Learn ArchiMate the funny way (ArchiMate for Dummies)

WORK IN PROGRESS

As a lot of people, my ArchiMate journey started with the official specifications and only one model: Archisurance. As you may understand if you have read both, this has not been very helpful. I found myself alone with almost no idea on how to start putting it in practice.

This document is an attempt to make ArchiMate meaningful in only a couple of days. I will share here what I would have liked to read more than 2 years ago, hoping it will be of some interest for you. And because, after all, ArchiMate can be used for a broad range of needs, I decided to make this document funny by using it to model... a familly!

A first attempt (kind of POC) is accessible on storify.

to be continued

Ideas to work on on this document:

• Use a narrative approach: this should looks like a book with chapter replaced by plateau.
• Introduce concepts only when needed: don't do theory first and then pratice, mix them all.
• Model what we know (as-is plateau).
• Use holographic approach: at first, use as few concepts as possible, and only then, introduce new one to go into details.
• Familly / ArchiMate mapping:
• Person > Actor
• Wishes / Objectives > Goal
• Evenements (e.g. Birth) > Business Event
• Electricity / Plumbing > Network
• Power plug > Infrastructure Interface
• Fridge > Node
• Google > Application
• Phone/Mail box > Business Interface