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Preface

This Document

This is the Pocket Guide to the ArchiMate^® 3.1 Specification, a standard of The Open Group. It is intended to help architects by providing a reference for the ArchiMate graphical modeling language and also assist managers in understanding the basics of the ArchiMate language. It is organized as follows:

• Chapter 1 provides a high-level introduction to the ArchiMate Specification and its relationship to Enterprise Architecture

• Chapter 2 describes the high-level structure of the ArchiMate language, including an introduction to layering, the ArchiMate Core Framework, and the ArchiMate Full Framework

• Chapter 3 describes the Generic Metamodel for the language

• Chapter 4 describes the relationships that the ArchiMate language includes to model the links between elements

• Chapter 5 describes the Motivation Elements, which includes concepts such as goal, principle, and requirement

• Chapter 6 describes the Strategy Elements, which includes concepts such as resource, capability, and course of action

• Chapter 7 describes the Business Layer, which includes the modeling concepts relevant in the business domain

• Chapter 8 describes the Application Layer, which includes modeling concepts relevant for software applications

• Chapter 9 describes the Technology Layer, which includes modeling concepts relevant for system software applications and infrastructure

• Chapter 10 describes the Physical Elements, which include concepts relevant for the modeling of physical concepts like machines and physical installations

• Chapter 11 describes the relationships between different layers of the language

• Chapter 12 describes the Implementation and Migration Elements, which include concepts to support modeling Enterprise Architecture-enabled transformation

• Chapter 13 introduces the concept of ArchiMate Viewpoints

• Appendix A contains a summary of the changes from ArchiMate Version 3.0.1 to ArchiMate Version 3.1

• A Glossary of terms and Index are provided

The audience for this document is:

• Enterprise architects, business architects, IT architects, application architects, data architects, software architects, systems architects, solutions architects, infrastructure architects, process architects, domain architects, product managers, operational managers, and senior managers seeking a first introduction to the ArchiMate modeling language

After reading this document, the reader seeking further information should refer to the ArchiMate documentation¹ available online at www.opengroup.org/archimate.

Conventions Used in this Document

The following conventions are used throughout this document in order to help identify important information and avoid confusion over the intended meaning:

• Ellipsis (…)

Indicates a continuation; such as an incomplete list of example items, or a continuation from preceding text.

• Bold Used to highlight specific terms.

• Italics Used for emphasis. May also refer to other external documents.

In addition to typographical conventions, the following convention is used to highlight segments of text:

A Note box is used to highlight useful or interesting information.

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¹ ArchiMate® 3.1 Specification, a standard of The Open Group (C197), published by The Open Group, November 2019; refer to: http://www.opengroup.org/library/c197.