An Overview of

TOGAF® Version 9.1

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Robert Weisman 1168 Ste Therese
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CEO / Chief Enterprise Architect Canada
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 Agenda

• Background on TOGAF®
• TOGAF® Version 9.1
• TOGAF® 9 Certification
• Q&A

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What is TOGAF®?

• TOGAF, an Open Group Standard:

• A proven enterprise architecture methodology and framework
used by the world's leading organizations to improve business
efficiency
• The most prominent and reliable enterprise architecture
standard, ensuring consistent standards, methods, and
communication among enterprise architecture professionals
• Enterprise architecture professionals fluent in TOGAF
standards enjoy greater industry credibility, job effectiveness,
and career opportunities
• TOGAF helps practitioners avoid being locked into proprietary
methods, utilize resources more efficiently and effectively, and
realize a greater return on investment

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The Origins of TOGAF®

• A customer initiative
• A framework, not an architecture
• A generic framework for developing
architectures to meet different business
needs
• Not a “one-size-fits-all” architecture
• Originally based on TAFIM (U.S. DoD)

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Member (End User) Driven

• Customer members demand architecture standards …

• Customer members select TAFIM as preferred starting point…
• DoD Information Systems Agency (DISA) donate TAFIM as base
• TOGAF first published
‘93 ‘94
• TOGAF 7 – Technical Edition
‘96
‘01 ‘02 ‘03 TOGAF 9 Enterprise
‘06 ‘09
‘11
Edition

TOGAF 9.1
TOGAF 8.1.1
• The Interoperable Enterprise TOGAF 8 – Enterprise Edition
Business Scenario First TOGAF Certification
first published Program Launched
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 Why TOGAF® ?
A comprehensive Vendor, tool and
general method technology neutral
open standard
Complementary to, not
competing with, other Avoids re-inventing the
frameworks wheel

Widely adopted in the

market Business IT alignment

Tailorable to meet an
organization and Based in best practices
industry needs

Possible to participate
Available under a free in the evolution of the
perpetual license framework

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 TOGAF® Momentum

• More than 100,000 downloads

• Over 16,000 certified practitioners

• More than 220 corporate members of The Open Group

Architecture Forum

• Over 55,000 TOGAF series books shipped

• Association of Enterprise Architects membership at

more that 20,000

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 TOGAF® Certification Statistics
• TOGAF® 9
• Foundation (3100) UK
• Certified (7200) Netherlands
• Total (10,300) since February 2009 USA
• TOGAF® 8 Australia
India
• 7564 South Africa
Canada
Africa
Finland
Asia
France
Sweden
Australia/Pasific 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
Islands
Central America

Europe

North America

South America

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 TOGAF® 9 Market Drivers

• Ongoing quest for Boundaryless Information Flow™

• In a survey of members, the three most prominent views:
• The need for closer alignment with the business
• The desire for simple implementation, greater usability
• The next version of TOGAF should be an evolution rather
than a revolution
• Consideration for different architectural styles, e.g. SOA
• Security is an increasing concern for CIOs and Enterprise
Architects due to disappearance of traditional boundaries
• Need for greater detail on Architecture Development Method
(ADM)

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 Introducing TOGAF® 9

• Developed, reviewed and approved by a collaborative of 300

members from some of the world’s leading IT customers and
vendors
• An evolution from TOGAF 8.1.1 that preserves existing
investments
• The core Architecture Development Method
• Existing investment in people - knowledge and skills
• Existing investment in tools
• Expanded detail and clarification of existing proof points
• Restructured for better usability
• More focused on holistic enterprise change
• Clear links between business and IT objects
• Increased consistency of output

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TOGAF® 9.1

• TOGAF 9.1 was released in December 2011

• It is the first maintenance update to TOGAF 9
• It is an upwards-compatible evolution from TOGAF
9, addressing usage feedback and comments
raised
• It addresses over 400 comments received
• Contains over 450 changes
• TOGAF 9 Technical Corrigendum 1 (Document
U112) is available describing each change in detail

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The TOGAF® 9.1 Standard
Part I - Introduction
Preface, Executive Overview, Core Concepts, Definitions and
Release Notes
Part II – Architecture Development Method
Introduction to ADM
ADM Phase Narratives
Part III – ADM Guidelines and Techniques
Guidelines for Adapting the ADM Process
Techniques for Architecture Development
Part IV – Architecture Content Framework
Content Metamodel
Architectural Artifacts
Architecture Deliverables
Building Blocks
Part V – Enterprise Continuum and Tools
Enterprise Continuum
Architecture Partitioning
Architecture Repository
Tools for Architecture Development
Part VI – TOGAF Reference Models
Foundation Architecture: Technical Reference Model
Integrated Information Infrastructure Reference Model
Part VII – Architecture Capability Framework
Architecture Board
Architecture Compliance
Architecture Contracts
Architecture Governance
Architecture Maturity Models
Architecture Skills Framework

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 Modular Structure
Content Framework
Extended Guidance
TOGAF Capability Framework Architectural Styles
Additional ADM detail

Informs the Sets targets, KPIs,

capability Architecture Capability budgets for
Framework (Part VII) architecture roles
Ensures Realization
Drives need for
of Business Vision Architecture Capability
maturity

Business needs Architecture Development Delivers new

feed into method Method (Part II) business solutions

Business ADM Guidelines &

Refines Business
Vision and Techniques (Part III)
Understanding Capabilities
Drivers
TOGAF ADM &
Architecture Content Content Framework
Framework (Part IV)

Enterprise Continuum &

Tools (Part V)
Informs the Business Operational changes
TOGAF Reference cause updates
of the current state
Models (Part VI)
TOGAF Enterprise
Continuum & Tools

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TOGAF® 9 Components

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The Architecture Development Method

• The core of TOGAF

• A proven way of developing
an architecture
• Specifically designed to
address business
requirements
• An iterative method
• A set of architecture views to
ensure that a complex set of
requirements are adequately
addressed

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 ADM – Basic Principles
An iterative method, over the whole
process, between phases and within
phases
Each iteration = new decisions:
Enterprise coverage
Level of detail
Time horizon
Architecture asset re-use:
previous ADM iterations
other frameworks, system
models, industry models,…
Decisions based on:
Competence / resource availability
Value accruing to the enterprise.

