The Use of ArchiMate Language for Enterprise Architecture Modeling

The topic of this thesis is the introduction and use of the ArchiMate enterprise architecture modeling language. The main goal of the thesis is to describe the basic principles and elements of the ArchiMate language. Other objectives are creating of an overview of CASE tools which support ArchiMate and demonstration of the capabilities of the language in a practical example which deals with the modeling of enterprise architecture of a selected organization. The thesis is divided into four parts. Introductory part uses available sources to define basic concepts of the enterprise architecture. Second part introduces basic principles and elements of the ArchiMate language based on an official documentation. This part also includes a market research of CASE tools which support the ArchiMate language. The third part of the thesis describes an example of the ArchiMate language use for the modeling of enterprise architecture of a selected organization. The final part discusses pros and cons of ArchiMate and summarizes results of the entire thesis. The main contribution of this thesis is that it provides a manual for potential users of the ArchiMate modeling notation. Other benefits include creation of a list of available CASE tools supporting the language and a showcase of possible practical uses of the ArchiMate language