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Latest AgileEA Release v2007.0.030

Charles Edwards 08 Nov 2007 21:16
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changes in this release are:

• Added The Segment Archicture View
• Refined the Project View
• Added a new Principles
• Added new Tasks to do with the inception phase (Gathering Business Processes, Applications, technology and Infrastructure items for the repository)
• Ensured Diagrams were displaying correctly for the inception Phase
• Added Logical Data Model
• Added Business Domain Object Model
• Renamed some of the Inception Work flow Items

Latest AgileEA Release v2007.0.029

Charles Edwards 10 Aug 2007 16:18
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changes in this release are:

• Refined the Why not TOGAF paragraph on "What is AgileEA?" page.
• Added a Role called "People Change Manager" in the People Management Discipline.
• Added a Concept called "People Perception change management" as a to do place holder.
• Added a Task called "Manage People's Perceptions"
• Added a Capability Pattern called "Manage People Change"

Latest AgileEA Release v2007.0.028

Charles Edwards 09 Aug 2007 16:05
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changes in this release are:

• Added a task in the planning discipline called "Define an iterative planning process"
• Added a Work product called "Iterative planning contract"
• Renamed the role "EA Sprint planner" to "EA Iteration / Sprint planner"
• Added the task "Plan the next iteration"
• Added the task "Retrospectively examine the iteration"
• Added a collective role called "EA Practice team"
• Moved the Publish Vision and mission into the Communications discipline.
• Moved the "Edit Iteration activities" to the Change Control discipline and renamed it to "Manage Work Item activity changes"
• Renamed the "EA Sprint Activity Backlog list" to "EA Workitem / Activity Backlog list"
• Added the task "Evaluate Practice Maturity"
• Added the workproduct outcome called "Maturity level measurement"
• Added the template placeholder for "Maturity Assessment Criteria"

Latest AgileEA Release v2007.0.027

Charles Edwards 06 Aug 2007 17:04
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changes in this release are:

• Downloaded and converted the AgileEA Library to the new epf-composer 1.2.0
• created a new banner picture that spans 1600pixels across the whole top of the screen.

Latest AgileEA Release v2007.0.026

Charles Edwards 01 Aug 2007 19:05
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changes in this release are:

• Updated the Whitevideos page to allow downloads (this was overwritten by the camtasia presentation)
• Worked on the layout of the Inception Phase Activity diagram.
• Added all the Capability patterns for the Elaboration Phase (as is)
• Added all the Capability patterns for the Architecture-as-usual Phase (as they are currently)
• Worked on the layout of the Elaboration Phase Activity diagram.
• Worked on the layout of the Architecture-as-usual Phase Activity diagram.
• Juggled the "Manage Risk" with "Define an Arch Risk Process" between Inception and Elaboration.

Latest AgileEA Release v2007.0.025

Charles Edwards 20 Jul 2007 17:00
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changes in this release are:

• Created the Whirl Wind Tour Of Agile EA - Part1 Video
• Created the Whirl Wind Tour Of Agile EA - Part2 Video
• Linked it to the AgileEA.com site
• Created two WiteVideo pages in the Agile Ea process under white videos
• Added a link to each of the 2 pages from the AgileEa.com website to view the Videos.
• Added a link to the Whirl wind tour WhiteVideos from the "What is Agile EA?" page.

Latest AgileEA Release v2007.0.024

Charles Edwards 19 Jul 2007 17:56
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changes in this release are:

• Changed the Start_page to have a table of Icons and get rid of the poor image quality of the previous icons.
• Created a Roadmap for "AgileEA overview of the components"
• Added a Phases Content package
• Added an Iteration content package
• Added a Diciplines Content package
• Added a Delivery Lifecycle content package
• Added a Role Content package
• Added a Task Content package
• Added a WorkProduct content package
• Pointed each Icon to the Concept (Phase, Iteration, Discipline, Delivery lifecycle, Role, Activity, Work Product, and Goal Use Case.)
• Refined term Task (from OpenUP)
• Refined term Role (from OpenUP)
• Refined term Discipline (from OpenUP)
• Refined term Phase (from OpenUP)
• Refined term Iteration (from OpenUP)
• Refined term Delivery Lifecycle (from OpenUP)
• Refined term Workproduct (from OpenUP)
• Updated the Goals of EA Operations section - removed the diagram as it was duplicated and replaced it with a textual description.
• Added more detail to Capability_Business_Use_cases.
• Included a link to the Iteration planning guidelines from what is an Iteration.
• Removed the duplicate assumption called Scope of EA definition.
• Added supporting material on EA Disciplines with the EA Discipline pictrure scaled down to 600 x 404.
• Lined this supporting material to what is a Discipline concept.
• Fixed errors on the introductory page called "What is EA"

