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The Dragon1 Platform

Bridging Strategy
to Execution.

Dragon1 is the platform that connects markets & clients, products, strategy, capabilities, business processes, data, applications, and IT infrastructure to provide a single source of truth for decision-making.

Core Identity

The Platform for Designing Architecture & Guiding Transformation

The Boardroom Data Engine: A Line of Sight

Dragon1 functions as an Enterprise Control Room, ensuring every stakeholder has the specific insights they need to steer change.

CXO: TOTAL CONTROL

Strategic Steering

Leadership gets 'In Control' with automated KPI dashboards linked to operational reality. Use Time-Lapse Landscapes to see root causes of strategic risks.

AI as-is and to-be analyses →
CISO: RISK & COMPLIANCE

Security by Design

Map security controls against processes to visualize the 'Blast Radius' of breaches. Manage NIS2 and ISO 27001 with visual proof of coverage.

Security Management Data Blueprints →
ARCHITECT: WORKBENCH

Design Productivity

The high-productivity engine for cross-domain modeling. ArchiMate 3.0, BPMN, and TOGAF without manual drawing via automated data enrichment.

Architecture Center →

DPO / Privacy

ROPA & DPIA via navigable Data Flow maps of residency and sensitivity.

Program Manager

Project Start Architectures (PSA) and 'To-Be' transition state tracking.

IT Manager

Application Portfolio Management (APM) and lifecycle tracking (TIME model).

The Dragon1 Integrated Ecosystem - A suite of tools & applications

Dragon1 is uniquely designed to help Maturity Level 1 organizations move from 'chaotic' spreadsheets to a structured, professional EA practice.

Tier 1: Foundational Platform Applications

The primary user interface for selecting, creating, and consuming architecture.

The Workplace

The central hub for productivity. Select from standardized architecture templates and populate them instantly with your enterprise data.

Templates Auto-Populate

The Viewer

Interact with your landscapes. Features a powerful Design Mode for manual adjustments and direct JSON/Excel upload capabilities.
Design Mode JSON Import

Data Manager

A modern, high-speed interface for managing the Repository. Easily browse, edit, and audit every entity in your Digital Twin.
Repository Access Direct Edit

Tier 2: Specialized Engines

Professional automation tools focusing on data ingestion and analytics generation.

IT Assets Inventory Analytics

Advanced reporting on your hardware and software assets. Automatically generate lifecycle heatmaps and redundancy analysis dashboards.

Asset IQ Drill-Down

Data Engine

The heavy-lifting automation core. Cleanses, enriches, and transforms raw technical data into structured architectural models instantly.
Auto-Enrich ETL Flow

Dragon1 Excel

The "Zero-Friction" entry point. A specialized spreadsheet interface that maps directly to the repository for bulk creation of layered blueprints.
Direct Map Bulk Sync

Tier 3: Advanced Platform Applications

Decision-support modules accessible through the centralized Digital Workplace.

Dashboard KPI_HUB

Strategic reporting module for leadership. Real-time KPI linking and heatmaps to visualize high-risk transformation areas.

Project Manager EXECUTION

Track 'To-Be' state progress and Project Start Architectures. Ensure every project aligns strictly with the Enterprise Blueprint.

Visual Designer MODELING

The professional workbench for ArchiMate and BPMN. Create complex diagrams with smart shapes that update from live repository data.

Business Analyzer REPORTING

Advanced reporting engine. Select any node and instantly analyze impact, traceability, and cross-domain dependencies.

Tier 4: AI Tools

Agentic environments focusing on automated generation from natural language and unstructured data.

AI BPMN PROCESS

Convert process descriptions and interview notes into professional, standard-compliant BPMN 2.0 flowcharts instantly.

AI ArchiMate LANDSCAPES

Intelligent Agent that extracts capabilities, applications, and infrastructure nodes from text to build cross-domain blueprints.

AI UML SOFTWARE

Generates detailed class, sequence, and component diagrams from technical requirements and software documentation.

