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Architecture Forum
Washington, DC  23 - 28 April 2006

Agenda


In Washington the Architecture Forum will host an extended Architecture Forum Members Meeting, from the afternoon of Sunday 23rd April through lunchtime on Friday 28th April 2006, in which the members of the Forum will progress a number of key projects, including:

  • An in-depth Architecture Terminology BOF;
  • A workshop on the Architecture Forum's scope, structure, and processes
  • A full-scale review of the forum's current projects
  • Development of TOGAF Version 9;
    • A detailed agenda for this work is here.
  • Integration of TOGAF with other frameworks and bodies of knowledge (DODAF, COBIT, ITIL, MDA);
  • Discussion of requirements for architecture tools;
  • Work on architecture building blocks, architecture patterns, and an extended Architecture Information Base; 
  • Collaborations with other Open Group forums and other consortia.
  • A workshop on planning the forum's future work program

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Architecture Forum Members Meeting (members only)
Sunday 23rd to Friday 28th April 2006

Sunday 23rd April (p.m.)
Monday 24th April (all day)
Tuesday 25th April (all day)
Wednesday 26th April (all day)
Thursday 27th April (all day)
Friday 28th April (a.m.)

Sunday 23rd April 2006
Architecture Forum
(Members Only)
14:00 Architecture Terminology BOF (joint with ITAC team)  - Session #1

Len Fehskens, HP
Graham Meaden, Celestial Computing

 All forum members with an interest in architecture terminology are invited. 
16:00

Coffee Break
16:30 Architecture Terminology BOF (joint with ITAC team)  - Session #2  
19:00

Close

Monday 24th April 2006
The Open Group Members Conference Plenary: Architecting to the Edge

See Conference Main Agenda

Tuesday 25th April 2006
Architecture Forum Members Meeting
09:00 Welcome / Agenda Review

David Jackson, Chair, Architecture Forum
WORKSHOP: 
Architecture Forum Scope, Structure and Processes
09:15 Architecture Forum Scope, Structure and Process Planning - Session #1

David Jackson, Chair, Architecture Forum
10:30

Coffee Break
11:00 Architecture Forum Scope, Structure and Process Planning - Session #2

David Jackson, Chair, Architecture Forum
12:30

Lunch
  WORKSHOP: Architecture Forum Project Reviews WORKSHOP: 
TOGAF9 Development
14:00 Project Update: IT Architect Profession / Certification 

An update on the work of the ITAC team and how the Architecture Forum can contribute

James de Raeve, VP Certification, The Open Group 

 TOGAF9 Development - Session #1

Judith Jones, Architecting-The-Enterprise

See detailed agenda.
14:30 Project Update: Architecture Marketing 

An update on The Open Group's marketing of its architecture activities, and how the Architecture Forum can contribute

Graham Bird, VP Marketing, The Open Group
15:00 Project Update: Architecture Terminology 

A project aimed at developing an agreed set of architecture terminology, in collaboration with the ITAC team.

Graham Meaden, Celestial Consulting Limited
15:30

Coffee Break
16:00 Project Update: Service-Oriented Architectures

A joint Session with the SOA Working Group to review areas of synergy

 TOGAF9 Development - Session #2

Judith Jones, Architecting-The-Enterprise
17:30

Close

Wednesday 26th April 2006
  WORKSHOP: Architecture Forum Project Reviews
(continued)		 WORKSHOP: 
TOGAF9 Development
(continued)
09:00 Project Update: Architecture Tools

Report: Customer Requirements for Effective Architecture Tools
Jane Varnus, Bank of Montreal

Report: Customer Council Representatives
Thomas Obitz, Infosys 

 TOGAF9 Development - Session #3

Judith Jones, Architecting-The-Enterprise

See detailed agenda.
10:00 Project Update: TOGAF-MDA Synergy
Integrating the TOGAF Architecture Development Method with OMG's MDA standards 

Ed Harrington, Data Access Technologies
10:30

Coffee Break
11:00 Project Update: Building Blocks 

A project aimed at developing a specification of architecture building blocks

Bill Estrem, Metaplexity Associates  

 TOGAF9 Development - Session #4

Judith Jones, Architecting-The-Enterprise

 

11:20 Project Update: Architecture Information Base 

A project aimed at developing a database of Architecture patterns, reference models, and building block definitions

Bill Estrem, Metaplexity Associates
11:40 Project Update: DODAF / TOGAF Integration 
Integrating DODAF products with the TOGAF Architecture Development Method.

Rolf Siegers, Raytheon
12:10 Project Update: Management ADM
 A Management view of the TOGAF Architecture Development Method, being developed in collaboration with the Enterprise Management Forum.

David Jackson, IBM

12:30

Lunch
  WORKSHOP: Architecture Forum Project Reviews
(continued)		 WORKSHOP: 
TOGAF9 Development
(continued)
14:00 Maturing the Enterprise Architecture process in a large corporation


Ken Hales, Eskom

TOGAF9 Development - Session #5

Judith Jones, Architecting-The-Enterprise
14:40 Liaisons Update: COBIT 

Stuart Macgregor, Real IRM
15:00 New Work Proposal: Architecture Forum Academic Chapter

Mike Lambert, MGL Associates 
15:30

Coffee Break

WORKSHOP: Architecture Forum Project Reviews (continued)
16:00 Liaisons Update: ITIL 

Judith Jones, Architecting-The-Enterprise
16:30 Project Update: TOGAF 

Judith Jones, Architecting-The-Enterprise

An update on the status of TOGAF8 and TOGAF9, and a report on progress against the Barcelona motions.
17:45

Close

Thursday 27th April 2006

WORKSHOP: Architecture Forum Project Reviews (continued)
09:00 Project Update: TOGAF (continued)

Judith Jones, Architecting-The-Enterprise

An update on the status of TOGAF8 and TOGAF9, and a report on progress against the Barcelona motions.
10:30

Coffee Break
WORKSHOP: Architecture Forum Planning
11:00 Architecture Forum Planning Workshop - Session #1 David Jackson, Chair, Architecture Forum
12:30

Lunch
14:00 Architecture Forum Planning Workshop - Session #2 David Jackson, Chair, Architecture Forum
15:30

Coffee Break
16:00 Architecture Forum Planning Workshop - Session #3

 

 David Jackson, Chair, Architecture Forum
18:00

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Friday 28th April 2006
Architecture Forum Members Meeting (continued)
09:00 Architecture Forum Planning Workshop - Summary David Jackson, Chair, Architecture Forum
10:30

Coffee Break
11:00 Next Meeting: Planning for future meetings, including the next Members' meeting in Miami. David Jackson, Chair, Architecture Forum
12:00 Wrap-Up / AOB David Jackson, Chair, Architecture Forum
12:30

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