IRIS Business Architect is a distributed software and sold as a desktop application running under Windows, Mac OS/X or Linux. The workgroup and enterprise version store their content in a shared database. The database can be hosted on a desktop but we recommend hosting the shared database on a server. Pricing and main features of IRIS Business Architect are below on this page.
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Single User
$3,495 *
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Workgroup
$12,495 **
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Enterprise
$24,995
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| Licensing | |||
| Number of users included (additional users can be added) | 1 named user | 5 named users | 10 named users |
| Number of viewers included (additional viewers can be added)Licensed by named viewer. Viewers are stakeholders that can view the business architecture projects, but cannot edit nor publish | none | 15 | 60 |
| Number of top level enterprises includedLicensed by top level enterprise. Each enterprise can have an unlimited number of organizational units, like business units or division, but ultimately the architecture is modeled under specific enterprises | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Business Architecture | |||
| Model based on the BIZBOK™ Guide |  |
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| Business capability map (7 levels max) (Watch this Video) | 5 levels max | |
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| Value stream / value stages map (Watch this Video) | |
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| Organizational map (5 levels max) (Watch this Video) | |
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| Strategy map (aligned with BMM, BMC, CVM, SWOT, Six Sigma) | |
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| Initiative and project map | |
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| Information map | |
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| Journey map | |
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| Stakeholders map | |
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| Asset map (aligned with TOGAF) | |
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| Product and service map | |
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| Process map (aligned with BPMN) | |
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| Requirements map (BABOK compliant) | |
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| Business Model, Strategies & Decision Making | |||
| Business motivation model (BMM) | |
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| Business motivation canvas (BMC) | |
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| Customer value map (CVM) | |
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| SWOT Assessments | |
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| Six Sigma SIPOC | |
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| Impact Analyses | |
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| Analysis and Measurement KPIs | Basic | Standard KPIs & some customization | |
| Other Features | |||
| Detailed Initiative GANTT charts with percentage of completion | |
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| Import/design/manage business processes (aligned to BPMN) | |
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| Design/manage agile requirements & user stories (BABOK) | |
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| Data Integration (Import/Export) | |||
| Synchronizes data with most other software applications | |
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| Microsoft Excel (.xls) | |
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| XML and XMI (export only) | |
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| Microsoft Project (import only) | |
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| BPMN models and diagrams |  |
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| OData (Restful API) | |
read only (+ write in option only ***) | read & write |
| Tableau Dashboards | |
in option only *** | |
| Model Publishing (Watch this Video) | |||
| Publish to print (Microsoft Docx & PDF)Collaborate better by publishing your model and all associated diagrams to print medium, in a format suitable for documentation and based on modifiable templates | |
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| Reportingdelivered with 6 predefined templates | |
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| Modify document layoutAllows you to customize the templates used for the publish to print functionality | |
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| Web viewing applicationCollaborate better by publishing an image copy of your meta model and all associated diagrams to web based content, allowing for easy distribution of updates | |
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| Multi-enterprise publishing/reportingFeature that allows for the federation of models covering multiple enterprises | |
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| Model Version Management | |||
| Model Cloning | |
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| Ability to compare model versions | |
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| Full bi-directional model merging | |
in option only *** | |
| Track changes by user | |
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| Model customization | User defined attributes & measures | + User defined relationships (+ User defined types in option only ***) | + User defined types |
| Composite Modelingsplit single BA model into manageable and multiple projects/architectures | |
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| Ability to maintain multiple versions | |
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| Configuration / Security | |||
| User authentication | n/a | |
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| Authentication against LDAP/AD | |
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| Group based ACL | |
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| Content storage | Local file | Shared local file or server based transactional Db | Server based transactional Db with replication support |
| User/Group access control based security permissions | |
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| Content auditing support | |
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| Extended Annual Support (% of license fee per year) | |||
| Silver support with free access to maintenance updates and minor releasesProvides 24 hour response time during business hours. Major Releases end of life happens every other major release (i.e. Version 1 becomes unsupported when Version 3 is released) | 15% | 15% | 15% |
| Gold support with free access to maintenance updates, minor and major releasesProvides 4-business hour response time during business hours. Major Releases are included in this support plan, you are always up to date | 30% | 30% | 30% |
| Add On Licenses | |||
| Additional 5-user license | |
$2,995 | $2,995 |
| Additional 5-viewer licenseLicensed by named viewer | |
$295 | $295 |
| Additional top level enterprise license | |
$5,995 | $5,995 |
| Additional languagesIRIS Business Architect is delivered in English. Additional languages are also available in Chinese, Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese, Japanese, Russian, German, French, Italian, Danish and other languages | $9,995 per language | $9,995 per language | $9,995 per language |
| Services | |||
| Remote Web training 10-hours5 web sessions of 2 hours each | $995 | $995 | $995 |
| Amazon web service or virtual machine set-up | |
$995/server | $995/server |
| Amazon web service hostingPricing based on the number of users for a base license. Price is higer for additional users. Inquire for additional information | |
$1,195/server/year | $2,195/server/year |
| Customized print/web layout or import/export connector | |
$995/10-hour block | $995/10-hour block |
| Integration to other software application(s) | |
$995/10-hour block | $995/10-hour block |
| Frameworks (Manufacturing, Communications Service Provider, Utilities) | $8,995/each | $6,995/each | $5,995/each |
| Client System Requirements for Each Licensed User | |||
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| Operating Systems: Windows Vista, 7, 8 or 10, 32 or 64 bits (64 bits recommended); Mac OS X, 10.5+ 64 bits; RH 6.x+ or similar, 64 bits | |||
| Java 8 (bundled with Windows and Mac OS X installers) | |||
| 1 GB RAM (2GB recommended on 64 bits) | |||
| 1 GHz Processor | |||
| 600 MB disk space (install only) | |||
| 200 MB disk space (user files) | |||
| Server, Virtual Machine or Cloud (Amazon Web Service) Requirements | |||
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| Operating System: Docker (preferred), RH 6.x+ or similar, 64 bits, Windows Server 2012 and above, 8 or 10, 64 bits | |||
| Java 8 (bundled with Docker and Windows installers) | |||
| 16 GB RAM 32GB recommended) | |||
| 2 GHz Multicore Processor | |||
| 1 GB disk space (install only) | |||
| 10 GB - 50GB MB disk space (user files & log) | |||