RT @le_sensdesmots: https://t.co/OIdZMv4mLW
http://twitter.com/jfdeclercq/status/1223361757474934784

Enterprise Architecture ? What about ?inspections? ? ? https://t.co/XnFY4spHGF https://t.co/7IFJ5iKpfo #entarch
http://twitter.com/jfdeclercq_biz/status/1221484664902365184

On Monday January 13th 2020, I attended an event organized by Cyberwayfinder. The event thema was about the different types of architecture required to take care of business strategy, data, technology, security and risk in order to design a Digital Enterprise in a structured way.

The inspection process

At some point one of the presenters talked about an important process for Enterprise/Business/IT/Application Architects : the inspection of the delivery.

This is a well-known problem in IT projects: the target architecture is very often not respected for many good and bad reasons.

This raises the question of “inspection”. When do we inspect the work in progress as Enterprise Architects ? Do we have a mandate for inspection ?

Continuous or punctual inspection ?

We could imagine two types of inspection: continuous or punctual. The continuous inspection requires much more time but is maybe the only way in the context of agile projects…

What to do with deviations ?

At the end of an inspection, deviations could be identified. What can we do with such deviations ?

1. We accept the deviation and re-integrate it in the “AS-BUILT” architecture
2. We can ask an immediate rework because the deviation is not acceptable (e.g. bad implementation of security constraints)
3. We don’t accept the deviation but we don’t force the immediate rework : we register a “technical debt”.

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20 years ago, when Agile wasn’t born yet, we could be agile before Agile. For example by developing software using the DSDM method.

On the “The QA Lead” website you can find a nice description of the Dynamic Software Development Method (DSDM):

What is DSDM ?

What is DSDM (Dynamic Systems Development Method)?

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I have my way, you have your way. https://t.co/Rs8h6rPQli
http://twitter.com/jfdeclercq/status/1220776374790737920

"Personne n'a tout" (Papa de Kylian Mbappé)
http://twitter.com/jfdeclercq/status/1220451343489478662

"La beauté n'existe pas, elle est là ou on la voit. Et lui (Jean-Paul Gauthier), nous la montre." #france2 #le20h
http://twitter.com/jfdeclercq/status/1220067693128232965

@XenitECM @ucll_ict Question is : what confidence level is acceptable to avoid annoying process inefficiencies and confidentiality breaches ?
http://twitter.com/jfdeclercq_biz/status/1219896108421406720

I want the same for #entarch https://t.co/wYNpmftU0j
http://twitter.com/jfdeclercq/status/1219176447383887873

"Drink your own champagne" is better than "Eat your own dog food"
http://twitter.com/jfdeclercq_biz/status/1217126383983394821

RT @ComplotsFaciles: Aux grands maux les grands remèdes https://t.co/6fMaS9eB0k
http://twitter.com/jfdeclercq/status/1216302457690771456

My 2 jArchi scripts (one new as I had forgotten to post it last year) #arcimate #archi ? https://t.co/XnFY4spHGF https://t.co/glgKYXIzzm
http://twitter.com/jfdeclercq_biz/status/1216032323776516096

Last year I wrote 2 jArchi scrips. Those scripts allow to add functionality to the Archimate toolkit. (The Archimate toolkit is a a tool which allow Business and IT Architects to model the Business/Enterprise/IT architectutes using the Archimate notation.)

The scripts are tagged #jarchi on Github. (See also github/jfdeclercq)

I always need to search for my own scripts so I post them here also.

Script to add a note to a diagram:

/*
 * New Archi Script
 */
console.log("AddNote Started !");
//var date = new Date();
//console.log(date.toString());
//var note = archimateView.createObject("note", 10, 200, -1, -1);
//note.setText("This is a note.\n\nHello World!");
//var note = visualObject.createObject("note", 10, 200, -1, -1);


// Get the first view in the current selection
var view = selection.filter("archimate-diagram-model").first();
// Get current date
var currentDate = new Date();
// Create a new note and set its text
var note = view.createObject("note", 10, 10, 300, -1);
note.text = view.name + "\n" + currentDate.toString() +"\n" + "Jean-Francois Declercq";
note.fillColor = "#e2e2be";
console.log("Note added to " + view.name);

Script to export a diagram as picture with the name of the view as proposed image name:

//Export View as image (PNG)  with date and diagram name in filename.

// Get the first view in the model
//var view = $("view").first();
var view = selection.filter("archimate-diagram-model").first();
// Get the Base64 bytes of the view in PNG format. Can use "PNG", "BMP", "JPG" or "GIF"
// Options are scale (1 - 4) and margin (pixel value)
var bytes = $.model.renderViewAsBase64(view, "JPG", {scale: 1, margin: 20});

var date = new Date();


// Ask for a file name
var fileName = window.promptSaveFile( { title: "Save View", filterExtensions: [ "*.jpg" ], fileName: ""+ date.toISOString().replace(":","").replace("T","-").slice(0,15)+ "-" + view.name + ".jpg" } );
if(fileName) {
    // Write to file
    $.fs.writeFile(fileName, bytes, "BASE64");
}

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How would you define your Minimum Viable Business ? Some answers here #businessarchitecture https://t.co/msDnGcPPNg
http://twitter.com/jfdeclercq_biz/status/1215906814946152449

Building a new business requires building many capabilities... do you have an idea of the number of capabilities your business has ? #entarch #businessarchitecture
http://twitter.com/jfdeclercq_biz/status/1214203216172343300

Great XMas gift from a great colleague. Thank you @bartdubois https://t.co/KUbydMYyCG
http://twitter.com/jfdeclercq_biz/status/1211649484129816576

What is robotic process automation (RPA) ? - Definition of the day (whatis dot com ) https://t.co/nAUQHzoTGc
http://twitter.com/jfdeclercq_biz/status/1210819473772437505

8 common business design and architecture models | CIO https://t.co/3Zrmlie9EL
http://twitter.com/jfdeclercq_biz/status/1208462029360635904

RT @Obeo_Fr: Suivez pas-à-pas @fmadiot dans la modélisation de l'organisation d'une entreprise, et en l'occurrence de sa couche métier. Simple, rapide et efficace avec #ObeoSmartEA 5.0. #EntArch #ArchiMate #Cartographie https://t.co/dXuLZ5UxkS https://t.co/pPL46YCcDE
http://twitter.com/jfdeclercq_biz/status/1207412157282955266

@ArchiToolkit If they could all donate... Become Patreons !
http://twitter.com/jfdeclercq_biz/status/1204464109917540353

@janvdp Buy a new macbook pro...
http://twitter.com/jfdeclercq/status/1203444813053517825

RT @ChrisLefevre: C?est excellent ! https://t.co/yEkWpHz6D6
http://twitter.com/jfdeclercq/status/1200381146183471104

Le risque de pauvreté touche désormais un Belge sur six | L'Echo https://t.co/sDsr0g0jWE
http://twitter.com/jfdeclercq/status/1200379271241449472

Can you have a tactical solution for a strategic goal ?
http://twitter.com/jfdeclercq_biz/status/1199746683485196291

@mayama38 Parcequ' il fallait marquer le coup. Et mettre les points sur les i.
http://twitter.com/jfdeclercq/status/1197604322701455361