What is the ArchiMate® Specification?
The ArchiMate® Specification, a Standard of The Open Group Standard, is an open and independent modeling language for Enterprise Architecture that is supported by different tool vendors and consulting firms.
The ArchiMate® visual modeling notation leverages your Enterprise Architecture practice and helps you describe and understand complex systems.
The ArchiMate Specification provides instruments to enable Enterprise Architects to describe, analyze, and visualize the relationships among business domains in an unambiguous way.
Benefits of ArchiMate
Just as an architectural drawing in classical building architecture describes the various aspects of the construction and use of a building, the ArchiMate Specification defines a common language for describing the purpose, construction and operation of the organization depicting the strategy and motivation aspects and also business processes, organizational structures, information flows, IT systems, and technical and physical infrastructure. This insight helps stakeholders to design, assess, and communicate the consequences of decisions and changes within and between these business domains.
ArchiMate® Certification Program: The ArchiMate Certification for People Program is a market-driven education and certification program that ensures individuals have knowledge and understanding of the ArchiMate specification.
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Tool Certifications and Model Export File Format
The Open Group Architecture Tool Certification Program includes certification for tools supporting the ArchiMate® Specification, a standard of The Open Group. The certification process for tools supporting the ArchiMate Specification assesses whether the tool implements the ArchiMate language correctly.
The Open Group ArchiMate® Model Exchange File Format, a standard of The Open Group, has released the ArchiMate Model Exchange File Format – a standard file format for the exchange of ArchiMate models between different tools.
The document can be obtained from The Open Group Library here.
For details see the resources at www.opengroup.org/xsd/archimate
The ArchiMate® standard is evolving to address modelers needs supporting your Enterprise Architecture practice and helping you describe and understand complex systems.
