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Additional context mappings will be added over time as further interoperability requirements emerge, including support for standards such as ArchiMate, TOGAF, and others used across industry and government.
API-enabled interoperability
Of the various adjacent metamodels reviewed, only BIAN (Banking Industry Architecture Network) and SAP’s Enterprise Architecture Framework currently provide structured and documented API interfaces suitable for direct integration. These APIs allow dynamic exchange of business architecture data, supporting real-time interoperability with Orthogramic.
Other adjacent schemas—such as those underpinning frameworks like FEAF, DMBOK, or DoDAF—may not yet expose APIs directly but often appear within third-party platforms that do. As Orthogramic evolves, support for interoperability with these schemas will be expanded by leveraging the APIs of intermediary platforms (e.g. data catalogues, enterprise architecture tools, integration layers). This staged approach will ensure that organisations using varied architectures can still benefit from seamless data integration and alignment.
Adjacent metamodels
1. BIAN (Banking Industry Architecture Network)
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Focus: Military systems architecture and interoperability
Key concepts: Capability, Performer, Activity, Resource Flow, Standards
Adjacency: Orthogramic’s Capabilities, Stakeholders, Initiatives, and Value Streams map well conceptually
Comparison: DoDAF is highly formal, based on mission assurance and traceability; Orthogramic is lighter, more flexible
Used by: Defence agencies, system-of-systems architects, NATO/coalition partners
Summary comparison table
Framework / Metamodel | Focus Area | Orthogramic Mapping Strength | Notes |
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BIAN | Banking services architecture | High | Service domains map to Orthogramic Services and Capabilities |
SAP EA Framework | Enterprise architecture for SAP | Medium–High | Mappable via Value Streams and Capabilities |
TOGAF | EA methodology and governance | High (method), Medium (metamodel) | Orthogramic can provide structural content for TOGAF ADM phases |
ArchiMate | EA modelling language | Medium–High | Orthogramic data can generate or map to ArchiMate views |
FIBO | Financial industry semantics | Medium | Complements Information and Policy domains |
APQC PCF | Process classification framework | Medium | Aligns with Value Streams and Capability Processes |
Zachman | EA classification schema | Medium | Orthogramic offers structured data where Zachman provides classification |
DMN | Business decision modelling | Medium | Maps to Policy and Process domains for business rule integration |
UAF | Systems-of-systems architecture | Medium | Partial mapping to Capabilities, Initiatives, Strategy |
FEAF | Federal EA framework (US gov) | High | Strong alignment with Capabilities, Performance, Information |
BMM (OMG) | Business motivation model | Very High | Orthogramic’s Strategic Response Model is a superset |
BIZBOK | Business architecture | High | Shared domains (Capabilities, Value Streams, etc.) |
DMBOK (DAMA) | Data governance and management | Medium | Extends Information and Policy domains for stewardship and lineage |
DoDAF DM2 | Defence systems architecture metamodel | Medium–High | Maps to Capabilities, Stakeholders, Initiatives; Orthogramic is more agile |