Latest AgileEA Release v2007.0.023

Charles Edwards 18 Jul 2007 18:19
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changes in this release are:

• Created separate Packages under "Referenced Material" such as Assumptions, Principles, Roadmaps and moved items there from one large package.
• Wrote more in the Assumptions items.
• Fixed spelling mistakes found.
• Added a new Concept: "Assumption: EA is Business Demand driven over IT Supply driven"
• Refactored all the Principles and Practices into one Logical grouping, instead of many individual items under the Start View.
• Renamed the Business-as-usual to Architecture-as-usual
• Added a new Concept: "Assumption: This Process starts EA at the very beginning"
• Added Checklist: Joining AgileEA - What Processes are already in place?
• Linked this checklist to the concept above.
• Added ER Diagramming Notation to the list of Notations
• Added a separate Notation package
• Moved all Notation items into this new package.
• Created a package called EA_Goals_and_Capabilities and moved Capability guidelines into it
• Added a Concept: What is a Phase? from OpenUP (modified - not extended at this stage - will worry about this later)
• Defined a Concept: "Assumption: EA Practice as a Department or a Project"
• Linked the above two
• Defined a Concept called "Feasibility_Phase" described it and linked to Milestone
• Defined a Concept called "Inception_Phase" described it and linked to Milestone
• Defined a Concept called "Elaboration_Phase" described it and linked to Milestone
• Defined a Concept called "Architecture-as-usual_Phase"

as to do and linked to Milestone

Latest AgileEA Release v2007.0.022

Charles Edwards 17 Jul 2007 16:06
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changes in this release are:

• Refactored The Method Content Packages into three main packages, Management_content, Foundation_content and Architecture_content.
• Created a Segment_architecture content package within the Architecture_content.
• Moved the 'EA_Project_involvement' package's contents into Architecture_content, mainly the Segment_Architecture package.
• Deleted the EA_Project_involvement content (for now) this is more of a View than a content placeholder.
• Renamed the Start_View Package to Referenced_material
• Created the "Define Central Directory Structure" task under Configuration management
• Defined a WorkProduct - outcome - "Defined Directory Structure".
• Removed a bug - An Extraneous link to a referenced lifecycle which was unnessesary and confusing.
• Added more information to the Configuration Management tool mentor
• Moved "Establish a Taxonomy" task from Process and Tools to Core Architecture
• Added task: "Automate Change Control lifecycles"
• Removed Workproducts for conciseness: "Existing Business Documentation", "Existing Information Documentation", "Existing Technology Documentation"
• Defined a Fundamental Concept called: "Assumption: Enterprise Architecture builds up a Knowledge Base"
• Refined the Concept called "Assumption: Pragmatic Approach"
• Ensured all Assumptions were displayed - one was missing.

Latest AgileEA Release v2007.0.021

Charles Edwards 16 Jul 2007 19:30
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changes in this release are:

• Worked on the Inception Phase Capabilities
• Added definitions for the term Ontology
• Added definitions for the term Domain Ontology
• Renamed Task from 'Define meta-Architecture' to 'Define WorkProduct Meta-Model'
• Changed the Business Use Case Model diagram
• Added a page in the wiki for each Capability pattern in the EPF model for refining and discussing text
• Enhanced the "Define a Mission" Task. Added Steps, descriptions, etc.
• Enhanced the "Define a Vision" Task. Added Steps, descriptions, etc.
• Deleted the previous folder in the Inception Capability section.
• MOved the order of the Vision and Mission below the Principles and Standards because of a dependency.

