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Guiding Agile Solution Delivery with the ArchiMate Language

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Iver Band
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Solution Architects can develop clear and actionable guidance for Agile development teams using the ArchiMate language. They can rapidly leverage Enterprise Architectures, and specify just the right amount of detail to constrain the solution while leveraging developers' expertise, initiative and creativity. As solutions are developed, architectural models can be enriched with additional implementation details, enabling Solution Architects to contribute high-quality baseline architectures and reusable building blocks to their enterprise repositories. This presentation prepares Enterprise and Solution Architects to lead Agile implementation of their architectures and roadmaps.

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1 Guiding Agile Solution Delivery With the ArchiMate® Language Iver Band and Chris McCurdy February 4, 2015 Open Group Conference, San Diego California © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc.
2 2 Agenda •Introduction •Elaboration of Solution Architectures •Best Practices •Your Questions? © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc.
3 3 © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. Iver Band • Enterprise Architect at Cambia Health Solutions • Health Insurance Consumer Experience, Mobile Technology, Provider and Network Management, Architecture Tools and Techniques • Vice Chair, Open Group ArchiMate Forum • Co-Chair and Co-Founder, Oregon Enterprise Architects • TOGAF and ArchiMate certified, CISSP, Certified Information Professional iver.band@cambiahealth.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/iverpdx http://www.cambiahealth.com/ http://www.twitter.com/iverband
4 4 Chris McCurdy © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. chris.mccurdy@cambiahealth.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/christophermccurdy http://www.cambiahealth.com/ Chris McCurdy: • IT Architect at Cambia Health Solutions • Architecture processes, operations and tools • TOGAF and ArchiMate Certified
5 5 INTRODUCTION © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc.
66 © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. Our Roots Born from an inspired idea Our Cause Becoming catalysts for transformation Our Vision Delivering a reimagined health care experience Our Story
77 © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc.
88 About Cambia 22 companies and growing © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. A tax-paying nonprofit headquartered in the Pacific Northwest Nationally recognized: Top 100 Healthiest Workplaces 5,300 employees in 30 states 100 million people touched nationwide
99 Cambia Health Solutions © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. Senior Services Health Insurance Retail Enablement Provider Enablement
1010 © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. Wholly Owned Companies Direct Investment Companies Health Insurance Direct Investment Companies Health InsuranceWholly Owned Companies Cambia Health Solutions
11 11 What is Enterprise Architecture? • A product • A design that shows the coherence between products, processes, organization, information supply and infrastructure, based on a vision and certain explicit starting points, principles and preferences • A practice • Way of working • Aimed at the development and use of enterprise architectures within an enterprise • With people and resources 11
12 12 TOGAF® - The Open Group Architecture Framework 12
13 13 What is the ArchiMate® Language? • A language for building understanding, and communicating and managing change • A graphical notation with formal semantics • A framework that describes and relates business, application, and technology layers • Extensions for modeling motivation as well as implementation and migration • Techniques for visualizations and analyses for different stakeholders • An open standard managed by The Open Group 13
14 14 Business Application Technology Motivation TOGAF, ArchiMate Core and Extensions 14 Preliminary D Technology Architecture Requirements Management A Architecture Vision B Business Architecture C Information Systems Architectures H Architecture Change Management G Implementation Governance F Migration Planning E Opportunities and Solutions TOGAF ADM ArchiMate Core Business Architecture Application Architecture Data Architecture Technology Architecture
15 15 What is Agile Solution Delivery? • A group of methods in which requirements and solutions evolve through collaboration between self- organizing, cross-functional teams • These methods promote adaptive planning, evolutionary development, early delivery and continuous improvement • They encourage rapid and flexible response to change • Often, agile methods that work with small teams must be layered and augmented to enable large enterprises to deliver complex solutions • The Scaled Agile Framework is one approach to this challenge © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. Adapted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agile_software_development
16 16 ELABORATION OF SOLUTION ARCHITECTURES © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc.
