The following tools, techniques and resources complement the practice of business architecture and were sourced from the global business architecture community. While not mentioned, the Office suite is a cornerstone of the business architecture toolbox as well. (Note: Business architecture knowledgebase software tools are not included. Business architecture models, maps and artifacts are also not listed as they are covered extensively in other material.)
Visualizations
Diagram Creation Tools
- Microsoft Visio (diagram creation)
- Diagrammer (downloadable diagram templates)
- Adobe Color (color wheel for image creation)
- Data Viz Project (collection of data visualizations for inspiration)
- Draw.io
Images and Icons
- Unsplash (freely-usable images)
- Flat Icon (icons)
- Infograpia (infographics)
Mindmapping and Other Visuals
- MindManager (mindmapping and visualizations)
- Coggle (mindmaps)
- FreeMind (mindmaps)
Business Analytics and Data Visualization
Visualization Techniques
- Visual note-taking
- Visual facilitation
- Graphic recording
Storytelling
Whiteboard Videos and Animations
Canvases and Templates
- Value Proposition Canvas, Business Model Canvas and other Strategyzer templates
- Strategy Canvas (see all Blue Ocean tools and frameworks)
- Sweet 16 strategy techniques
- Customer Journeys, Service Blueprint and Personas
- Design Thinking templates
- Canvas Collection templates
Roadmaps
- ProductPlan
- SlideTeam roadmap templates
Collaboration
Interactive Surveys
Collaboration and Diagramming
General Collaboration
- Teams
- Slack
- Trello
- Loom (video messaging of screen, cam or both)
Modeling
Technology
- Remarkable Tablet (digital notebook)
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