TOGAF9

Kinds of Architectures

Business Architecture / Business Process Architecture

   Define the business strategy, governance, organization and key business processes

Data Architecture

   Describe the structure of an organization logical and physical data assets and data resources

Application Architecture

   Describe a blueprint for the individual application systems to be deploy, interactions and  their relationships to the core business processes of the organization

Technology Architecture

   Describe the logical software and hardware capabilities that are required to support the deployment of business data and application services. This includes middle-ware infrastructure, networks, communications, processing standards 

Architecture Governance

• Increase transparency of accountability, and informed delegation of authority
• Controlled risk management
• Protection of the existing asset base through maximizing  re-use of existing architectural components
• Proactive control, monitoring and management mechanisms 
• Process, concept and component re-use across all organizational business units
• Increased visibility supporting internal processes and external parties' requirements.

Togaf 9 Components

• Togaf ADM (Architecture Development Method) describe a method for developing an entreprise architeture and forms the core of TOGAF
• ADM Cycle

ADM Guidelines and Techniques

Is a set of resources, guidelines, templates, checklist and detailed materials that support the Togaf ADM

Architecture Content Framework

Provides a detailed model of architectural work products, including deliverables, artifacts within deliverables and architectural building blocks that artifacts represent

1. Provide a comprehensive checklist of architecture outputs
2. Attempting to integrate architectural work products across an enterprise
3. Provides a detailed open standard for how architectures should be described.

The Enterprise Continuum

Is a view of the Architecture Repository that provides methods for classifying architecture and solution artifacts, both internal and external to the Architecture Repository as they evolve from generic Foundation Architectures to Organization-Specific Architectures 

Refence Models:

1. TOGAF Foundation Architecture
2. Integrated Information Infraestructure Reference Model (III-RM)

Togaf Reference Model (TRM)

Is an abstract framework for understand significant relationships among the entities of an environment and for the develpment of consistent standards or specifications supporting that environment.

A reference model  is based on a small number of unifying concepts and may be used as a basis for education and explaining standards to non-specialist.

TRM Components

1. A taxonomy, which defines terminology and provides a coherent description of the components and conceptual structure of an information system
2. An associated TRM graphic, which provides a visual representation of the taxonomy, as an aid to understanding.

The Architecture Capability Framework

Set of reference materials for how to establish such an architecture function, this part contains a number of guidelines to support key activities,in its current form.

The Architecture Capability Framework is not intended to be a comprehensive template for operating an enterprise Architecture Capability

Include capabilities as:

• Financial Management
• Performance Management
• Service Management
• Risk Management
• Resource Management
• Configuration Management
• Communication and Stakeholder Management
• Quality Management
• Supplier Management
• Environment Management