17 17 Elaboration of Solution Architectures • Implementation analysts and engineers focused on data, process, software and infrastructure typically elaborate solution architectures • Solution architects can use the ArchiMate language to express their own decisions precisely, and to indicate what decisions are left to others • Analysts and engineers can then update the model with the decisions they have made • With the right tooling and repository, the implementation decisions can be traced • Back to the solution architecture • Forward to the design and code © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc.
18 18 Some Elaboration Techniques To Answer Common Questions © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. Question Technique Why we doing this? Motivation View Creation What do the requirements mean in detail? Requirements Elaboration How can we satisfy the requirements? Requirements Realization How do we develop the solution in stages? Sprint-Based Roadmapping What system states will satisfy the requirements? Requirement Realization Roadmapping What are the contents of each plateau? Plateau Decomposition When should we develop that feature? Sprint-Based Roadmap Elaboration What is the structure and behavior of this component? Application Component Elaboration What infrastructure do we need? Infrastructure Usage View Creation What must we develop in the next sprint? Gap Analysis
19 19 Case Study: Improving Project Management Tooling In Response to The Changing Role Of The Consumer
20 20 Current State: Disconnected Project Management Toolset Hampers Decision-Making and Execution © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc.
21 21 Motivation View of US Healthcare Payer Challenges 21 Drivers from Gartner Group “Business Drivers of Technology Decisions for Healthcare Payers, 2015”, December 2013
22 22 Future State: Integrated Project Management Toolset Enables Better Decisions and More Efficient Execution 22
23 23 What do the requirements mean in detail? © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. Requirements Elaboration
24 24 Requirements Realization © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. How can we satisfy the requirements?
25 25 Sprint-Based Roadmapping © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. How do we develop the solution in stages?
26 26 Requirements Realization Roadmapping © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. What system states will satisfy the requirements?
27 27 Plateau Decomposition © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. What are the contents of each plateau?
28 28 Sprint-Based Roadmap Elaboration © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. When should we develop that feature?
29 29 Application Component Elaboration © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. What is the structure and behavior of this component?
30 30 Feature Manager Component Elaboration © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. What does this component really do?
31 31 Infrastructure Usage View © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. What infrastructure do we need?
32 32 Gap Analysis: Start of Next Sprint © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. What must we develop in the next sprint?
33 33 Best Practices
34 34 Getting Started With ArchiMate Modeling © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. • Get trained in ArchiMate • Self-study is a possibility for experienced architects and modelers, preferably with an experienced ArchiMate mentor • Begin with a small number of standard ArchiMate viewpoints • Develop and refine models in small groups • Keep most views simple, coherent and focused • The occasional big picture poster in high-traffic areas can promote understanding and discussion • Consider the arrangement, color, proximity, relative size, and visual flow of view elements • Use legends, glossaries and explanations to broaden understanding
35 35 ArchiMate Modeling in Your Organization • Model only what is necessary to address stakeholder concerns, make investment decisions and drive delivery • Automate repository population whenever possible • Peer-review ArchiMate models before publishing them • Publish models in a version-controlled repository that allows models to reference each other • Do not commit to group tooling prematurely. Use existing or free tools until you have a good idea of how you will use ArchiMate • Do the right type of modeling for each situation • Sometimes catalogs, matrices or free-form diagrams are best • Use appropriate languages for design, e.g. UML, ERD, BPMN © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc.
36 36 Example Architecture and Design Modeling Responsibilities © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. *Information Structure Views Business Process Models *Enterprise Data Model Business Capabilities *Information Structure Views Value Streams Business Process Views with Capability Linkages Application Cooperation Views Infrastructure Usage Views Infrastructure Views Software Designs Business Process Views with Application Service Usage *Data Models Business Architecture Managed Models Business Architecture Deliverables Project Delivery Team Design Responsibilities IT Architecture Deliverables Business Roadmaps: Motivation Views and Implementation and Migration Views Solution Roadmaps: Motivation Views and Implementation and Migration Views *Responsibility shared with data architecture and analysis practices
37 37 Your Questions?

