Architecture Modelling language

Re: Architecture Modelling language

Mon, 21 May 2007 14:09:22 +0000

I'd be interested in having a more structured and complete view of the underlying metamodel for Archimate. There is a top-level version of this in the User guide on the website, but I'd like a little more descriptive detail. If the Lankhorst book covers this, can you let me know?

Re: Architecture Modelling language

Mon, 21 May 2007 13:49:34 +0000

Just bought M.M. Lankhorst et al., Enterprise Architecture at Work, Springer, 2005. ISBN 3-540-24371-2, so I'll read it and make more intelligent comments in the near future.

Re: Architecture Modelling language

Tue, 08 May 2007 16:33:49 +0000

Sorry - thats the trouble with Wiki's - a bit too easy to change things!

I've edited my previous post to have the correct URL. Try it again.

Also check out this thread - you might find it interesting too: BMM Principles

Re: Architecture Modelling language

Tue, 08 May 2007 14:23:58 +0000

I tried to click on the page Strategy Modelling Concepts. It is a dead end!

Re: Architecture Modelling language

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:44:01 +0000

I have put an example Diagram on the page Motivation (was Strategy) Modelling Concepts

I'd be interested in your comments (other than the fact that 1. The dependency arrows lines shouldn't be so dotted more dashed, and 2. They join every thing to everything else.)

Check out Business Motivation Modelling too, its good logical stuff which I contend we should be modelling in the EA space!

See related thread on BMM here

Re: Architecture Modelling language

Tue, 24 Apr 2007 13:37:24 +0000

Thanx for your complements. There is a very good book about this language.
M.M. Lankhorst et al., Enterprise Architecture at Work, Springer, 2005. ISBN 3-540-24371-2.

For the rest I didn't understand your point about Goal or Objectives. Could you give an example of what you mean by this?

Re: Architecture Modelling language

Mon, 23 Apr 2007 09:05:40 +0000

Excellent language!

I am extremely impressed and think its the most sense the computer industry has made in a long time.
Well done to those who came up with it!

It is also a nice easy language to use wihtout tools, etc. and is by implication therefore be very Agile in nature.

The only concept I see missing (which may be there but not obvious) is the conept of a Goal or Objective. I would tend to use the object you use for Value to show Goal and have Value as something slightly different. This would then align to the Business Use Case Concept at a very high level of abstraction.

Re: Architecture Modelling language

Thu, 19 Apr 2007 16:20:10 +0000

After having another look I found the English Tab! Sorry.

here: http://www.telin.nl (english version)

Re: Architecture Modelling language

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 18:16:20 +0000

Thanks Jan.

Is there an English URL or paper that describes Archimate Modelling Language we can look at? After a quick browse it all seemed to be in Dutch? (I might have missed something)

Architecture Modelling language

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 10:37:13 +0000

ArchiMate is an architectural language and visualisation techniques that show the connection and relationships between the various domains like organisational structure, business processes, information systems, and infrastructure. ArchiMate provides the enterprise architect with instruments for supporting and improving the architectural process. These instruments will help the architect in communicating with all stakeholders involved, ranging from managers to software developers. ArchiMate has validated its results in practical situations at the consortium partners.

ArchiMate is now actively used by over 50 different organizations and is supported by several commercial tools and consultancy organizations.
More information can be found on: http://archimate.telin.nl