lean Enterprise Architecture Development (LEAD) approach (link). The LEAD approach consists of operating model, framework, and methods such as Goal-Driven Approach (GDA), Service-Driven Approach (SDA) and Layered Approach. The LEAD Operating Model organizes enterprise’s capabilities around a value […]
1. Introduction In this digital age, Enterprise Architecture (EA) planning is more important than ever before. New computing models such as cloud, mobility, Internet of Things (IoT) and API economy have arisen, and the overall complexity of the organization’s landscape increases continuously. However, quite often conventional Enterprise Architecture Frameworks have been found […]
Here is a subset of ArchiMate (3.x) concepts in the form of meta-model. New ArchiMate 3.x concepts such as Application Process and Technology Process are included in this meta-model, so that layers are aligned with each other. Now there is a process in each layer to model the behavior, which […]
Lean & Agile Enterprise Development is based on agile and lean practices, but the main focus is on customer value add-on delivery and customer experience. All the other principles shall be derived from those. The most important principles are as follows: Customer Value add delivery above all, from which everything shall […]
Introduction The TOGAF ADM can be used together with ArchiMate for business / digital transformation planning (see the figure below). TOGAF ADM development approach provides phases that are common to typical (digital) transformation plans, as TOGAF ADM fits to any kind of business transformation planning. The TOGAF ADM can be adapted […]
Arkkitehtuurityö on muuttunut. Sen ei tule olla erillistä, vaan sen tulee olla osa kokonaisvaltaista liiketoiminnan kehittämistä. Arkkitehtuurin tulee olla mukana kaikkien kehittämiskohteiden läpiviemisessä heti alusta alkaen: ideasta tuotantoon. Kokonaisvaltaisuus Arkkitehtuuri kattaa organisaation koko toiminnan ja rakenteen, arkkitehtuuri ei rajoitu vain IT-näkökulmaan. Arkkitehtuurikuvaukset kattavat kaiken: strategisista tavoitteista ja liiketoimintatarpeista aina palveluihin […]
Here is a proposal for mapping Service Design concepts to ArchiMate (v.3.x) concepts (figure below). These ArchiMate concepts can be used to modeling e.g. Customer Journey Maps or Service Blueprints.
SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) can be supported with an EA modeling tool for visualization purposes. SAFe encourages to utilize Lean & Agile practices in different development levels: Team-, Program- and Portfolio levels, and also in optional “Value Stream” level. SAFe development approach is based on project level agile practices and methods […]
The Open Group IT4IT Reference Architecture and Operating Model for IT Service end2end lifecycle-managament can be extended with an additional strategy and business related value stream. Historically the IT4IT is covering the IT function and especially the conventional application layer (domain). To cover the overall enterprise development, the IT4IT can be […]
Archi -tool provides ready-to-use canvas templates. E.g. Business Model Canvas (BMC) and Value Proposition Canvas for business model design, and Customer Journey Canvas for more detailed service design. These canvases utilize model elements that look like post-it chards. It is also possible to create custom canvases such as Kanban Board. All the canvases – […]
A Business Model Canvas (BMC) can be modeled with ArchiMate as shown below. BMC canvases can be created with any of those EA modeling tools that support ArchiMate, such as Archi or Sparx EA. This is the basic form of the Business Model Canvas (BMC) by A. Osterwalder, but it can […]
A Service Blueprint can be modeled with ArchiMate. There can be different variations of the Service Blueprint, one of which is shown below. ..same diagram with another tool below.. This viewpoint is customer- and service-centric (“outside-in”), but it emphasizes also the “inside-out” part of the service. With the help of this approach, […]
A Customer Journey Map alike view can be modeled with ArchiMate. A customer journey can be modeled with the “Business Process” concept as shown in the diagram below. This customer-centric viewpoint is focusing on customer experience. This “service design” related approach is concentrating the “outside-in” development of the service that […]
Business Motivation Model (BMM) is a specification by the OMG, current version is 1.3 (2015). BMM can be used to model motivational aspects of the business. BMM concepts can be mapped to ArchiMate (3) concepts. BMM overview is shown in the figure below. BMM overview mapping to ArchiMate concepts is shown […]
Motivation views can be used for modelling WHY a development target is important. What are the reasons and goals for a development target, what are the principles and requirements for development. Also, the value and meaning related to a development target can be modeled. Motivation Elements ArchiMate Motivation Layer consists of […]
Strategy can be modeled with ArchiMate. There are elements from Motivation and Strategy elements in ArchiMate, which together can be used for visualizing how strategic goals can be modeled into more concrete strategy views. Strategy View Example Strategy to Capability View – Capability Based Planning (CBP) This view can be […]
ArchiMate (3.x) example views introduced here are organized into a layered framework according to ArchiMate standard (see ArchiMate version 3.0.1 here). These example views illustrate how ArchiMate concepts can be used. Some of the examples can be used as design patterns. ArchiMate Example Views Framework View This view represents the […]
From Models to Data Visualization ..and back. It is possible to transfer Enterprise Architecture (EA) models to database, from which the EA data can be enriched or used as a raw data for more advanced data visualization. Data visualization can be performed by diverse tools and techniques, as there are […]
Enterprise Architecture Management (EAM) can be supported by a tool. A modelling tool should be supporting the ArchiMate language, which is the most popular standard language for Enterprise Architecture modelling. Modelling is creative process, in which a specific group of people can share the same understanding concerning a specific development […]
The new version of the Open Group modeling standard ArchiMate 3.0 (published by The Open Group, June 2016) is already supported in modeling tools such as Archi (Beta 4, December 2016) and Sparx EA (v.13). Also drawing tool MS Visio can be extended with ArchiMate 3 stencils (e.g. from here or […]
Model Exchange When modeling an Enterprise’s (organization’s) behavior and structure, there is a need for unified modeling language. There is one comprehensive standard language by Open Group, ArchiMate (link), that can be used for overall modeling of an enterprise. In addition, there are several modeling tools that support ArchiMate language. […]
Visualization And Collaboration According to research, most people understand complex problem domains by visualization. Things and their relations to each other can be understood with a picture – “one picture is worth a thousand words”. The more there are elements in “the big picture”, the more there are relations between […]
Several alternative approaches of modeling data switching between applications are shown in the examples (1 to 10) below. These alternative modelling approaches illustrate the situation as follows: “Application A” owns a “Data Object A-1”, which is requested by “Application B”. Data flows from “Application A” to “Application B”. “Application A” realizes a service […]
Introduction Holistic Enterprise Development Approach is an overall view, in which an enterprise refers to an organization (or ecosystem), which is by nature, a dynamic socio-technical “system” – a “system of systems” – as it consists of number of distinct systems (combinations of processes, people, applications etc.). Those systems are interrelated […]
This table of terminology is to be updated continuously (now and then). Sorry bout the inconvenience… E.H.
Models are difficult to most of the business people. Others than architects find model diagrams too cumbersome. That’s why it is important to create such a diagrams that are easier to understand by the first sight. When modelling, it is important to follow best practices and principles. A modeler should […]
1 Abstract Strategy- and business driven operational development is in the heart of organization’s governance and management. Operational development supports organization’s mission, vision and strategy execution by developing business-driven capabilities to produce services and products to customers. Operational development is tightly linked with organization’s management and governance, as well as […]