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Guiding Agile Solution Delivery with the ArchiMate Language

  • 1. 1 Guiding Agile Solution Delivery With the ArchiMate® Language Iver Band and Chris McCurdy February 4, 2015 Open Group Conference, San Diego California © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc.
  • 2. 2 2 Agenda •Introduction •Elaboration of Solution Architectures •Best Practices •Your Questions? © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc.
  • 3. 3 3 © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. Iver Band • Enterprise Architect at Cambia Health Solutions • Health Insurance Consumer Experience, Mobile Technology, Provider and Network Management, Architecture Tools and Techniques • Vice Chair, Open Group ArchiMate Forum • Co-Chair and Co-Founder, Oregon Enterprise Architects • TOGAF and ArchiMate certified, CISSP, Certified Information Professional iver.band@cambiahealth.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/iverpdx http://www.cambiahealth.com/ http://www.twitter.com/iverband
  • 4. 4 4 Chris McCurdy © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. chris.mccurdy@cambiahealth.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/christophermccurdy http://www.cambiahealth.com/ Chris McCurdy: • IT Architect at Cambia Health Solutions • Architecture processes, operations and tools • TOGAF and ArchiMate Certified
  • 5. 5 5 INTRODUCTION © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc.
  • 6. 66 © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. Our Roots Born from an inspired idea Our Cause Becoming catalysts for transformation Our Vision Delivering a reimagined health care experience Our Story
  • 7. 77 © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc.
  • 8. 88 About Cambia 22 companies and growing © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. A tax-paying nonprofit headquartered in the Pacific Northwest Nationally recognized: Top 100 Healthiest Workplaces 5,300 employees in 30 states 100 million people touched nationwide
  • 9. 99 Cambia Health Solutions © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. Senior Services Health Insurance Retail Enablement Provider Enablement
  • 10. 1010 © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. Wholly Owned Companies Direct Investment Companies Health Insurance Direct Investment Companies Health InsuranceWholly Owned Companies Cambia Health Solutions
  • 11. 11 11 What is Enterprise Architecture? • A product • A design that shows the coherence between products, processes, organization, information supply and infrastructure, based on a vision and certain explicit starting points, principles and preferences • A practice • Way of working • Aimed at the development and use of enterprise architectures within an enterprise • With people and resources 11
  • 12. 12 12 TOGAF® - The Open Group Architecture Framework 12
  • 13. 13 13 What is the ArchiMate® Language? • A language for building understanding, and communicating and managing change • A graphical notation with formal semantics • A framework that describes and relates business, application, and technology layers • Extensions for modeling motivation as well as implementation and migration • Techniques for visualizations and analyses for different stakeholders • An open standard managed by The Open Group 13
  • 14. 14 14 Business Application Technology Motivation TOGAF, ArchiMate Core and Extensions 14 Preliminary D Technology Architecture Requirements Management A Architecture Vision B Business Architecture C Information Systems Architectures H Architecture Change Management G Implementation Governance F Migration Planning E Opportunities and Solutions TOGAF ADM ArchiMate Core Business Architecture Application Architecture Data Architecture Technology Architecture
  • 15. 15 15 What is Agile Solution Delivery? • A group of methods in which requirements and solutions evolve through collaboration between self- organizing, cross-functional teams • These methods promote adaptive planning, evolutionary development, early delivery and continuous improvement • They encourage rapid and flexible response to change • Often, agile methods that work with small teams must be layered and augmented to enable large enterprises to deliver complex solutions • The Scaled Agile Framework is one approach to this challenge © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. Adapted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agile_software_development
  • 17. 17 17 Elaboration of Solution Architectures • Implementation analysts and engineers focused on data, process, software and infrastructure typically elaborate solution architectures • Solution architects can use the ArchiMate language to express their own decisions precisely, and to indicate what decisions are left to others • Analysts and engineers can then update the model with the decisions they have made • With the right tooling and repository, the implementation decisions can be traced • Back to the solution architecture • Forward to the design and code © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc.
