Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect Review

Ability to use a single shared repository and defined languages has helped my organization

What is our primary use case?

I've used it in six organisations over 10 years.

How has it helped my organization?

  • Ability to use a single shared repository and defined languages, using both ArchiMate as the modelling language and the business language based on the repository contents. 
  • It’s easy to deploy in a small workgroup.

What is most valuable?

  • Ability to either offline with replication, documentation, HTML reporting
  • The strength of the modelling and analysis tools. 

What needs improvement?

  • Documentation generation needs significant improvement.
  • More rigorous support of the ArchiMate rules would be a great improvement.

For how long have I used the solution?

More than five years.
**Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Some of the business processes are very easy to compare when you have the diagrams.
Sparx Systems Enterprise Architect supports multiple modeling languages like ArchiMate for database design, software lifecycle visualization, and team management.
I like that there is support for software patterns.
The most valuable features are the flexibility and adaptability of Sparx Enterprise Architect.
The most valuable feature is the integrated data model, so if I change the name of an item, all models using that object are automatically updated.
Ability to keep inventory of reusable blocks, and use in different diagrams with views of various templates.
The initial setup is easy.
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