Introduction to Sparxsystems Enterprise Architect: Documenting Enterprise Architecture in the Most Affordable Enterprise Architecture Suite

SparxSystems Enterprise Architect (EA) is a logical choice for many companies and organizations: it combines a broad feature set with an affordable price. However, the robust range of features makes starting to use this fantastic tool a bit intimidating.

Enter Michael, a fictional consultant and experienced enterprise architect featured throughout the book to show you how to populate a model with elements and connectors, and how to create diagrams that speak to the audience: management, project managers, internal audit, business stakeholders and IT representatives. As the book progresses Michael's duties continue with more advanced topics including the use of workflow tools such as Kanban boards. You'll even see how to present directly from Enterprise Architect so that latest information can be shown straight from the source!

The last days of Michael's mission are devoted to fine-tuning the enterprise architecture model with the help of tagged values. And to leave the model in the hands of the customer by creating a custom toolbox.

What You'll Learn

• Setup EA and populate a model with elements, connectors and diagrams
• Review the Big Five of enterprise architect: Model, Packages, Diagrams, Elements, Connectors
• Implement evidence-based best practice strategies aligned with overall goals
  

Who This Book Is For
Non-technical users who use EA mainly to document entire landscapes.

SparxSystems Enterprise Architect (EA) 是許多公司和組織的理想選擇：它結合了廣泛的功能集和實惠的價格。然而，強大的功能範圍使得開始使用這個出色的工具有點令人生畏。

故事中的虛構顧問Michael將引導您如何將模型填充元素和連接器，以及如何創建能夠與受眾溝通的圖表：管理層、專案經理、內部審計、業務利益相關者和IT代表。隨著書籍的進展，Michael的任務將繼續進行更高級的主題，包括使用Kanban板等工作流工具。您甚至可以看到如何直接從Enterprise Architect進行演示，以便最新的信息可以直接從來源展示！

Michael任務的最後幾天將用於通過標記值的幫助對企業架構模型進行微調。並通過創建自定義工具箱將模型交給客戶。

您將學到什麼：
- 設置EA並填充模型的元素、連接器和圖表
- 檢查企業架構的五大要素：模型、封裝、圖表、元素、連接器
- 實施與整體目標一致的基於證據的最佳實踐策略

適合閱讀對象：
主要使用EA來記錄整個架構的非技術用戶。

Peter Doomen has been working as an architect, analyst, consultant, and teacher. He has been using Enterprise Architect since version 4. He has written two other books about the same subject. In daily life, he is fond of champagne and likes to teach about that subject as well.

Peter Doomen一直以來都擔任架構師、分析師、顧問和教師的角色。他從第4版開始使用Enterprise Architect。他還撰寫了另外兩本關於相同主題的書籍。在日常生活中，他喜歡香檳並且也喜歡教授有關這個主題的知識。