ArchiMate Notation ArchiMate 3 – Technology Layer Notations Name Representation Definition * Node A computational or physical resource that hosts, manipulates, or interacts with other computational or physical resources. Device A physical IT resource upon which system software and artifacts may be stored or deployed for execution. System Software SoftwareRead More →
Informational Concepts are passive entities which provide a way to link the operational side of an organization to its business goals and the products (through behavior entities) that it offers to its customers. In the Metamodel above, you can see that: The contract entity is a kind of business objectRead More →
A behavior element is defined as a unit of activity performed by one or more active structure elements. The active structure concepts are assigned to behavioral concepts, to show who or what performs the behavior as shown in the metamodel below: Internal vs External Behavioral Concepts While the internal business services offerRead More →
The structure aspect at the business layer refers to the static structure of an organization, in terms of the entities that make up the organization and their relationships. Two types of entities are distinguished: Activity and passive entities Active Entity – Perform some behavior such as business process or functions, theyRead More →
This layer includes a number of additional informational concepts which are relevant in the business domain: a product and associated contract, the meaning of business objects, and the value of products and business services. The Figure shows the metamodel of business layer concepts. In the Figure above, we use colorsRead More →
The purpose of the motivation extension is to model the motivation behind the core elements in some enterprise architecture. Therefore, it should be possible to relate motivational elements to core elements as shown in Figure below: Meaning and value can be associated with any structure or behavior element. Relating Core ElementsRead More →
The metamodels and examples from show the different types of relationships that can be used: between two motivational elements between one motivational element and one core element. The Table below provides a description of these relationships: Intentional Relationships Notation Association Association models that some intention is related to a sourceRead More →
As mentioned in Part I, the metamodel of motivational is an extension in ArchiMate as shown in the Figure below that includes two kind of motivational concepts: 1) Source of Intentions 2) Motivation There are four motivation elements: 1) Goal, 2) Principle, 3) Requirement, and 4) Constraint Goal A goal is defined as an end state thatRead More →
As mentioned in Part I, the metamodel of motivational is an extension in ArchiMate as shown in the Figure below that includes two kind of motivational concepts: 1) Source of Intentions 2) Motivation Source of Intentions: 1) Stakeholder, 2) Driver and 3) Assessment Stakeholder A stakeholder is defined as the roleRead More →
Enterprise Architecture is about responding to change and clearly describe how the effects of the change affect the Enterprise Architecture. The source of intention, such as drivers or stakeholders can be either External – such as changing mobile and web technology of the competitors, or Internal, such as a strategicRead More →