Table of Contents

Preface

Section 1: Enterprise Architecture with Sparx Enterprise Architect

Chapter 1: Enterprise Architecture and Its Practicality

Understanding TOGAF®

TOGAF® implementation benefits

TOGAF® implementation drawbacks

Introducing agile EA

Understanding agile EA?

Comparing agile EA with EA

Embedding agile EA into TOGAF®

Introducing ArchiMate®

ArchiMate®'s role in EA artifacts

Understanding ArchiMate® modeling specification

Metamodels

Introducing our focused metamodels

Introducing Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect

Why Sparx?

The Sparx UI

Summary

Chapter 2: Introducing the Practice Scenarios

Structuring the book around the scenarios

A brief on ABC Trading

The structure of the book

First scenario – application architecture

Scenario description

Artifacts backlog

Second scenario – technology architecture

Scenario description

Artifacts backlog

Third scenario – business architecture

Scenario description

Artifacts backlog

Summary

Section 2: Building the Enterprise Architecture Repository

Chapter 3: Kick-Starting Your Enterprise Architecture Repository

Technical requirements

Building the application component context diagram

Establishing your first diagram

Creating the repository file

Creating the diagram

Describing the diagram

Changing the diagram theme

Adding elements to the diagram

Starting with the application component

Introducing application services

Adding Actors

Identifying other dependent elements

Summary

Chapter 4: Maintaining Quality and Consistency in the Repository

Technical requirements

Building the application component focused metamodel

Establishing the metamodel diagram

Interpreting an ArchiMate® metamodel

Adding elements from other architecture layers

Modeling best practices

Keeping your diagram focused

Fitting your diagram onto a single page

Adding only the necessary information

Paying attention to your diagram's appearance

Knowing your audience

Summary

Chapter 5: Advanced Application Architecture Modeling

Technical requirements

Determining what diagrams to produce

Understanding the view

Structural and behavioral views

Getting to know the viewpoint

Describing application behavior

Introducing application services

Introducing application processes

Introducing application functions

Introducing application interactions

Introducing application events

Describing application structure

Revisiting the application component

Introducing application interfaces

Introducing application collaborations

Introducing data objects

Summary

Chapter 6: Modeling in the Technology Layer

Technical requirements

Modeling technology environments

Examples of technology models

Diagram filters and layers

Technology stacks

Interpreting the standard

Using the node element

Using the device element

Using the system software element

Using the technology interface element

Using the technology collaboration element

Using the technology artifact element

Modeling physical environments

Understanding the equipment element

Understanding the facility element

Understanding the distribution network element

Understanding the material element

Understanding the location element

Putting the elements together for ABC Trading

Modeling dependencies in ArchiMate® 3.1

Modeling networks

The communication network element

Communication network-focused metamodel

The path element

Path element-focused metamodel

Summary

Chapter 7: Enterprise-Level Technology Architecture Models

Technical requirements

Using technology behavioral elements

Using the Technology Service element

Using the Technology Function element

Using the technology process

Using the technology interaction element

Using the Technology Event element

ABC Trading's technology background

Building the technology components catalog

Defining the technology components catalog

Collecting the information

Formatting the CSV file

Importing the CSV file into Sparx

Equipment and system software

Modeling technology services

Identifying existing services

Mapping services to technology components

Using the matrix feature

Reporting our findings

The diagram option

The report option

Summary

Chapter 8: Business Architecture Models

Technical requirements

Modeling the business structure

Defining business actors

Defining business roles

Defining business collaboration

Defining business interfaces

Defining business objects

Modeling business behavior

Defining business services

Defining business processes

Defining business functions

Defining business interactions

Defining business events

Summary

Chapter 9: Modeling Strategy and Implementation

Technical requirements

Introducing strategy elements

Defining capabilities

Value streams

Defining resources

Courses of action

Modeling the ABC Trading strategy

Introducing implementation elements

Defining plateaus

Defining gaps

Defining work packages

Defining deliverables

Defining implementation events

Summary

Section 3: Managing the Repository

Chapter 10: Operating the EA Repository

Technical requirements

Sharing repositories

Organizing and reorganizing the repository

Model abstraction

Model replication

Version management

Sandboxes

Element status

Managing the shared repository

Configuration management

Implementing security

Model locks

Deleting and merging elements

Backup and restore

Automation

Repository governance

Architecture governance

Repository governance

Summary

Chapter 11: Publishing Model Content

Technical requirements

Generating document reports

Introducing report templates

Future-proofing your templates

Template fragments

Including diagrams in your report

Document options

Excluding packages and diagrams from a document

Creating more complex documents

Generating HTML content

Using charts

Creating custom SQL queries

The copy-and-paste approach

Summary

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