AI Tools GEN_AI

The experimentation hub for custom AI agents. Train models on your specific Enterprise Meta-Model for bespoke automation.

Inside Dragon1

The "CMDB of Architecture" supporting 400+ default entity classes and graph-based intelligence.

A secure, multi-tenant database for version-controlled enterprise intelligence. Not just a file store, but a high-performance engine designed for strict meta-model governance.

Strict Modeling Full Audit Trail Multi-Tenant
Data Consistency Engine

Ensures every relationship is valid across all domains. Change a server name once, and every process, application, and dashboard updates automatically.

Time-Lapse & Scenario Viewer

The stakeholder portal for interactive 'What-If' simulations and transformation roadmapping.

Time-Lapse Interface

Unique slider-based interface to view the architecture at any date. Compare the 'As-Is' of 2026 with the 2030 visions instantly. See how your landscape evolves over the next decade.

Scenario Simulation

Perform 'What-If' simulations before implementing changes. Visualize the impact of retiring an application or shifting a capability across the entire organizational stack.

The Dragon1 Vision

"Every Project needs an Architecture Atlas."

Mark Paauwe

Founder of Dragon1

Dragon1 Architecture Visualizations

Building the digital twin library.

Visual proof of your organization's architecture, generated from data.

Navigation Hub

Enterprise Architecture Atlases

A multi-layered model map of the entire organization. Navigate from global strategy down into specific local implementations. The Atlas provides the geographic and logical context for every architectural change.

  • Multi-level drill down capabilities
  • Geographic mapping of data centers & offices
  • Real-time status indicators per region
Enterprise Architecture Atlas →
GLOBAL_CORE
Status: Active
Mainframe Migration
Risk: High
Legacy Data Leak
2020 (Historical) 2024 (Now) 2030 (Target)
LAYER: ALL
Strategic Alignment

EA Blueprint

Connect high-level strategy to execution. This blueprint visualizes how capabilities, processes, and applications support specific business goals.

  • ArchiMate 3.2 Standard Compliance
  • Automated dependency calculation
  • Strategy-to-Technical traceability
STRATEGY: DIGITAL_TRANSFORMATION APP_PORTFOLIO_SYNC
EA Blueprint →
Business Architecture

Capability Map

The "What" of your organization. Heatmapped views identify which business capabilities are strategic, which are lagging, and where IT investment is most needed.

94%
Coverage
12%
Gaps Identified
SALES
HR
FINANCE
CUSTOMER_RELIABILITY
LEGACY_DEBT
ENTERPRISE_CORE
Capability Map →
Application Portfolio

Application Landscape

A panoramic view of your entire software ecosystem. Grouped by business function, technology stack, or lifecycle status (TIME model: Tolerate, Invest, Migrate, Eliminate).

Active
Migrate
Legacy
RETIREMENT_ZONE
Application Landscape →
Infrastructure Layer

IT Landscape

From cloud instances to on-premise hardware. Visualize the nodes, networks, and storage that keep the digital engine running. Perfect for impact analysis during maintenance or migration.

CLOUD_HUB NODE_A NODE_B NODE_C
IT Landscape →
Cybersecurity & Trust

Cybersecurity Blueprint

Visualize your defense layers. Map controls against assets and processes to identify vulnerabilities. Ensure NIS2 compliance with a visual audit trail of security coverage.

THREAT DETECTED

Blast Radius: High Impact detected on Customer Data flow. Remediation required in Node_B.

SECURE_CORE
Security Blueprint
Steering & Governance

GET IN CONTROL

Move from a 'black box' IT state to a Control Room environment. Dragon1 creates a direct line of sight from board-level goals down to a specific server.

The 'Glass Plane'

Enrich ServiceNow, Jira, and Snow Software data into strategic landscapes.

Live KPI Metrics

Icons change color (R/A/G) based on live uptime, cost, or risk thresholds.

