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πŸ“Introduction
πŸ“Essential Overview
Getting Started (What is Essential?)
The Essential Information Eco System
πŸ“How to be Successful with Essential
Identify Stakeholders and Concerns
Prioritise Delivery
Identify/Define the Views that will support Delivery
Identify any Meta Model extensions required and the impacts
Identify the data required, data sources, and population method
Plan Training/Consultancy
Extend Launchpad and build integrations and views as required
Complete Portal and Repository set-up
Capture data
πŸ“„Embed EA data management process to ensure data is maintained
Measure Value
πŸ“How To Use Essential
Using Essential Overview
πŸ“„Logging In and The Homepage
πŸ“„Capturing and Maintaining Data
πŸ“„Everyone's Essential Editors
πŸ”Hints & Tips
πŸ“„Bulk Data Imports
πŸ“„Essential Import Utility - To Bulk Load Data
πŸ“„Essential Viewer
πŸ“„Set Up Support Tools
πŸ“„Extending the Essential Meta Model
πŸ“„System Administration
πŸ“„Repository Administration
πŸ“„Managing User Security
πŸ“„Essential Product Releases and Updates
πŸ“EA Tutorials
πŸŽ“Business Architecture
πŸŽ“Application Architecture
πŸŽ“Technology Architecture
πŸŽ“Information Architecture
πŸ“„EA Support/Utilities
🌐Essential Meta Model Diagrams
Essential Meta Model (Overview)
Business Layer
Application Layer
Information/Data Layer
Technology Layer
EA Support
Meta Model Constructs
Essential Modelling Patterns/Definitions
πŸ“How to Populate Essential Views
Roadmap Enablement and Scoping Frameworks
Enterprise Views
Business Views
Information Views
Application Views
Technology Views
πŸ“Open Source
Open Source Overview
πŸ› οΈOpen Source Multi-User
βš’οΈOpen Source Installation
Accessing Essential OS
Essential OS Buttons
❓FAQs
Modelling in Essential
Data Capture, Maintenance and Releases
Viewer
User Management and Security
Launchpad and Import Utility
Open Source Configuration
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How to be Successful with Essential

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Have an objective and a value outcome

  • To be successful with Essential its important to define a realistic set of objectives to ensure that value is achieved quickly and then built on once embedded.
  • The Essential Delivery Cycle outlines a set of steps that can be followed to ensure an objectives is achieved. It should be completed in an iterative fashion – each step is explained further and has supporting documentation and videos on the following pages
  • It is important that each objective, or value drop is delivered with the maintenance method in place and the value measured before moving onto the next iteration
  • Steps to ensure failure include:
    • Trying to do everything/too much at once
    • Capturing data just because you have it without a defined reason or a means of keeping it updated
    • Not setting up your viewer or portal with the views that are relevant to the user group

The Essential Delivery Cycle

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  1. ο»Ώο»ΏIdentify Stakeholders and Concerns
  2. ο»Ώο»ΏPrioritise Delivery
  3. ο»Ώο»ΏIdentify Stakeholders and Concernsο»Ώο»ΏIdentify/Define the Views that will support Delivery
  4. ο»Ώο»ΏIdentify any Meta Model extensions required and the impacts
  5. ο»Ώο»ΏIdentify the data required, data sources, and population method
  6. ο»Ώο»ΏPlan Training/Consultancy
  7. ο»Ώο»ΏExtend Launchpad and build integrations and views as required
  8. ο»Ώο»ΏComplete Portal and Repository set-up
  9. ο»Ώο»ΏCapture data
  10. ο»Ώο»ΏEmbed EA data management process to ensure data is maintained
  11. ο»Ώο»ΏMeasure Value

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Updated 13 Feb 2023
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