Enterprise architects in SA seeking to take their craft to the next level with the ArchiMate modelling language can do so for the first time in Africa.
So says enterprise architecture solutions provider Real IRM, which claims it has become one of only six organisations worldwide accredited to provide an ArchiMate 2.0 certification training course.
According to Real IRM, ArchiMate 2.0 is available as a free download for internal use, and is an open, vendor-agnostic international standard.
The company adds that ArchiMate 2.0 is aligned with The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF).
“ArchiMate provides the concepts for high-level modelling of the various architectural domains within complex enterprises,” says Stuart Macgregor, CEO of Real IRM. “These include processes, applications, information and technology,” he adds.
Macgregor also explains that ArchiMate 2.0 enables the creation of fully integrated models of an organisation's enterprise architecture, the motivation behind it, and the programs, projects and migration paths to implement it.
“ArchiMate 1.0 already followed terms defined in the TOGAF framework, but version 2.0 now enables modelling through the TOGAF Architecture Development Method (ADM).”
He adds that enterprise architecture also stresses the relationships between domains, which is catered for within the ArchiMate modelling language.
“The integrated models which ArchiMate facilitates are the basis for different visualisations, aimed at different types of stakeholders. It also provides for different types of analysis, such as the impact of change, gap and quantitative analysis.”
The high-level models created with ArchiMate may be linked to different domain-specific detailed design standards, such as Universal Modelling Language for software applications and infrastructure, or Business Process Modelling Notation for business processes, Macgregor notes.
The company adds that delegates to the two-day course can take an exam to achieve The Open Group's international ArchiMate Certification.
“The Open Group's ArchiMate 2.0 certification programme only allows delegates who have attended an Accredited ArchiMate Training Course to complete their exams for ArchiMate 2.0 certification. This means there is no self-study option for those wanting to attain the certification,” Macgregor concludes.
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