BACM 1.1 Is Formal. Now Ask What Your Architecture Tool Can Exchange

OMG has formalized BACM 1.1 and adopted BACM 1.2 beta. Learn what its conformance levels, XMI exchange, touchpoints and open issues mean for business architecture practice and tool evaluation.

In this analysis

• What became formal
• Conformance is not a yes-or-no badge
• The exchange test is the real buyer test
• Touchpoints make BACM part of an EA graph
• BACM 1.2 beta is a change forecast, not the baseline
• Six questions for a tool demonstration
• What the evidence does not establish
• The bottom line

Evaluate business architecture tools

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OMG BACM 1.1: What the Business Architecture Standard Changes — Vantograph