ArchiMate 3 Foundation study plan

Define each core ArchiMate concept (element, relationship, aspect, layer) in your own words and record the definitions in a personal glossary

Distinguish the three aspect categories (active structure, behavior, passive structure) and sort a list of 20 element names into them without notes

Explain the difference between a model, a view, and a viewpoint, and give one original example of each

Sketch the generic core metamodel pattern (two active structures joined by a behavior) from memory and label every relationship

Draw the full ArchiMate framework grid (layers x aspects) from memory and place at least 30 elements in their correct cells

Map every element in the Business and Application layers to its layer and aspect

Trace the derivation rules that connect the Technology layer to the Application layer and the Application layer to the Business layer

Identify which relationships (serving, realization, assignment, composition) are permitted between which aspect pairs

Classify all relationship types into structural, dependency, and dynamic groups and state the direction and meaning of each

Apply specialization, aggregation, composition, and realization correctly in five short worked examples

Distinguish the motivation elements (driver, goal, requirement, constraint, principle) and link them to core elements with the correct relationship

Explain the strategy and implementation-and-migration elements and where they sit in the framework

Select the appropriate viewpoint for five described stakeholder concerns and justify each choice

Build a business-layer model of a familiar organization using at least 12 elements and 10 relationships

Build an application-layer model that serves the business model from the previous goal

Check both models for relationship-rule violations and correct every error found

Model a technology-layer view that realizes the application model from week 4, including at least one node and one artifact

Produce a motivation view (driver to goal to requirement) that traces to a core element in your model

Produce an implementation-and-migration view showing at least two plateaus and the gaps between them

Cross-check all views for consistency so that every element referenced in one view exists in the underlying model

Describe how ArchiMate models integrate with a modeling tool and with a repository-based workflow

Explain at least three practical uses of ArchiMate models (impact analysis, gap analysis, portfolio decisions) with an example each

State the limits of ArchiMate relative to other frameworks and notations and when to combine them

Write a short stakeholder-facing narrative that interprets one of your views for a non-technical audience

Re-derive the full framework grid and all relationship types from memory under timed conditions

Complete a 40-question mixed practice set across Domains 1-3 and log every missed item by domain

Re-study only the weakest two sub-areas identified in the error log

Redraw one previously built view from scratch without consulting notes

Complete two full-length timed mock exams and record scores per domain

Review every missed question and restate the underlying rule correctly in your own words

Recite the framework grid, relationship groups, and viewpoint-to-concern mapping from memory

Finalize a one-page personal cheat sheet limited to items you repeatedly missed