Chris Armstrong, President of Armstrong Process Group, Inc., is an internationally recognized thought leader and expert in iterative software development, object-oriented analysis and design, architecture, the Unified Modeling Language, use case driven requirements, and process improvement.

Over the past twenty years, Chris has worked to bring modern software engineering best practices to practical application at many different private companies and government organizations all over the world. He has worked in many different industries including financial services, manufacturing, retail, healthcare, education, publishing, real estate, medical, and social services.

Chris has spoken at over 30 conferences over the last seven years including OMG workshops, The Open Group IT Architecture Practitioner Conference, Software Development Expo, Rational User Conference, and UML World. Chris has written a number of articles for various publications including Cutter IT Journal, Enterprise Development, and Rational Developer Network.

Chris is the technical representative for APG at the Object Management Group (OMG) and contributes to the UML 2.0 specification and the Software Process Engineering Metamodel (SPEM) 2.0 specification. Chris is also the APG representative to The Open Group Architecture Forum and co-chairs the TOGAF/MDA process modeling effort. Chris also represents APG at the Eclipse Process Framework (EPF) project.

Presentation
Enterprise Business Modeling using Industry Standards
Effective and practical business modeling is key capability in any enterprise architecture practice. Many organizations struggle with enterprise business modeling due to the use of proprietary notations and tools (or because of the absence of an appropriate tool - i.e. not PowerPoint). Using industry standard notations and metamodels supports sustainable modeling by providing a common reference point for training, resource acquisition, and tool selection. As one of the outcomes of the TOGAF-MDA Synergy project, the speaker will describe how to use various specifications from the Object Management Group (OMG) - such as the Business Motivation Model (BMM), the Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN), and the Unified Modeling Language (UML) - for business architecture and modeling

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