Information Architect at a government with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
Oct 25, 2023
Archimate is a modelling language/notation for doing architecture. Cameo Systems Modeler is a software product that I believe only does SysML and UML models.
Lets take the product out of the conversation
If you are working on systems *engineering* problems (how) you should likely we working using SysML
If you are working on more strategic questions like how your system fits into a larger landscape, portfolio, of business, then you should likely start with ArchiMate and then move on to SysML
given that you are even asking this question, I would ignore ArchiMate for now, and start with SysML Both have a high learning curve and no doubt your management is expecting results
If you're in the tool market, I would consider something that supports more modelling standards than just the one you are currently looking at. UML and SysML are not "architecture" tools and there are products out there that support a much broader range of modelling standards
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Archimate is a modelling language/notation for doing architecture. Cameo Systems Modeler is a software product that I believe only does SysML and UML models.
Lets take the product out of the conversation
If you are working on systems *engineering* problems (how) you should likely we working using SysML
If you are working on more strategic questions like how your system fits into a larger landscape, portfolio, of business, then you should likely start with ArchiMate and then move on to SysML
given that you are even asking this question, I would ignore ArchiMate for now, and start with SysML Both have a high learning curve and no doubt your management is expecting results
If you're in the tool market, I would consider something that supports more modelling standards than just the one you are currently looking at. UML and SysML are not "architecture" tools and there are products out there that support a much broader range of modelling standards