In Paris The Open Group Architecture Forum will host or
be involved in the following meetings:
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On the evening of Sunday, 22nd
April there will be an Open
Tutorial: "An Introduction to TOGAF" by Judith Jones of
Architecting the Enterprise, UK.
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A key focus of the Architecture Forum at
Paris will be the
public Enterprise Architecture Practitioners Conference,
which takes place from Monday 23rd through Wednesday 25th
April.
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On Thursday 26th April from
6:30pm to 7:30pm there will be a members-only
Birds of a Feather. to provide a tutorial on using The
Open Group infrastructure.
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On Wednesday 25th, Thursday
26th and Friday 27th
April
there
will be a members-only Architecture Forum
meeting. The meeting is expected to run from 8:30 am to 5pm Thursday and
9am to 12 noon on Friday.
The following are the highlights of the straw man agenda. Comments and improvement
points are welcome from all members of the Architecture Forum.
As such the agenda is subject to up-date and amendment. The goals of this meeting of the Architecture Forum are:
- A shared understanding of the current status and content of
TOGAF 9 via a structured review
- Agreement on how to make progress, including: scope and
process; roadmap; how to parcel up work so that it can be easily
worked on and reviewed
- Agreement on the organization, governance and technical
procedures that will be used, at least in the near term, for the
operation of the Forum
The meeting will include:
- New members will be asked to speak to their rationale for
joining the Architecture Forum and what they would like to
achieve as a result
- Members will be invited to give a brief (max. 6 slides over
10 minutes) presentation of what the next version of TOGAF
should be and their view on how to proceed
- Consideration of alternative options for publishing TOGAF 9:
e.g. TOGAF 9 in full, TOGAF 9 some modules; TOGAF 9 some modules
of a revised structure
- An introduction to the consensus process of The Open Group
and comparison with that of bodies such as IEEE and ISO
- A
structured review of TOGAF 9 v0.7
- A status update of current TOGAF Certifications and a look
at future directions for the certification program
- A project plan and some preliminary findings for the TOGAF
Eclipse Proect Framework Proof-of-Concept (PoC) project
- Forum Project and Liaison status reports
- A review of the organization structure and officers of the
Architecture Forum
Pre-meeting materials - to be made available two weeks before
the meeting
- Member presentations - what the next version of TOGAF should
be and their view on how to proceed
- Project/Liaison reports
- TOGAF 9 v0.7 in reviewable form, including differences from
TOGAF 8.1.1
- A strawman and template for consideration of alternative options for publishing TOGAF
9
- A strawman Charter for the Architecture Forum, or
alternative recommendation
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Special Pre-Conference Tutorial: An
Introduction to TOGAF
Sunday 22nd April 2007
Overview
The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) is a comprehensive
framework and methodology which enables the design, evaluation and
implementation of the right Architecture for an Enterprise. It has been evolved
continuously within The Open Group’s
Architecture Forum over the past twelve years, and its development has been
guided by and based on the knowledge and experience of Open Group members
who are practicing Enterprise and IT Architects working for a wide range of enterprises
throughout the world.
For the first eight years of its existence, The Open Group Architecture
Forum focused primarily on the evolution of TOGAF as a framework for
developing technical architectures that fully meet the business needs of
an organization. That goal reached maturity with TOGAF Version 7. As of
TOGAF Version 8, the Architecture Forum began to respond to new
challenges, with the increasing realization within the industry of the
importance of Enterprise Architecture in the development of information
systems. IT users are now seeking a framework that helps to develop
enterprise architectures to address all aspects of an organization's
information services. They are also seeking skilled architectural
practitioners and suitable tool sets that will support them.
This tutorial describes what the Architecture Forum has achieved so far
in the development of the "Enterprise Edition" of TOGAF, Version
8, and shows how the Forum is responding to new challenges. Topics covered
include: The Open Group Architecture Forum; the motivation for developing
TOGAF; TOGAF components; the TOGAF Architecture Development Method (ADM);
other aspects of TOGAF; other activities of the Architecture Forum; plans for the
future.
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Sunday
22nd April 2007 |
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17:30 |
Special Pre-Conference Tutorial: An
Introduction to TOGAF
Judith Jones, Architecting the Enterprise, UK |
| 19:00 |
Close of Tutorial |
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Overview
This three-day Conference is aimed specifically at Enterprise Architecture
practitioners and those directly involved in the management and oversight
of Enterprise Architecture. The event has its own
agenda.
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Architecture Forum Meeting (members only)
Thursday 26th and Friday 27th April 2007
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Agenda Outline |
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The following is a draft agenda for the members only meeting of the
Architecture Forum.
