<s>
ArchiMate	B-Architecture
(	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
open	O
and	O
independent	O
enterprise	O
architecture	O
modeling	B-Language
language	I-Language
to	O
support	O
the	O
description	O
,	O
analysis	O
and	O
visualization	O
of	O
architecture	O
within	O
and	O
across	O
business	O
domains	O
in	O
an	O
unambiguous	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ArchiMate	B-Architecture
is	O
a	O
technical	O
standard	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Open	I-Application
Group	I-Application
and	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
concepts	O
from	O
the	O
now	O
superseded	O
IEEE	B-Architecture
1471	I-Architecture
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ArchiMate	B-Architecture
is	O
also	O
a	O
registered	O
trademark	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Open	I-Application
Group	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Open	I-Application
Group	I-Application
has	O
a	O
certification	O
program	O
for	O
ArchiMate	B-Architecture
users	O
,	O
software	O
tools	O
and	O
courses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ArchiMate	B-Architecture
distinguishes	O
itself	O
from	O
other	O
languages	O
such	O
as	O
Unified	B-Language
Modeling	I-Language
Language	I-Language
(	O
UML	B-Language
)	O
and	O
Business	B-Architecture
Process	I-Architecture
Modeling	I-Architecture
and	I-Architecture
Notation	I-Architecture
(	O
BPMN	B-Architecture
)	O
by	O
its	O
enterprise	O
modelling	O
scope	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
UML	B-Language
and	O
BPMN	B-Architecture
are	O
meant	O
for	O
a	O
specific	O
use	O
and	O
they	O
are	O
quite	O
heavy	O
–	O
containing	O
about	O
150	O
(	O
UML	B-Language
)	O
and	O
250	O
(	O
BPMN	B-Architecture
)	O
modeling	O
concepts	O
whereas	O
ArchiMate	B-Architecture
works	O
with	O
just	O
about	O
50	O
(	O
in	O
version	O
2.0	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
of	O
ArchiMate	B-Architecture
is	O
to	O
be	O
”	O
as	O
small	O
as	O
possible	O
”	O
,	O
not	O
to	O
cover	O
every	O
edge	O
scenario	O
imaginable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
be	O
easy	O
to	O
learn	O
and	O
apply	O
,	O
ArchiMate	B-Architecture
was	O
intentionally	O
restricted	O
“	O
to	O
the	O
concepts	O
that	O
suffice	O
for	O
modeling	O
the	O
proverbial	O
80%	O
of	O
practical	O
cases	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ArchiMate	B-Architecture
offers	O
a	O
common	O
language	O
for	O
describing	O
the	O
construction	O
and	O
operation	O
of	O
business	O
processes	O
,	O
organizational	O
structures	O
,	O
information	O
flows	O
,	O
IT	O
systems	O
,	O
and	O
technical	O
infrastructure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
concepts	O
and	O
relationships	O
of	O
the	O
ArchiMate	B-Architecture
language	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
framework	O
,	O
the	O
so-called	O
Archimate	B-Architecture
Framework	O
:	O
It	O
divides	O
the	O
enterprise	O
architecture	O
into	O
a	O
business	O
,	O
application	O
and	O
technology	O
layer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
objectives	O
of	O
the	O
ArchiMate	B-Architecture
language	O
is	O
to	O
define	O
the	O
relationships	O
between	O
concepts	O
in	O
different	O
architecture	O
domains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concepts	O
of	O
this	O
language	O
therefore	O
hold	O
the	O
middle	O
between	O
the	O
detailed	O
concepts	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
used	O
for	O
modeling	O
individual	O
domains	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
Unified	B-Language
Modeling	I-Language
Language	I-Language
(	O
UML	B-Language
)	O
for	O
modeling	O
software	O
products	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Business	B-Architecture
Process	I-Architecture
Model	I-Architecture
and	I-Architecture
Notation	I-Architecture
(	O
BPMN	B-Architecture
)	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
business	O
process	O
modeling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ArchiMate	B-Architecture
is	O
partly	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
now	O
superseded	O
IEEE	B-Architecture
1471	I-Architecture
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
the	O
ownership	O
and	O
stewardship	O
of	O
ArchiMate	B-Architecture
was	O
transferred	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Open	I-Application
Group	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
ArchiMate	B-Architecture
Forum	O
within	O
The	B-Application
Open	I-Application
Group	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2009	O
The	B-Application
Open	I-Application
Group	I-Application
published	O
the	O
ArchiMate®	O
1.0	O
standard	O
as	O
a	O
formal	O
technical	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2012	O
the	O
ArchiMate®	O
2.0	O
standard	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2013	O
the	O
ArchiMate®	O
2.1	O
standard	O
<	O
ref>The	O
Open	O
Group	O
(	O
2012	O
)	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Open	I-Application
Group	I-Application
(	O
2009	O
)	O
,	O
ArchiMate	B-Architecture
1.0	O
Specification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Open	I-Application
Group	I-Application
(	O
2009	O
)	O
,	O
ArchiMate	B-Architecture
1.0	O
Specification	O
-	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Open	I-Application
Group	I-Application
(	O
2012	O
)	O
,	O
ArchiMate	B-Architecture
2.1	O
Specification	O
-	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Open	I-Application
Group	I-Application
(	O
2019	O
)	O
,	O
ArchiMate	B-Architecture
3.1	O
Specification	O
-	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Introduction	O
to	O
the	O
ArchiMate®	O
3.0.1	O
Specification	O
,	O
White	O
Paper	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Open	I-Application
Group	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Open	I-Application
Group	I-Application
et	O
al	O
.	O
</s>
