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Component Model 1-2-3 (CM 1-2-3)
Component Model 0-n is an application architecture modeling approach that combines Enterprise Architecture (EA) with Solution Architecture (SA).
Capability-Based Development of an Organization
Business capabilities represent WHAT an organization needs to fulfill its mission and execute its business.
Business Capability
Business Capability combines business and IT together. Business capabilities contain all the operational elements of an organization. Business capabilities represent WHAT an organization needs to fulfill its mission and execute its business.
The Milky Way Map with ArchiMate
Milky Way mapping is a visualization approach for illustrating an overall value stream of an organization.
Architectural Thinking with ArchiMate
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 diagram below (figure 1). These […]
Concept Canvas
Here is an example of a Concept Canvas that can be used when analyzing 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 architectural layers (e.g. as described […]
Lean Enterprise Architecture Development (LEAD)
What? Value Chain Based Lean Enterprise Aware Design, Development & Operations. Drivers For Change Continuous change in the 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 customers. Organizations have to be more efficient and […]
Value Stream Modelling
Value? Value is fundamental to everything that an organization does. The primary reason that an organization exists is to provide value to one or more stakeholders. It is the foundation of a firm’s business model, which describes the rationale for how a business creates, delivers, and captures value. [Value Streams, Open Group, 2017] Value Stream? A key […]
Lean Enterprise Architecture Method For Value Chain Based Development In Public Sector
In this design science research, we (Eero Hosiaisluoma, Katja Penttinen, Juha Mustonen, Jukka Heikkilä) propose integrating Enterprise Architecture (EA) into an organization’s development work. We call this method Lean Enterprise Architecture Development (LEAD) – also known as Lean EA (LeanEA). See the research article from the Research Gate link. Or you can get the pdf from […]
Business Architecture Modeling With ArchiMate
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 Layered View diagram type. Business […]
Application Architecture Modeling With ArchiMate
Introduction Application Architecture (or Solution Architecture, SA) can be modelled with the same set of ArchiMate diagram types as other levels of architecture (Enterprise- and Domain levels). Application architecture can be modelled with a small subset of ArchiMate elements as follows: Application Component, Application Service and Application Interface. Relationships between those elements can be modelled with […]
Service-Driven Approach (SDA)
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 (or an IT function) can […]
ArchiMate Metamodel For 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 Pareto’s law (80/20 rule). The […]
Process Modelling With ArchiMate
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 a “high-level structure and composition […]
Lean EA Framework (LEAF) Sparx EA Reference Implementation
See the reference implementation of the Lean Enterprise Architecture Framework (LEAF), which is created with Sparx EA -tool and published as HTML report. LEAF 2.2 link LEAF 2.0 link LEAF 1.0 link The LEAF can be used for linking enterprise architecture to solution architecture. High-level enterprise architecture diagrams can be modelled with ArchiMate, from which […]
Lean Enterprise Architecture Framework (LEAF)
Intro Lean EA approach supports the holistic development of an organization. Lean EA consists of value chain-based development operating model (LEAD) and integrated Enterprise Architecture (EA) practice – with the supporting framework (LEAF). The Lean EA combines management and operational development with the EA. First some basic facts: Lean EA is not focusing on EA. […]
Lean Enterprise Architecture Development (LEAD) Method – A Practical Approach
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 too complex, too academic and […]
Business Model Canvas (BMC) with ArchiMate
A Business Model Canvas (BMC) can be modeled with ArchiMate as shown below. BMC canvases can be created with any of those EA modelling tools that support ArchiMate, such as Archi or Sparx EA. This version below is modelled by using ArchiMate Business and Motivation elements. ArchiMate Business Layer elements are covering the most of […]
Strategy & Capability Modelling With ArchiMate
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 used for Capability-Based Planning (CBP) […]