1. Meeting
Goals
The goals of this meeting of the Architecture Forum are:
- A shared understanding of the current status and content of
TOGAF 9 via a structured review
- Agreement on how to make progress, including: scope and
process; roadmap; how to parcel up work so that it can be easily
worked on and reviewed
- Agreement of the organization, governance and technical
procedures that will be used, at least in the near term, for the
operation of the Forum
2. Meeting process
The meeting will include:
- New members will be asked to speak to their rationale for
joining the Architecture Forum and what they would like to
achieve as a result
- Members will be invited to give a brief (max. 6 slides over
10 minutes) presentation of what the next version of TOGAF
should be and their view on how to proceed
- Consideration of alternative options for publishing TOGAF 9:
e.g. TOGAF 9 in full, TOGAF 9 some modules; TOGAF 9 some modules
of a revised structure
- An introduction to the consensus process of The Open Group
and comparison with that of bodies such as IEEE and ISO
- A
structured review of TOGAF 9 v0.7
- A status update of current TOGAF Certifications and a look
at future directions for the certification program
- A project plan and some preliminary findings for the TOGAF
Eclipse Proect Framework Proof-of-Concept (PoC) project
- Forum Project and Liaison status reports
- A review of the organization structure and officers of the
Architecture Forum
3. Pre-meeting materials - to be made available two weeks before
the meeting
- Member presentations - what the next version of TOGAF should
be and their view on how to proceed
- Project/Liaison reports
- TOGAF 9 v0.7 in reviewable form, including differences from
TOGAF 8.1.1
- A strawman and template for consideration of alternative options for publishing TOGAF
9
- A strawman Charter for the Architecture Forum, or
alternative recommendation
4. Meeting Outputs
The outputs of the meeting will include an updated roadmap for
the revision of TOGAF 9 and a draft 2007-2008 work-plan for the
Architecture forum. These will require agreement to the following:
- A set of work packages for moving forward with the next
version of TOGAF
- Assignments of who will work on which work packages
- Instructions to the editors for updating from TOGAF 9 v0.7
5. Meeting Format
The meeting will consist of full time plenary sessions.
6. Meeting Times are suggested as follows. These may be subject
to change and improvement
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Wednesday
25th April, 2007 |
| 09:00 |
Welcome, Agenda Review and
Introduction |
Chris Forde
Chair
American Express |
| 09:30 |
Architecture Forum Update |
Garry Doherty
TOGAF Product Manager |
| 9:40 |
Expectations from the Architecture Forum |
New members/ new attendees |
| 10:30 |
Coffee Break |
| 11:00 |
Review of member input on TOGAF Vision and
Futures
Action release summary & detail to members…
Action prep presentation from summary
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Agree to align on vision for forum
Agree
to assess impact on TOGAF 9 execution during following review
sessions
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| 12:30 |
Lunch |
| 14:00 |
Architecture Forum Project/ Liaison
Reports:
Service Oriented Architectures
MDA/TOGAF Synergy Project
Organization Architecture Work Group
Building Blocks/ Architecture Information Base
ITIL
COBIT/ISACAArchitecture Terminology
TOGAF 9 Development |
Project Members |
| 15:30 |
Coffee Break |
| 16:00 |
An introduction to the consensus process of The
Open Group and comparison with that of bodies such as IEEE and ISO |
Andrew Josey
Director of Standards and Certification
The Open Group |
| 17:00 |
Close |
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Thursday
26th April, 2007 |
| 08:30 |
Consideration of alternative options for
publishing TOGAF 9 |
All |
| 9:30 |
Structured Review of TOGAF 9 v0.7
Introduction
ADM by Phase 10 min per
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A
shared understanding of the current status and content
Feedback on content?
Work Packages granularity
Assignments
Deliverables
Preliminary Schedule
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| 10:30 |
Coffee Break |
| 11:00 |
Structured Review of TOGAF 9 v0.7
ADM by Phase 10 min per |
A
shared understanding of the current status and content
Feedback on content?
Work
Packages granularity & Assignments
Deliverables
Preliminary Schedule
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| 12:30 |
Lunch |
| 14:00 |
TOGAF/ Eclipse Process Framework |
Chris Armstrong, Armstrong Process Group |
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Structured Review of TOGAF 9 v0.7
Resource base 10 min per |
A
shared understanding of the current status and content
Feedback on content?
Work
Packages granularity
Assignments
Deliverables
Preliminary Schedule |
| 15:30 |
Coffee Break |
| 16:00 |
TOGAF Certification:
- Status update
- Future directions |
Andrew Josey
Chris Greenslade, CLARS |
| 17:00 |
Close |
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Friday
27th April 2007 |
Architecture Forum Project
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| 09:00 |
Roadmap and action plan |
Priorities
Work
Packages granularity
Assignments
Team
structure
Deliverables
Preliminary Schedule for Austin & Budapest |
| 10:30 |
Coffee Break |
| 11:00 |
Charter Review |
All |
| 11:30 |
Final Remarks |
Chair |
| 12:00 |
Close |
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