Chapter 2 What's New in PowerDesigner 15.0

Enterprise Architecture Model (new module)

Enterprise architecture modeling helps you to analyze and document the architecture of your organization. Such an analysis can be required for the following reasons:

For documentation - as a part of good corporate governance
For compliance– where you are required to document your system's compliance with standards or regulations
For change management- in the following kinds of situations:
- Rationalization – where cost savings and efficiencies are sought
- A change in technology – where your system will be upgraded
- An acquisition or merger – where two disparate systems must be made to work together