Strategic Control Room
System: Nominal
Transformation Progress To-Be 2026
CLOUD_READINESS
82%
COST_REDUCTION
-$1.2M
Agentic AI Gap Analysis

Identified 3 capability gaps in 'As-Is' vs 'To-Be' cloud migration. Drafting strategic roadmap...

The 3-Month Implementation

From chaotic data to professional architecture in record time.

01

Month 1: Foundation

Setup Repository and use Data Engine to ingest Excel/ServiceNow data. The Digital Twin is established.

02

Month 2: Generation

Automatically generate the "Top 100" diagrams. Run the Architecture Checker to ensure compliance.

03

Month 3: Control

Launch CXO Dashboards. Use Time-Lapse and Heatmaps to steer transformation with total confidence.

The Repository Core

1,000+ Templates & Examples.

Why start from scratch? Access industry standards for Finance, Healthcare, and Government. Integrated ArchiMate blueprints, TOGAF templates, and thousands of smart icons ready for instant population.

Visit the Library Browse How To's Integration API Docs

Native Support for
Global Standards.

Dragon1 is methodology-agnostic but standards-compliant. We provide out-of-the-box templates and smart shapes for the world's most robust frameworks.

ArchiMate
ArchiMate 3.2 Certified

Native support for all layers (Business, Application, Technology) and Motivation elements.

BPMN 2.0
BPMN Process Modeling

Professional process flows, swimlanes, and automated BPMN-to-IT mapping.

UML
UML Software Architect & ERD

Class, sequence, and component diagrams for technical system design.

TOGAF
TOGAF ADM Framework

Integrated support for the Architectural Development Method (ADM) lifecycle.

The Dragon1 Open EA Method & Framework

Unlike 'drawing tools', the Dragon1 Open Method focuses on 'Architecture as a Strategic Bridge'. It emphasizes the relationship between the Architecture Principle (the Working Mechanism) and the Model (the Implementation).

01
Concept Modeling
02
Principle Mapping
03
Stakeholder Views
04
Rule/Guideline Enforcement
Resources →
Bi-Directional Ecosystem

The Strategic 'Glass Plane'

Dragon1 doesn't replace your technical stack—it sits on top of it, turning raw assets into strategic intelligence.

ServiceNow / BMC

Turn CMDB asset lists and CIs into clickable strategic landscapes. Map IT incidents to business processes.

Jira / Azure DevOps

Connect agile backlogs to the EA Roadmap. Ensure epic-level developments align with 'To-Be' designs.

Snow / Flexera

Map software licenses to business capabilities to identify over-licensing and cost-reduction opportunities.

AppDynamics

Link real-time application performance and uptime to justify ROI-based retirement or migration.

Now in Beta: AI Labs

Agentic AI
GenAI Architects.

Stop drawing. Start describing. Our AI agents automatically generate standard-compliant models from unstructured text, interviews, and strategy documents.

AI ArchiMate Models

Generates 3-layer diagrams from meeting notes or strategy whitepapers.

Automated Gap Analysis

AI-driven comparison of As-Is vs To-Be states, identifying every discrepancy.

ai-architect-v2.5 --prompt-input
PROMPT > Generate a BPMN process for our 'Order to Cash' cycle, including CRM and ERP touchpoints.
ANALYZING PROCESS FLOW...
IDENTIFYING ENTITIES: [Customer, Sales_Team, Billing_System, ERP_Gateway]
SUCCESS: BPMN 2.0 Diagram generated in Repository [ID: 9821-X]
"AI insight: ERP Gateway presents a potential bottleneck during peak transaction periods (99.2% load predicted)."

Technical Architecture & Security

Built on modern, open standards for the most demanding enterprise environments.

Modern Stack

Built using HTML5, SVG, and JSON for high-performance, web-based visualization. No plugins required.

REST API JSON SVG

Secure Deployment

Choose between our highly secure SaaS environment or a full On-Premise installation for sensitive sectors.

SaaS On-Premise SSO/SAML

Compliance

Enterprise-grade security controls. ISO 27001 compliant with full encryption at rest and in transit.

ISO 27001 GDPR NIS2

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