ArchiSurance

Introduction ArchiMate in
ArchiSurance
• ARCHIMATE ENTERPRISE MODELING LANGUAGE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE TOGAF FRAMEWORK.
• CONCERNS THE INSURANCE COMPANY ARCHISURANCE, THE RESULT OF A MERGER OF THREE
PREVIOUSLY INDEPENDENT COMPANIES BASED IN DIFFERENT CITY. THE REPORT SHOWS BASELINE
AND TARGET BUSINESS, APPLICATION, DATA, AND TECHNOLOGY ARCHITECTURES, MAKING USE
OF THE APPROPRIATE ARCHIMATE OR TOGAF VIEWPOINTS.
• THE STUDY ALSO INCORPORATES TWO CHANGE SCENARIOS: RATIONALIZATION AND DIGITAL
TRANSFORMATION.
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ARCHISURANCE IS THE RESULT OF A RECENT MERGER OF THREE PREVIOUSLY INDEPENDENT
INSURANCE COMPANIES:
HOME & AWAY, SPECIALIZING IN HOMEOWNERS’ INSURANCE AND TRAVEL. INSURANCE
PRO-FIT, SPECIALIZING IN AUTO INSURANCE,
LEGALLY YOURS, SPECIALIZING IN LEGAL EXPENSE INSURANCE.
THE MERGER HAS RESULTED IN A NUMBER OF INTEGRATION AND ALIGNMENT CHALLENGES FOR
THE NEW COMPANY’S BUSINESS PROCESSES AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS. THESE CHALLENGES ARE
APPARENT IN THE ARCHISURANCE BASELINE BUSINESS, APPLICATION, DATA, AND TECHNOLOGY
ARCHITECTURE. BUT FIRST, THE TOGAF ADM PHASE A: ARCHITECTURE VISION ESTABLISHES A
MOTIVATIONAL CONTEXT FOR THESE CHALLENGES.
 TOGAF, ADM
• EFFORT CONTRIBUTED BY LARGE NUMBER OF CONCERNED ARCHITECTURE HAS RESULTED
IN FORMATION OF TOGAF ADM.
• IT LIES AT THE FOUNDATION OF TOGAF AND IT PRESCRIBES VARIOUS TECHNIQUES FOR
ORGANIZING VARIOUS STAGES OF AN ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE. ARCHITECTURE
DEVELOPMENT CYCLE IS COMPOSED OF EIGHT STAGES BEGINNING FROM
ARCHITECTURE VISION AND ENDING IN ARCHITECTURE CHANGE MANAGEMENT. THE
PRELIMINARY STAGES DESCRIBES THE PREPARATION AND INITIATION ACTIVITIES ESSENTIAL
TO FULFIL THE BUSINESS DIRECTIVE FOR A NEW ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE.
• ARCHISURANCE WAS FORMED THROUGH THE COLLABORATION OF THREE PREVIOUSLY
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE COMPANIES. TO STEER THE COMPANY OUT OF FUTURE
BUSINESS AND IT UNCERTAINTY, ARCHISURANCE HAS DEVELOPED AN ENTERPRISE
ARCHITECTURE THAT RELIES ON TOGAF 9.1 AND ARCHIMATE 2.0 WITH NEGLIGIBLE
CUSTOMIZATION.
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domain of TOGAF’s ADM.
• BUSINESS ARCHITECTURE CAN BE EXPLAINED AS A BLUEPRINT OF THE BUSINESS
ORGANIZATION THAT SHOWCASES EQUAL LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING OF AN
ENTERPRISE AND IS USED TO ALIGN STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES AND TACTICAL
DEMANDS.
• THE APPLICATION LAYER DEPICITS APPLICATION SERVICE THAT SUPPORT THE BUSINESS
AND THE APPLICATION THAT REALIZE THEM.
• THE TECHNOLOGY ARCHITECTURE HAS BEEN BUILT TO EXPLAIN THE TECHNOLOGY
ARCHITECTURE FOR AN ARCHITECTURE PROJECT, ENCOMPASSING ACTIVITIES SUCH
AS CREATION OF NETWORK, HARDWARE AND INFRASTRUCTURE ARCHITECTURES, ETC.
ArchiMate 2.0
 ARCHISURANCE
IS CHANGING ITS STRATEGY AS PER THE
CHANGING MARKET CONDITIONS.
 THEARCHIMATE IS THE GRAPHICAL LANGUAGE ADOPTED
BY THE OPEN GROUP WHICH WAS DEVELOPED BY
CONSORTIUM OF DUTCH CORPORATIONS
 PROVIDESTOOLS AND CONCEPTS NECESSARY TO
CREATE A CONSISTENT, INTEGRATED MODEL THAT ALIGNS
MORE CLOSELY WITH TOGAF
 Viewpoints
 VIEW IS A REPRESENTATION OF A SYSTEM FROM THE
PERSPECTIVE OF A RELATED SET OF CONCERNS
 VIEWPOINT IS A SPECIfiCATION OF THE CONVENTIONS
FOR CONSTRUCTING AND USING A VIEW
 A PATTERN OR TEMPLATE FROM WHICH TO DEVELOP
INDIVIDUAL VIEWS BY ESTABLISHING THE PURPOSES AND
AUDIENCE FOR A VIEW AND THE TECHNIQUES FOR ITS
CREATION AND ANALYSIS
Viewpoint In Archisurance
BUSINESS FUNCTION VIEWPOINTS:
 TO DISTINGUISH MARKET, CUSTOMER RELATIONS, FINANCE,
DOCUMENT PROCESSING
 SHOWS THE MAIN BUSINESS FUNCTIONS OF ORGANIZATION
AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS
BUSINESS PROCESS VIEWPOINTS:
 BASED ON THE GROUP BEHAVIOR ORDERING ACTIVITIES.
 SHOWS MOST IMPORTANT BUSINESS PROCESSES AND
THEIR RELATIONSHIP
INFORMATION STRUCTURE VIEWPOINT:
 SHOWS THE STRUCTURE OF THE INFORMATION USED IN THE
ENTERPRISE OR IN A SPECIFIC BUSINESS PROCESS OR
APPLICATIONS
 SHOWS DATA IN TERMS OF DATA TYPES OR CLASS STRUCTURES
INFRASTRUCTURE VIEWPOINTS:
 CONTAINS THE SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE INFRASTRUCTURE
ELEMENTS
 SUPPORTS APPLICATION LAYER.
 FOR EXAMPLE, PHYSICAL DEVICES, NETWORKS, OR SYSTEM
SOFTWARE (OPERATING SYSTEMS, DATABASE AND
MIDDLEWARE)