ArchiMate plateaus and the gaps that move the architecture The Migration viewpoint plots the move from a baseline to a target architecture as a row of plateaus, each a stable state, with a gap between each pair naming the work that closes the difference, so no change reaches the target without a step that delivers it.
ArchiMate plateaus and the gaps that move the architecture
The ArchiMate 3.2 Migration viewpoint as a left-to-right journey for London Grid Distribution, with three plateau columns on a progress axis. Plateau P0 Baseline runs manual capacity reports; P1 Transition has a parallel run and a live publication pilot; P2 Target, tinted in the accent as the destination, has the full LTDS publication service in operation. Between each pair a gap panel names the work: Gap A stands up the publication pipeline, Gap B automates assurance checks and retires the parallel run. Triggers arrows run plateau to gap to plateau, and a legend names the plateau, gap and target roles. From the ArchiMate 3.2 Specification, The Open Group.
Progress to the target architecture
P0 Baseline Stable state Manual capacity reports Spreadsheet handoffs P1 Transition Stable state Parallel run in place Publication pilot live P2 Target Target state Full LTDS publication Service in operation Gap A Work to close it Retire spreadsheet workflow Stand up publication pipeline Gap B Work to close it Automate assurance checks Retire the parallel run Plateau (stable state) Gap (the work between) Target (the destination)
