Chapter 2: The Business Architect's Toolkit

This chapter details the Business Architect's toolkit, outlining nine core models for strategy, operations, information, and rules. It provides guidance on selecting models, mapping them to the EBA Roadmap, and integrating them to ensure traceability from strategy to execution.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you'll be able to:

Identify the core Business Architecture models and their purposes
Explain when to use each type of model
Describe how Business Architecture models relate to each other
Map Business Architecture models to EBA Roadmap phases
Select appropriate models for given business questions

Key Concepts

What it isThe structureWhat it answersWhen to use itExampleWhat it doesn't doArchiMate ConnectionKey conceptsPLMPSAMSIAMRelationship to PLM

Self-Assessment

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Before moving to the next chapter, ensure you can:

Name the nine core BA models and state the primary purpose of eachExplain when you would use PLM vs. PSAM vs. SIAMDescribe how information models (semantic and state) differ from process models (workflow)Trace the flow of information between models (which outputs feed which inputs)Select appropriate models for a given business question

Reflection Questions

Apply these concepts to your own context:

1. Thinking about a program or service area you know, which models would be most valuable to create? Why?

2. If you could only create three models for a BA engagement, which would you choose? What would you lose by not creating the others?

3. What challenges do you anticipate in maintaining consistency across multiple models? How might you address them?

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