Phase C - Application Architecture

The Software Engineering diagram breaks applications into packages, modules, services, and operations from a development perspective. It enables more detailed impact analysis when planning migration stages, and analyzing opportunities and solutions. It is ideal for application development teams and application management teams when managing complex development environments.

The purpose of the Role/Application matrix is to depict the relationship between applications and the business roles that use them within the enterprise. People in an organization interact with applications.

The Enterprise Manageability diagram shows how one or more applications interact with application and technology components that support the operational management of a solution. This diagram is really a filter on the Application Communication diagram, specifically for enterprise management class software. Analysis can reveal duplication and gaps, and opportunities in the IT service management operation of an organization.