Geometric Shapes for Enterprise Architects
posted by Anna Mar, July 20, 2011What are Enterprise Architects passionate about? Technology? Business? Communication? How about geometric shapes?
There are certain shapes that seem to have the power to communicate architectural concepts — these shapes gain popularity with EAs everywhere.
10. Quadrants
Great for separating the good, bad and the ugly (and the boring). Gartner's magic quadrant is the prime example.9. Pyramids
Illustrate hierarchies. Often used for maturity models — climbing the pyramid of maturity.8. Torus (Donut shape)
Good for cyclical processes (think TOGAF ADM).7. Clouds
What better way to hide details than in a cloud?6. Arrows
Which way does your architecture flow?5. Cylinders
Cylinders have long been the universally accepted shape for a database.4. Circles
Circles have little architectural meaning but people use them nonetheless.3. Grids
Good for voluminous data.2. Boxes
It's amazing what an Enterprise Architect can hide in a box.1. Lines
Give an EA lines and boxes and they will show you the world of technology and business.Recently on Simplicable
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