Step-by-Step Guide to Designing Enterprise Architecture Using the Dragon1 Open EA Method
This article provides a comprehensive, step-by-step tutorial for creating effective, visual, and interactive enterprise architecture products following the Dragon1 Open EA methodology, covering conceptual design, preliminary design, and archiving phases with detailed instructions for each deliverable.
Enterprise architecture is a complete science and profession, yet the field remains young and new to most people. Below is a step-by-step tutorial list for creating effective, visual, and interactive architecture products.
Enterprise Architecture
If you are curious about how to create certain enterprise architecture products or execute specific architecture processes, the resources on this site will guide you through the steps of Visual Enterprise Architecture that comply with the Dragon1 Open EA method.
Your Step-by-Step Tutorials
Each page presents a series of steps to design highly useful architecture products that follow the ideal/normal order of the Dragon1 Open EA method.
We provide the following step-by-step tutorials:
A) Enterprise Architecture – Conceptual Design
The following products belong to the first stage of architecture design applications:
How to create stakeholder needs and requirement analysis diagrams (stakeholder enterprise vision).
How to create enterprise structure element and function diagrams (enterprise structure vision).
How to create enterprise architecture function, concept, and principle diagrams (enterprise architecture vision).
How to create ArchiMate business function diagrams.
How to sketch design drafts for comprehensive enterprise concepts.
B) Enterprise Architecture – Preliminary Design
The following products belong to the second stage of architecture design applications:
How to create a detailed principle diagram of a concept.
How to create meta‑models, user models, and instance models.
How to create horizontal process diagrams (with business functions).
How to create application landscape diagrams (static and dynamic), including domains, information systems, suites, modules, components, objects, interfaces, connections, software, and services.
How to create technical (service) roadmaps.
How to create AS‑IS enterprise architecture blueprints.
How to set up AS‑IS architecture principle documentation/database.
C) Enterprise Architecture Archive
The following products are part of the enterprise architecture archive:
How to set up EA baselines.
How to create AS‑IS enterprise architecture framework diagrams.
How to set up a glossary for terminology documentation/database.
How to create AS‑IS enterprise architecture documents.
How to create AS‑IS governance architecture documents.
How to create AS‑IS business architecture documents.
How to create AS‑IS information architecture documents.
How to create AS‑IS technical architecture documents.
How to create AS‑IS security architecture documents.
By following these tutorials, you will cover processes, products, inventories, document templates, and other practical content within the Dragon1 Open EA method.
Further Reading
The purpose of the step-by-step tutorials is to spark interest in designing architecture products, after which you can choose to follow a training course or create a free Dragon1 account.
If you are interested in architecture design, you may also want to read:
Terms > Architecture Framework Definition
Software > Enterprise Architecture Tool
Software > ArchiMate Tool
Software > BPM Tool
Examples > Application Landscape Diagram
Examples > Process Landscape Diagram
Examples > IT Landscape Diagram
Examples > IT Infrastructure Enterprise Blueprint
Getting Started
If you want to create your own architecture diagrams, you can use Dragon1 PRO, a commercial product, or free tools such as Archi or Draw.io.
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