ArchiMate 4
ArchiMate: layers, relationships and viewpoints
The layers, the eleven relationships and the viewpoint mechanism - the enterprise architecture language, taught in the order you need it rather than the order the spec lists it.
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What is ArchiMate?
A working introduction to ArchiMate: what the language is for, the layer-and-aspect framework it is organised by, its element and relationship vocabulary, and when to reach for it instead of UML.
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ArchiMate, from the framework down
- 02Layers and aspectsThe ArchiMate framework in detail: business, application, technology, strategy, physical and implementation layers, the active-behaviour-passive aspects, and how the motivation elements cut across all of them.Structure diagrams9 min read
- 03RelationshipsEvery ArchiMate relationship explained: composition, aggregation, assignment, realization, serving, access, influence, triggering, flow, specialization and association - plus the strength order and how derived relationships work.Notation reference11 min read
- 04ViewpointsHow ArchiMate separates the model from the views onto it: what a viewpoint is, the standard set and what each is for, how to pick one for a stakeholder, and how to define your own without breaking the model.Modelling practice8 min read
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