Latest AgileEA Release v2007.0.020

Charles Edwards 13 Jul 2007 17:08
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changes in this release are:

• Concentrated on working in the Inception Phase.
• Removed the multiple Milestones and created one Milestone with multiple checkpoints.
• Added an Inception Milestone Checklist
• Linked this checklist to the Inception Phase.
• Refined the Iteration textual details.
• Defined a new Method Content Package called Inception_planning
• Moved the Inception Phase diagram over to the left as it was too far right.
• Created a Feasibility Milestone Checklist.
• Linked it to the feasibility Phase page.
• Edited the Iteration page to remove the detail that should have been in the Milestone Checklist.
• Put a link to the Feasibility Milestone checklist on the Iteration page.
• Enhanced the EA_Practice_Lifecycle page - added key considerations, staffing and purpose info.
• Renamed the "instantiation_planning" Method Content Package to "feasibility_planning"
• Moved the "feasibility_planning" and "Inception_planning" into the "planning" Method Content Package.
• Created a "Elaboration_planning" sub package in the "planning" Method Content Package.
• Created an "Architecture-as-usual_planning" sub package in the "planning" Method Content Package.
• Created an Elaboration Milestone checklist and linked it to the EA Practice lifecycle Milestone.
• Created an Architecture-as-usual Milestone checklist and linked it to the EA Practice lifecycle Milestone.

Latest AgileEA Release v2007.0.019

Charles Edwards 12 Jul 2007 22:35
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changes in this release are:

• Renamed the WorkProducts, Guidelines and Tasks from 'Mandate' to 'Proposal'
• Created a new Method Content Package called 'Instantiation Planning'and moved relevant items into it for Feasibility.
• Also renamed the Capability from 'Mandate' to 'Proposal'
• Enhanced the Feasibility Milestone.
• Added detail into the Feasibility iteration.
• Renamed the 'Business-as-usual' Phase to 'Architecture-as-usual'
• Filled in more of the Proposal Work Product structural contents.
• Generally enhanced the Feasibility Phase Workproducts, Tasks and Roles
• Enhanced the Diagrams attached to the Feasibility Phase.
• removed Existing Business Documentation out of the list of WorkProducts (cluttering them up with info that exists anyway)

Updated as many views as I could think of.

Charles Edwards 09 Jul 2007 14:51
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Please feel free to add any I've missed.

Latest AgileEA Release v2007.0.018

Charles Edwards 06 Jul 2007 19:26
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changes in this release are:

• Separated out the Whatepapers section (background structural change).
• Added in the Whitepaper on using UML guided by BMM to model business motivation.
• Modified the list of contributers into three categories (from two) at the bottom of each page.
• Linked to the Wiki from the bottom of each page asking for collaboration.
• Added a Link to the WhiteVideos
• Rearranged the order of the Start View to put WhitePapers and WhiteVideos at the bottom.
• Added a link to WhiteVideos from What is EA Page.

Latest AgileEA Release v2007.0.017

Charles Edwards 05 Jul 2007 16:14
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changes in this release are:

• Proved that the Video from You Tube could work being embedded in the Wiki and the EPF site.
• Created a Welcome to Agile EA Video, upload it and linked to it from within the EPF website and the Wiki.
• Added the concept of White Video's and used this one to prove the point.

Latest AgileEA Release v2007.0.016

Charles Edwards 05 Jul 2007 08:21
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Can be accessed on AgileEA.com

• Made changes to the introductory pages
• Added Start page - with links to
• Added descriptions and definitions of Enterprise Architecture
• Added a page called What is Agile Enterprise Architecture which gives an overview
• Added Assumptions list to the Start View

2007-06-30 - Added a new white paper on UML and BMM

Charles Edwards 30 Jun 2007 15:38
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This paper entitled "Using UML guided by BMM to model Business Motivation" describes how to use the Business Motivation Model (BMM) standard to describe particular Business Motivations in Model form.

The Concept of Architectural Dimensions

Guy-dQ 21 May 2007 14:24
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Looking through the list of possible EA dimensions, it strikes me that there are various concepts struggling to get out. I'd assume that a true dimension, in the cartesian sense, exhibits a few basic properties:

• It is represented by value points along its length
• The value points are ordered
• It is independent of all other dimensions

and (arguably)

• It is a continuum, such that any interval between value points can be subdivided meaningfully.

Only some of the dimensions in the canidiate list (e.g. Time) fulfil these criteria, others patently do not (e.g. Zachman interrogatives). I have three questions related to this:

1. Do we, as enterprise architects, care - or is this just an academic nicety?
2. If we do care, are the concepts which aren't dimensions important (I'd suggest that they are)?
3. If they are, then what are they, conceptually, and how do they relate to the other types of 'dimension'?

Re: Architecture Modelling language

Guy-dQ 21 May 2007 14:09
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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

AgileEA 21 May 2007 13:49
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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.

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