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 Prepare the organization for a Set the scope, constraints and
successful architecture project expectations for a TOGAF project;

ADM Phases create the Architecture Vision;

validate the business context; create
Provide continual monitoring and a the Statement of Architecture Work
change management process to
ensure that the architecture Develop Business
responds to the needs of the Architecture
enterprise Develop baseline and target
architectures and
Provide architectural oversight
analyze the gaps
for the implementation; ensure
that the implementation
project conforms to the Develop Information
architecture Systems Architectures
Develop baseline and
target architectures and
Analyze costs, benefits and analyze the gaps
risks; develop detailed
Implementation and
Develop Technology
Migration Plan
Architecture

Develop baseline and target

Ensure that every stage of a architectures and
TOGAF project is based on and analyze the gaps
validates business requirements Perform initial implementation
planning; identify major
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implementation projects
ADM Phase Steps Example

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ADM Guidelines and Techniques

• A set of guidelines and techniques to support the

application of the ADM
• The guidelines help to adapt the ADM to deal with
different scenarios, including different process
styles (e.g. the use of iteration) and also specific
requirements (e.g. security).
• The techniques support specific tasks within the
ADM (e.g. defining principles, business scenarios,
gap analysis, migration planning, risk management,
etc).
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 Applying Iteration to the ADM

Example Guideline

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 Applying the ADM
Across the Architecture Landscape

Example Guideline

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Categories of Stakeholder

Example
Technique

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 Architecture Content Framework
Provides a detailed model of
architectural work products,
including Deliverables, Artifacts
within deliverables, and the
Architecture Building Blocks
(ABBs) that deliverables represent.
• It drives for greater consistency in
the outputs of TOGAF
• It provides a comprehensive
checklist of architecture outputs
• It promotes better integration of
work products
• It provides a detailed open standard
for how architectures should be
described
• It includes a detailed metamodel

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Deliverables, Artifacts and Building
Blocks

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Full Content Metamodel with
Relationships

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The Enterprise Continuum

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 Architecture Repository

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TOGAF® Reference Models

• Two Reference Models are provided

• The TOGAF Technical Reference Model (TRM)
• A Foundation Architecture
• A model and a taxonomy of generic platform
services
• The Integrated Information Infrastructure Model
(III-RM).
• A model for business applications and
infrastructure applications
• Specifically aimed to support the vision of
Boundaryless Information Flow™
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High-Level TRM

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Detailed TRM

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The Integrated Information
Infrastructure Reference Model (III-RM)

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 Capability Framework

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 Stand-alone or Complementary

Zachman Framework

Support or
Guidance

DoD Architecture Framework

TOGAF 9

Other Frameworks
Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework
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 Complementary

ITIL
Framework, method
and resources
IT Service Management
Best Practice

TOGAF 9

COBIT
Modeling languages
Governance and and notation
control

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 Value of TOGAF® Certification

• A globally recognized standard, backed by certification

• Certified professionals
• Demonstrable knowledge of TOGAF
• Minimizes employers' hiring time and improves quality of hires
• Vendors of TOGAF Certified Products or Services
• Warrant conformance to the TOGAF product standard
throughout the lifetime of certification
• Customers who procure are assured of compliance
• Certification credentials can readily be verified

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TOGAF® Certification
Certification Purpose
Level

TOGAF 9 To provide validation that the candidate has

Foundation gained knowledge of the terminology and basic
concepts of TOGAF 9 and understands the core
principles of Enterprise Architecture and TOGAF
TOGAF 9 To provide validation that in addition to knowledge
Certified and comprehension, the candidate is able to
analyze and apply knowledge of TOGAF

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TOGAF® 9 Certification

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Summary

TOGAF®, an Open Group Standard, is…

• An effective, industry standard framework and
method for enterprise architecture.
• Complementary to, not competing with, other
enterprise frameworks
• A repository of best practice
• Vendor, tool, and technology neutral
• A framework and method for achieving the
“Boundaryless Information Flow” vision

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Questions?

44 Montgomery Street
Robert Weisman 1168 Ste Therese
MSc, PEng, PMP, CD Ottawa, Ontario
CEO / Chief Enterprise Architect Canada
K1C2A6
robert.weisman@buildthevision.ca
Tel +1 613 841 5118
www.buildthevision.ca

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For More Information . . .

• The TOGAF Web Site

• http://www.opengroup.org/togaf/

• The Architecture Forum

• http://www.opengroup.org/architecture/

• TOGAF Version 9.1 on-line

• http://www.opengroup.org/architecture/togaf9-doc/arch/

• TOGAF Version 9.1 licensing and downloads

• http://www.opengroup.org/togaf/

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TOGAF® Version 9.1

• TOGAF Version 9.1, “The

Book”
• Document No. G116
• www.opengroup.org
• www.vanharen.net

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TOGAF® Version 9.1 Pocket Guide

• TOGAF Version 9, The

Pocket Guide
• Document No. G117
• www.opengroup.org
• www.vanharen.net

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TOGAF® 9 Certification Self Study Pack

• Preparation for the TOGAF 9

Part 1 and Part 2 Examinations
• Includes Study Guides, Practice
tests, Pocket Guide, Reference
Cards and more…
• Document No. B097
• www.opengroup.org

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