it_user245121

Solutions and Integration Architect at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
Has 10+ Years Of Experience

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Over 8 years ago

Answered a question: Tools to Develop and Manage IT Infrastructure Road-maps

Hi Mate The only tool I know that can do this for you properly is Sparx EA. It does not mean that there is no other tool, just that it it the only one I am aware of. I have doen modelling like this in Sparx EA, but it did take a bit of thinking to get the modelling…

Over 8 years ago

Answered a question: Sparx system comparing with ARIS and IBM blueworks.

In some cases the Architecture practice was non-existent and had to be set up. So no architecture was defined or understood. In other environments, the architecture was well developed and understood with big architecture teams, but the Sparx EA tool was not previously…

Over 8 years ago

Answered a question: Sparx system comparing with ARIS and IBM blueworks.

ARIS is prohibitively expensive and not as user friendly as Sparx EA. I think it also does not have the extensive feature set that Sparx EA has. It also has quite a steep learning curve as opposed to Sparx EA. I think SParx EA is also more flexible that ARIS. ARIS is also…

About 10 years ago

Contributed a review of Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect: For software architecture the UML components are a great help. It also helps when creating code from the diagrams.

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About 10 years ago

Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect

For software architecture the UML components are a great help. It also helps when creating code from the diagrams.

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Over 8 years ago

Enterprise Architecture Management

Tools to Develop and Manage IT Infrastructure Road-maps

Over 8 years ago

Enterprise Architecture Management

Sparx system comparing with ARIS and IBM blueworks.

Over 8 years ago

Enterprise Architecture Management

Sparx system comparing with ARIS and IBM blueworks.

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Goals
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- Application Domain Architecture
- Enterprise Architecture

Areas of expertise
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System Analysis & Design
Writing of functional / technical specs
Business analysis & business process design
Integration analysis & design
Project Management
Development and design of test scenarios
Vendor Coordination and relationships management
Data Analysis & Database design
Change management practices
Version and Release Management
Functional Support
Full SDLC exposure
Business Continuity Process Analysis & Design
System Architecture Development
Solution Architecture

Specialties: Specialities reside in the Smart Metering and Utilities Industry, Short and Long Term Insurance industries, Telecomunications, Rail Transport industry and Fleet Management industry. .

Education

University of the Witwatersrand