The eaTeamWorks product philosophy

1 - Modeling, not scripting

Our aim is to make it easy for every EA modeler to do what they do best – analyze and understand business problems and solutions, and model them.

EA provides lots of ways to do modeling, but if you need something very specific that isn’t provided as standard then EA lets you program any extra bits you need. Yes, some modelers may have experience of scripting, or knowledge of the database structure to write SQL queries. But not everyone does.

So the first eaTeamWorks principle is to make it easy for every modeler to do the tasks they need without having to write programs. We remove the barriers, so everyone can use EA to do exactly the modeling they want.

2 - Any Modeling Language, any Modeling Style

The second design principle is to make sure that whatever modeling language you are using, and whatever style of modeling you prefer, eaTeamWorks will help you.

You don’t need to change the way you model in order to get the maximum benefit from the eaTeamWorks toolset. We help you get the outcomes that you want from your favourite modeling structure, style and language(s).

Giving you maximum benefit with minimum additional work required.

3 - Minimum Infrastructure - Single add-in

The third principle is to deliver the benefits of eaTeamWorks to your team quickly and easily, so you can accelerate your EA modeling productivity.

So our single installer is designed to avoid the problems of

• slow and difficult IT infrastructure approvals, and
• painful processes for scheduling installation of individual pieces of new software into the standard package or desktop.

One installer includes all 5 products – each of which is unlocked with it’s own key. So the IT support overhead is kept to a minimum.

4 - Meet Stakeholders where they are

Fourthly, we know that your stakeholders are busy. They have their own priorities. So to get the best quality engagement and input from them, you need to provide what they need, at the time and in the way that they need it.

eaTeamWorks delivers model outputs in familiar formats using familiar software, so that your stakeholders can expend the minimum of effort to get the maximum benefit.

And at the same time, most importantly, you retain control of the model contents, but with minimum effort.

5 - Recognize the EA Context

Fifthly, we know that Sparx Enterprise Architect (and Prolaborate) are not the only tools used in your organization. They are just a part of the IT landscape. Yes, an important part, but they must integrate with many other systems, software and processes.

eaTeamWorks is designed to help make your business run better – giving you confidence that the quality of your models makes knowledge transfer simple and seamless.

6 - Value for Money

And finally – the single user prices for each product are incredible value, starting low and getting lower, with increasing discounts applied as the number of users increases. Plus for all quantities, buy the whole suite and get one product free!

And don’t forget that eaTeamWorks also includes free for life features, delivering value for no cost at all!