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ArchiMate Migration Viewpoint

Plot the route from baseline to target architecture as plateaus, with a gap element naming what changes between each pair.

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ArchiMate Migration viewpoint: plateaus and gaps from baseline to target

The Migration viewpoint plots the journey from a baseline architecture to a target architecture as a row of plateaus, with a gap element naming what changes between each pair.

ArchiMate Migration viewpoint: plateaus and gaps from baseline to target The ArchiMate 3.2 Migration viewpoint for London Grid Distribution. Three plateaus run left to right: a Baseline plateau with manual capacity reports, a Transition plateau with a parallel run and a live publication pilot, and a Target plateau with the full LTDS publication service in operation. Arrows labelled triggers join consecutive plateaus, and below each junction a gap element lists the changes, from retiring the spreadsheet workflow to standing up the publication pipeline. Derived from the ArchiMate 3.2 Specification by The Open Group. triggers triggers PLATEAU Baseline Manual capacity reports Spreadsheet handoffs PLATEAU Transition Parallel run in place Publication pilot live PLATEAU Target Full LTDS publication service in operation GAP Baseline to transition Retire spreadsheet workflow Stand up publication pipeline GAP Transition to target Automate assurance checks Retire the parallel run Reading this view A plateau is a relatively stable state; each gap names the change that moves the architecture to the next plateau. Derived from the ArchiMate 3.2 Specification, The Open Group

Plateaus are stable states you can run for a while; gaps are the work between them. Planning with this view forces every change to belong to a named step on the way to the target.

In transition planning, when change must be sequenced into stable intermediate states.

What you need and what you get

You'll need

  • The baseline and target architectures
  • The changes between consecutive states

You'll get

  • A plateau and gap roadmap
  • A named change list per transition

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Derived from

  • The Open GroupArchiMate 3.2 Specification, Migration ViewpointSource

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