What is a blueprint? A blueprint is a detailed technical design or building plan. Other than a landscape, that is high-level for communication purposes, a blueprint contains detailed information for engineering purposes. A blueprint is not meant to be a communicative visualization. It may of course act as one.
Creating the Blueprint for you in close Collaboration
We have created a service for you, that if you want, we can create a blueprint for you, and you and your team members can give feedback anytime, anywhere via the Viewer on your iPad and Smartphone.
The Dragon1 Platform and its specialized tools enable close collaborations between us, like the Architecture Repository, Visual Designer, and Data Dashboard.
How does it work?
Suppose you and your colleagues want to create one (or all) of the enterprise blueprints, governance blueprints, business blueprints, service blueprints or IT blueprints:
- We will first create a project or campaign together with a deadline and plan the activities or schedule the tasks to execute on the Dragon1 Platform.
- You will then collect the necessary and available data, for instance, in an Excel sheet.
- Next, we will upload the data automatically and enrich the data manually.
- Then we will build a visual blueprint using the data and you will comment on the blueprint visualization.
- We will iterate this cycle four or five times in two or three weeks.
We will be using all the important features to perform the task:
In the Architecture Repository we will upload and import the data. And we will show you how to do it yourself. At any time you can take over this work if you like or want.
In the Visual Designer we will build a model using the data, build a view and visualization on top of the model. And as with the Architecture Repository, we will show you how we do that. Also, the Dragon1 Help and Learn System explains thoroughly how you can make use of the enterprise architecture software. As we provide you with literally everything you need to eventually be able to do it yourself.
In the Viewer you will watch the published intermediate versions of the blueprint and be able to comment it. Also, there are many features to handle the blueprint: filter data, select data, view the changes made and message directly to people part of the workflow for the product.
Often a blueprint is part of a bigger plan. If you prefer you can create in time all the architecture deliverables on the Dragon1 Platform, working with a single source of truth, thus increasing the quality of data you use.
Business Model Service Blueprinting
Derived from the blueprinting service we offer a business model service blueprinting. Many small business entrepreneurs that want to consider using the Dragon1 software, want to use it for business modeling. But it can take a lot of time if you have to start this journey on your own. If you call us and explain to us what your business model looks like and what you want to use the diagram for, we can save you a lot of time.
The Big Five Blueprints
Dragon1 is not only an EAM platform. It is also a method for Enterprise Architecture. And part of that we have defined five generic blueprints, we call the Big Five:
- #1, Enterprise Blueprint
- #2, Governance Blueprint
- #3, Business Blueprint (A Service Blueprint)
- #4, Information Blueprint
- #5, Technology Blueprint
Dragon1 BUSINESS and Dragon1 ENTERPRISE users have access to the templates. These templates speed up the work of creating a complete enterprise architecture significantly.
More Information about the Blueprinting Service
Are you interested in our blueprinting service, please call us at +31 317 411 341 or email sales@dragon1.com. You can also purchase the IT Infrastructure blueprint, layered Blueprint or Capability Roadmap in the Dragon1 Store.
We will contact you asap to discuss what detailed approach best fits your needs and situation.
Blueprinting
This is a screenshot of a Data-Driven Decision Making Blueprint.
Blueprint I
This is a screenshot of a Service Blueprint Architecture Governance (Big Five, #2).
Blueprint II
This is a screenshot of a Technology Blueprint.