Application Meta-model

Product Description

The Application Meta-model defines the structure of the EA Toolset repository to model the application design to the lowest level. It also defines the associated modelling standards. Example models are developed to guide the architect in developing models that are compliant to the meta-model.

The meta-model has the following components:

  • Model type definitions - define the model purpose, objects, object purpose, attributes and connections per model type as well as naming standards
  • Model type interdependencies - define the dependencies and/or relationships between the various model types
  • Modelling standards
  • Model type interdependencies between model types from the different domain architectures
  • Group naming standards and hierarchies
  • Example models to provide guidance to architects
  • Implemented EA Toolset filters, templates and groups

Product Approach

The Real IRM consultants develop an example EA Toolset database based on the requirements specified in the EA Conceptual Framework and interviews with the domain architects. These examples are presented at a workshop to the domain architects to confirm the design of the meta-model.

As a result of the workshop the Real IRM consultants will update the examples and develop the meta-model deliverables. This will then again be reviewed in a workshop and finalised for approval.

Latest News

Stuart Macgregor, CEO of Real IRM, participated in a roundtable podcast discussion on global trends in enterprise architecture (EA) at The Open Group’s Boston EA Practitioners’ Conference in July 2010. Other panellists included Allen Brown and Chris Forde from The Open Group; Eric Boulay from Arismore in France, and Mats Gejnevall from Capgemini in Sweden. Dana Gardner, principal analyst at Interarbor Solutions and ZDNet blogger moderated the discussion.

Real IRM presented our first ArchiMate course from 12-13 July to a full class. The delegates were excited to learn the new language and their feedback rated the course highly with particular emphasis on their enjoyment of the practical exercises and case study.

Real IRM has scheduled further ArchiMate 1.0 Foundation courses in August and October. For more information, go to http://realirm.com/promotions/archimate-foundation-training
 

The speaker for the July 2010 EA Forum is Jan Mentz, Senior Lecturer at UNISA. He is currently completing his PhD on the definition of enterprise architecture and has some interesting insights to present on the topic. He will discuss some of the problems with defining EA, highlight the issues that stem from EA’s foundation in information systems and IT, and consider the usefulness of ISO/IEC 42010:2007 as a basis for defining EA.

The EA Forum seminars are scheduled for 27, 28 and 30 July in Pretoria, Johannesburg and Cape Town.

Johan Schoeman, Enterprise Architecture (EA) Consultant at Real IRM, will be presenting at the Software AG Process Forum event on 12 August 2010 in Johannesburg. His presentation, “Stakeholder-driven Enterprise Architecture” will focus on the importance of following a stakeholder-driven EA approach. 

Real IRM will be presenting COBIT Foundation and Implementation courses from 7 to 10 July 2010, in Johannesburg. The trainer, Mike Shortt, is one of only three qualified and accredited ISACA COBIT trainers in South Africa.

Real IRM's Chief Executive, Stuart Macgregor, is in London this week speaking at IRM UK’s Enterprise Architecture Conference (EAC) Europe 2010. He is presenting “The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF™): A Comprehensive Overview” as a pre-conference seminar on Wednesday, 16 June and then “Delivering Value from EA, from the Board Room to the Rock Face” as part of the main conference agenda on Friday, 18 June.

For more information on these and other presentations at the EAC Europe 2010, go to http://www.irmuk.co.uk/eac2010/agenda.cfm

Stuart Macgregor, CEO of Real IRM, has recently returned from London where he participated in the COBIT 5 development workshop. He worked as part of a team of three on the deliverables for "Define IT Strategy" and "Manage Enterprise Architecture”. 

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