  • 18. 18 18 Some Elaboration Techniques To Answer Common Questions © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. Question Technique Why we doing this? Motivation View Creation What do the requirements mean in detail? Requirements Elaboration How can we satisfy the requirements? Requirements Realization How do we develop the solution in stages? Sprint-Based Roadmapping What system states will satisfy the requirements? Requirement Realization Roadmapping What are the contents of each plateau? Plateau Decomposition When should we develop that feature? Sprint-Based Roadmap Elaboration What is the structure and behavior of this component? Application Component Elaboration What infrastructure do we need? Infrastructure Usage View Creation What must we develop in the next sprint? Gap Analysis
  • 19. 19 19 Case Study: Improving Project Management Tooling In Response to The Changing Role Of The Consumer
  • 20. 20 20 Current State: Disconnected Project Management Toolset Hampers Decision-Making and Execution © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc.
  • 21. 21 21 Motivation View of US Healthcare Payer Challenges 21 Drivers from Gartner Group “Business Drivers of Technology Decisions for Healthcare Payers, 2015”, December 2013
  • 22. 22 22 Future State: Integrated Project Management Toolset Enables Better Decisions and More Efficient Execution 22
  • 23. 23 23 What do the requirements mean in detail? © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. Requirements Elaboration
  • 24. 24 24 Requirements Realization © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. How can we satisfy the requirements?
  • 25. 25 25 Sprint-Based Roadmapping © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. How do we develop the solution in stages?
  • 26. 26 26 Requirements Realization Roadmapping © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. What system states will satisfy the requirements?
  • 27. 27 27 Plateau Decomposition © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. What are the contents of each plateau?
  • 28. 28 28 Sprint-Based Roadmap Elaboration © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. When should we develop that feature?
  • 29. 29 29 Application Component Elaboration © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. What is the structure and behavior of this component?
  • 30. 30 30 Feature Manager Component Elaboration © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. What does this component really do?
  • 31. 31 31 Infrastructure Usage View © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. What infrastructure do we need?
  • 32. 32 32 Gap Analysis: Start of Next Sprint © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. What must we develop in the next sprint?
  • 34. 34 34 Getting Started With ArchiMate Modeling © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. • Get trained in ArchiMate • Self-study is a possibility for experienced architects and modelers, preferably with an experienced ArchiMate mentor • Begin with a small number of standard ArchiMate viewpoints • Develop and refine models in small groups • Keep most views simple, coherent and focused • The occasional big picture poster in high-traffic areas can promote understanding and discussion • Consider the arrangement, color, proximity, relative size, and visual flow of view elements • Use legends, glossaries and explanations to broaden understanding
  • 35. 35 35 ArchiMate Modeling in Your Organization • Model only what is necessary to address stakeholder concerns, make investment decisions and drive delivery • Automate repository population whenever possible • Peer-review ArchiMate models before publishing them • Publish models in a version-controlled repository that allows models to reference each other • Do not commit to group tooling prematurely. Use existing or free tools until you have a good idea of how you will use ArchiMate • Do the right type of modeling for each situation • Sometimes catalogs, matrices or free-form diagrams are best • Use appropriate languages for design, e.g. UML, ERD, BPMN © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc.
  • 36. 36 36 Example Architecture and Design Modeling Responsibilities © 2015 Cambia Health Solutions, Inc. *Information Structure Views Business Process Models *Enterprise Data Model Business Capabilities *Information Structure Views Value Streams Business Process Views with Capability Linkages Application Cooperation Views Infrastructure Usage Views Infrastructure Views Software Designs Business Process Views with Application Service Usage *Data Models Business Architecture Managed Models Business Architecture Deliverables Project Delivery Team Design Responsibilities IT Architecture Deliverables Business Roadmaps: Motivation Views and Implementation and Migration Views Solution Roadmaps: Motivation Views and Implementation and Migration Views *Responsibility shared with data architecture and analysis practices