Track: ArchiMate®

Wednesday, October 20 — 9:00 - 12:30

9:00 - 9:45
ArchiMate Tutorial: Adding Value to TOGAF™
Harmen van den Berg, Partner and Co-Founder, BiZZdesign

ArchiMate® is the open standard modeling language for Enterprise Architecture, maintained by The Open Group. Learn in this presentation about enterprise architecture and the core components of a complete EA approach. We focus on the common language for enterprise architecture, why this is a necessity and how it relates to TOGAF™. After explaining the most important concepts and relations of ArchiMate, we will present various views which can be generated from the model repository based on a short case study. We also present an overview of proposed extensions on ArchiMate.The presentation ends with real life examples and tips regarding the implementation of ArchiMate.

Harmen van den Berg, Partner and Co-Founder, BiZZdesign
Dr. Harmen van den Berg is partner and co-founder of BiZZdesign. BiZZdesign offers complete and integrated solutions (tools, methods, consultancy and training) to design and improve organizations, from enterprise architecture to process management. Harmen van den Berg studied mathematics at the Utrecht University, and did his PhD at Twente University. He was an assistant professor at Twente University, and scientific researcher at Telematica Instituut. At BiZZdesign, Harmen developed methods and techniques for business process engineering and enterprise architecture, and applied these as consultant at various organizations. Harmen is now responsible for Enterprise Architecture and training development. He has authored several publications on EA and BPM, and is chair of the Dutch ArchiMate Usage working group. He is TOGAF-certified, and trainer of TOGAF and ArchiMate courses. Harmen is a speaker at many EA-conferences, like LAC, EAC, EAM, and The Open Group.

9:45 - 10:30
Case Study: EA at Work at Boskalis, an international dredging company
Alexander den Hartog, Systems Architect, Royal Boskilis Westminster NV
 
Since 2006 an ICT Programme called Venturi 2010 has been implemented within Boskalis. This programme is focused on implementing a new knowledge management platform. This platform will be realized based on new developments within the ICT: Enterprise Portals, Business Process Management and Business Intelligence. All of this, of course, following architecture guidelines.
The need for using an architecture role within this programme was acknowledged, but not implemented yet. The theoretical and scientific aspects of architecture were not popular and must not overwhelm the practical aspects, because, by its nature, Boskalis is a very operational organization. The architecture function was implemented in the programme but with one restriction: execute architecture very pragmatically. In this presentation, I will give numerous examples of how Enterprise Architecture is executed pragmatically and how ArchiMate® as metamodel and BiZZdesign architect as a tool are used.

Key takeaways:
1. introduction and use of ArchiMate® in a company
2. the added value of ArchiMate 

Alexander den Hartog, Systems Architect, Royal Boskilis Westminster NV
Alexander den Hartog works as a system architect at Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V., an international dredging company. He is responsible for constructing the enterprise architecture and for making sure that projects conform to it. He started his career as a software engineer at PAC Manufacturing Automation BV. From 1999 till 2002 he started his own company called FibIT B.V. This company employed ten persons and focused on internet related assignments and the development of software for real estate agents. In 2003 Alexander started working as a development specialist middleware & integration at one of his former clients: AXA Insurances in Utrecht. Among others he designed their SOA and implemented interfaces for their outsourcing partner. Later he also integrated BPEL for supporting the total value chain. In 2007 he left AXA to help Boskalis with introducing Enterprise Architecture, Enterprise Portals and SOA

10:30 - 11:00
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11:00 - 11:45
Case Study: Enterprise Architecture at Corus - a steel company
Evert de Vos, Manager Enterprise Architecture, Corus 

The presentation focuses on the application of enterprise architecture at the steel company Corus. The foundation for this was created during the 60's. The development of the technical and information architecture at Corus will be presented, and the processes and governance structure at Corus will be presented as well. Recently, ArchiMate® was selected as standard for modeling the enterprise architecture. With a number of examples, the added value of the use of ArchiMate for the development of IT systems will be shown. 

Key takeaways:
1. the use of enterprise architecture in a steel company
2. the added value of ArchiMate® for system development
3. practical exampkles of the use of ArchiMate

Evert de Vos, Manager Enterprise Architecture, Corus 
Evert de Vos has been working for Corus for 27 years in several IT development and management functions. Currently he is manager enterprise architecture at the Corus Group. His current focus is to stimulate that the different business units develop systems and implement processes based on the same architectural principles

11:45 - 12:30
Case Study: Enterprise Architecture at De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) - the Dutch Central Bank
Henrik Jacobsson, Lead Architect, De Nederlandsche Bank

One of the strategic goals at the DNB is to build a mature architecture function/capability between 2008 and 2012. This architecture function should support the business in an integral way. In the presentation the principles, goals, products and governance for this architecture function is presented, and it is shown how ArchiMate® is used to communicate between IT and business.

Key takeaways:
1. implementation of EA at the DNB
2. use of ArchiMate® for communicating between IT and business

Henrik Jacobsson, Lead Architect, De Nederlandsche Bank
Henrik Jacobsson is working as lead architect at De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), the Dutch Central Bank. His main goal is to implement enterprise architecture at DNB in order to facilitate informed decisions on information systems and IT support for the business. Previously he worked in leading architecture positions at Shell and ABN AMRO.

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