This document introduces a set of useful diagram types and a subset of ArchiMate elements. Download the pdf version from this link. 1. Introduction 1.1 Purpose And Scope This document covers ArchiMate -patterns and -examples. ArchiMate is comprehensive and powerful notation, with wide range of elements and relationships. However, only […]
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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 the […]
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 Stream Modelling can be used for defining a Business Model: how the organization delivers value? In addition, value stream modelling can be used for identifying business capabilities, and connecting them to value stream stages. This is a beneficial tool to analyse how capabilities participate in value creation. Value Stream […]
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 via this link. Note! The case story is an […]
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 […]
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 LEAF can be used for linking enterprise architecture to solution architecture. High-level enterprise architecture diagrams can […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. See also ArchiMate Cookbook, link. ArchiMate Example Views Framework […]