TOGAF Demystified

The TOGAF Demystified training course is designed to provide delegates with an understanding of

the TOGAF process. This course is not suitable for TOGAF certification, rather to explain clearly what

and who is involved in TOGAF and provide a case study to support these explanations.

It is ideally suited to system architects, solution designers who would wish to gain an understanding

of what TOGAF is, the benefits it can bring and how appreciate TOGAF through the use of a worked

case study.

Course Delivery

The course is delivered using formal instruction based upon a Case Study for which TOGAF has been

applied. The Case Study TOGAF solution will be presented using PowerPoint slides and Enterprise

Architect.

Although no specific hands-on exercises are used during this course, interactive discussion centred

around the case study will be encouraged.

TOGAF Demystified; Course Content

o TOGAF

TOGAF defined

Benefits of adopting TOGAF as a framework for Enterprise Architecture

What is the Architecture Development Cycle (ADM)

What is the Enterprise Continuum

Deliverables, artifacts and building blocks

Architecture Repository

o Overview of TOGAF

TOGAF defined

Benefits of adopting TOGAF as a framework for Enterprise Architecture

What is the Architecture Development Cycle (ADM)

What is the Enterprise Continuum

Deliverables, artifacts and building blocks

Architecture Repository

Requirements management

TOGAF Preliminary Phase

This phase is about defining how we do architecture which breaks down into two main areas:

defining the framework and defining the architecture principles.

During this session of the course you will the case study example of the TOGAF Preliminary Phase

with reference to:

The Enterprise Architecture team

Creating the Enterprise glossary

Request for Architecture Work

Creating the architecture governance

TOGAF Requirements Management

Underpinning all phases of the TOGAF ADM is Requirements Management, which is not static but a

dynamic process whereby requirements for enterprise architecture and subsequent changes to

those requirements are identified, stored and traced to ADM artifacts and building blocks.

During this session of the course you will the case study example of the TOGAF Requirements

Management with reference to:

Requirements management

Classification of requirements for use within the TOGAF ADM

Data that should be captured within requirements

Traceability to other elements with the Enterprise Architecture repository

TOGAF Phase A: Architecture Vision Phase

This phase defines what is in and what is outside the scope of the architecture effort and the

constraints that apply.

During this session of the course you will the case study example of the TOGAF Phase A with

reference to:

Identification and capturing of business principles, business goals and

strategic business drivers

Definition and prioritisation of baseline architecture components

Definition and capture of stakeholders, their concerns and objectives

Identification capture of key business requirements to be address within the

architecture

Formulation of an architecture vision

TOGAF Phase B: Business Architecture Phase

Knowledge of the Business Architecture is a prerequisite for architecture work in the remaining

phases of the TOGAF ADM.

During this session of the course you will the case study example of the TOGAF Phase B with

reference to:

Inputs, outputs and deliverables

Modelling the business context and business organisation

Describing and capturing a baseline business architecture

Development of a target business architecture

Gap analysis between baseline and target business architectures

Business process scenarios

Capturing artifacts and building blocks in the Enterprise Continuum

TOGAF Phase C: information Systems Architecture Phase

This phase involves the combination of application and data architectures.

During this session of the course you will the case study example of the TOGAF Phase C with

reference to:

Inputs, outputs and deliverables

Describing and capturing baseline application and data architectures

Development of target application and data architectures

Gap analysis between baseline and target application and data architectures

Capturing artifacts and building blocks in the Enterprise Continuum

TOGAF Phase D: Technology Architecture Phase

This phase describes the operating software and physical hardware capabilities that are required to

support the deployment of business, application and data services. This includes IT infrastructure,

middleware, networks, communications, hardware inventory, processing, services and standards.

During this session of the course you will the case study example of the TOGAF Phase D with

reference to:

Inputs, outputs and deliverables

Use of Technical Reference Models

Describing and capturing baseline technology architecture

Development of target technology architecture

Gap analysis between baseline and target technology architectures

Capturing artifacts and building blocks in the Enterprise Continuum

TOGAF Phase E: Opportunities and Solutions

This phase attempts to identify new business and technology solutions arising from the architecture

work in the previous phases of the TOGAF ADM. Typically this results in a set of project specifications

for the enterprise to realise the goal of transiting from the baseline to target architectures.

During this session of the course you will the case study example of the TOGAF Phase E with

reference to:

Identification and capture of key business drivers constraining the

sequencing of implementation

Cost benefit analysis

Identification and capture of project specifications and major work tasks

TOGAF Phase F: Migration Planning

The objective of this phase is to sort the various implementation projects identified during TOGAF

Phase E into priority order.

During this session of the course you will the case study example of the TOGAF Phase F with

reference to:

Impact analysis on existing projects and the enterprise as a whole

Identifying and capturing whats needs to be developed, what can be re-

used and what is redundant

Development and capture of a timeline for implementation

TOGAF Phase G: Implementation Governance

This phase establishes the connection between architecture and implementation governance,

through the Architecture Contract

During this session of the course you will the case study example of the TOGAF Phase G with

reference to:

Formulation and capturing of recommendations for each implementation

project

Construction of an Architecture Contract to govern the overall

implementation and deployment process

TOGAF Phase H: Architecture Change Management

This phase establishes the governance criteria that justifies whether a change request warrant an

architecture update or if another cycle of the TOGAF ADM is required.

During this session of the course you will the case study example of the TOGAF Phase H with

reference to:

o Monitoring technology changes

o Monitoring business changes

o Assessment of these changes on the architecture

o Publishing of architecture changes

Pre-requisites

It is expected that all delegates will be experienced system architects and solution architects. It

would be ideal if delegates where aware of TOGAF although this is not absolutely necessary.

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