Enterprise Architecture with PowerDesigner

PowerDesigner automatically and intuitively captures the intersections between all architectural layers and perspectives of your enterprise.

Overview

Features & Benefits

Enterprise Architecture with PowerDesigner

PowerDesigner’s approach to EA is to address the decision making needs of each distinct business area of an organization, providing them with the information they need, in the “language” they need it.

PowerDesigner automatically and intuitively captures the intersections between all architectural layers and perspectives of your enterprise, allowing users from all groups to clearly visualize and effectively implement fast, reliable and predictable change.

PowerDesigner is the only modeling tool that supports enterprise architecture from business goals through implementation using unique Link & Sync technology. PowerDesigner allows users to remove information silos, increase alignment and improve business agility to respond to changes in economics, technology, competition and regulations.

PowerDesigner also supports the following architectural environments:

PowerDesigner for Enterprise Architecture allows you to:

Feature Matrix: Match Requirements with PowerDesigner Module

Fully integrated models	PowerDesigner models are fully integrated and integrate metadata across all model types with Link & Sync.
Manage the impact of change	With the Impact Analysis diagram, key constituents have a visual representation of where changes will occur. This allows you to make decisions intelligently.
Enterprise Repository is a fully integrated, design-time repository, hosted by your choice of relational database	Highly scaleable and remote-user friendly, Enterprise Repository offers capabilities such as role-based security on models and sub-models, version control and configuration management, merge, delta reports between models and versions, and comprehensive, full-repository search capabilities.
Document the entire Enterprise	Identify where systems, applications, warehouses and databases are linked and intersect, providing the business and IT with a comprehensive “view” allowing them to work together more cohesively to reach common goals.
Provide access to metadata regardless of license ownership	PowerDesigner’s Portal ensures all users have full thin client access to all authorized metadata including graphics and full element definitions and descriptions for metadata sharing to broaden stakeholder communication and involvement.
Engage all stakeholders in building a better enterprise	PowerDesigner’s Portal Composer allows users the ability to make edits to certain information directly through the web interface. This allows for greater participation among a broader community fostering a more collaborative atmosphere.

Resources

Framework Support

Frameworks are used to organize the structure and views of an Enterprise Architecture. PowerDesigner's set of features helps you document your EA, as well as link the relevant parts together.

PowerDesigner supports the following Enterprise Architecture Frameworks:

Zachman: View this recorded web demo on how PowerDesigner Enables the Zachman Framework
TOGAF: The Open Group Architecture Framework is an industry standard that is widely used for implementing enterprise architectures. View this datasheet to understand how PowerDesigner assists with the implementation of TOGAF. Download this document and ZIP file to install the TOGAF Framework for PowerDesigner V16.x.
DoDAF: The Department of Defense has established its own version of a Framework. View this white paper to understand how PowerDesigner supports DoDAF
"In House" Frameworks: Many organizations do not follow a particular Framework, but instead create their own. This data sheet describes how PowerDesigner is uniquely adaptable to support whatever components of a Framework that you create.