Practical Model-Driven Enterprise Architecture

Bridge the gap between theory and reality by implementing real-world examples using the Sparx EA tool and ArchiMate 3.1 specification to develop sophisticated enterprise architecture models serving every unit in your organization

Key Features

• Discover practical advice on various artifacts that enterprise architects need to develop
• Build a functional enterprise architecture that is supported by references and metamodels
• Structure application, technology, business, and governance architecture for your organization

Book Description

Most organizations face challenges in defining and achieving evolved enterprise architecture practices which can be a very lengthy process even if implemented correctly. Developers, for example, will only be able to build better solutions if they receive detailed design documents from the enterprise architects.

The book starts by addressing the problems faced by enterprise architecture practitioners and provides solutions based on an agile approach to enterprise architecture, using ArchiMate 3.1 as an industry standard and Sparx EA as the modeling tool. You'll learn with the help of a fictional organization that has three business units, each expecting something different from you as the enterprise architect. You'll build the practice, satisfy the different requirements of each business unit, and share the knowledge with others so they can follow your steps. Toward the end, you'll learn how to put the diagrams and the content that you have developed into documents, presentations, and web pages that can be shared with other stakeholders.

By the end of this book, you'll be able to build a functional enterprise architecture practice that supports every part of your organization. You'll also have developed the necessary skills to populate your enterprise architecture repository with references and artifacts.

What you will learn

• Understand how enterprise architects can contribute valuable artifacts to projects and departments within organizations
• Use Sparx Enterprise Architect efficiently to build an architecture repository that is rich in models
• Learn ArchiMate 3.1 specification as you apply it in real-world projects
• Define technology services and group them using TOGAF Technical Reference Model
• Understand the importance of keeping architectural artifacts simple, easy to understand, and eye-catching
• Define an architecture governance model that fits your initial needs, and grows and expands as needed

Who This Book Is For

This book is for enterprise architects at all architectural layers who follow The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) or parts of it. Whether you work on the business, applications, data, or technology layer, or all of them, this book covers examples that you'll be able to apply in your work. Experience in enterprise architecture frameworks, especially TOGAF, is expected. Although not necessary, familiarity with modeling with Sparx EA using any modeling language will be helpful. No prior knowledge of ArchiMate is required to get started with this book.

Table of Contents

1. Understanding Enterprise Architects' Problems
2. Introducing Practice Scenarios
3. Application Architecture Conceptual Models
4. Application Architecture Logical Models
5. Technology Architecture Conceptual Models
6. Technology Architecture Logical Models
7. Business Capability Models
8. Gaps and Roadmap Models
9. Enterprise Repository Governance
10. Publishing Content