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TOGAF 8 Course Overview
The Open Group TOGAF 8 Standard Courseware 8.1.1 Edition
This is a revision of The Open Group's TOGAF Training Course for TOGAF 8.1.1 Enterprise Edition: A four-day(*) instructor-led course for IT Architecture students, managers and practitioners. The audiences for licensing this training course are The Open Group partners and potential partners, including franchisees who wish to enter the TOGAF training market.
The 8.1.1 edition is a modular course with 23 modules,and an examination (module 24) to assess Student knowledge at the completion of the course (**). The TOGAF Study Guide is a companion document for the training course and recommended as the student book. Training organizations are able to order the Study Guide for a discounted price. The course takes the form of a tour around the ADM:
The course modules are as follows:
Day 1
Module 0 Course Introduction Module 1 Management Overview Module 2 The TOGAF 8 Components Module 3 An Introduction to the Architecture Development Method Module 4 The Enterprise Continuum Module 5 The Preliminary Phase: Framework and Principles Module 6 Architecture Governance
Day 2
Module 7 Business Scenarios Module 8 Architecture Views and Viewpoints Module 9 Building Blocks and the ADM Module 10 Phase A: Architecture Vision Module 11 Phase B: Business Architecture Module 12 Phase C: Information Systems Architectures Module 13 Phase C: Data Architecture
Day 3
Module 14 Phase C: Applications Architecture Module 15 Foundation Architecture Module 16 The Standards Information Base Module 17 Phase D: Technology Architecture
There is a clear module objectives slide at the start of each module, and an end summary
Slidesets are animated for display
Each module includes instructor's notes based on the Study Guide to point instructors to the key learning points of the module
Use of content from the TOGAF 8 Study Guide allows the Study Guide to be used as a supporting companion document with the course
The materials are current for TOGAF 8.1.1, including use of all updated graphics
Where appropriate a slide is included in each module for a class exercise, or in some cases a test-yourself question .
Instructors are encouraged to split the students into groups for exercises, to give each group 30 minutes on an exercise and then come back to report their findings in the next 30 minutes
Exercises included:
Principles, relating them to your organization
Identifying stakeholders for a scenario
Identifying stakeholder concerns for a scenario
Gap Analysis for a scenario
Building Blocks Case Study
Views and Viewpoints
Criteria for specification selection
Migration Planning
Drivers for Architecture Change
Change Impact
Recap questions for other areas
Deliverables include:
Powerpoint slides (compatible with Powerpoints versions 97,2000,2003): these include instructor notes (on the notes pages).
PDF Student SlideSet Book, 327 pages (two-up slide sets to allow notes)
PDF Instructor Notes Book, 645 pages (one-up notes view of slides)
PDF Exercise/Example handouts
Module 5 Principles
Module 7 Business Scenarios
Module 9 Building Blocks Example
ADM Information Sets Handout
ADM Phase Reference Cards (pdf artwork supplied)
PDF Course Examination (Module 24)
PDF Course Examination Answers (Module 24A, allows students to score themselves)
About the Course from an Attendee perspective:
A four-day(*) instructor-led course for: IT Architecture students, managers and practitioners. Senior managers can attend Day One only to gain an overview.
Target Audience: IT Architects considering undertaking, or planning to exploit TOGAF for Enterprise Architecture Projects. Senior managers who need an understanding of TOGAF and Enterprise Architecture. Architecture Tools Designers who need an understanding of TOGAF 8. Those wishing to become TOGAF 8 Certified.
Prerequisite knowledge: A prior knowledge of IT Architecture is advantageous but not required During the course students will become familiar with the TOGAF Version 8.1 Enterprise Edition body of knowledge.
Course Objectives: To instruct students in the basics of Enterprise Architecture and TOGAF 8. To familiarize students with the features of TOGAF and its methodology. To enable students to take best advantage of how to use TOGAF in their work. To gain an understanding of the necessary body of knowledge to achieve certification to the TOGAF 8 CERTIFIED qualification.
Course Objectives by Audience: IT architects: Provide sufficient information about TOGAF 8 to enable them to use it effectively in IT architecture projects.
Senior managers: Provide sufficient information about TOGAF 8 to enable them to exploit it within their organizations.
Architecture tools designers: Provide sufficient information about TOGAF 8 to enable them to integrate effective support for TOGAF 8 into their tools.
About the Course from an Trainer perspective:
Licensees of this courseware are eligible to use the course within the TOGAF Certification program. To do so the licensee has to be a TOGAF Commercial licensee, has to register their organization within the TOGAF certification web system, and then to complete and submit a template conformance statement, completing the company name and contact person therein. If minimal modifications have been made this is a rebranding, otherwise a new certification. No additional fee is involved to register the course for use within the certification program.
Why do Licensees have to register the course within the certification system? This is needed so licensees can have their own organization account to register batches of training course attendees that have satisfactorily completed a course for certification.
How long does it take to register the course for certification? Given the completed conformance statement template the procedure should take no more than a 30 minutes to complete the online forms, and a licensee can be up and running next day latest (depending on when their authorized signatory confirms by email).
See www.opengroup.org/togaf/cert/docs/TOGAF-TRAINING.html
Notes:
(*) Satisfactory completion of the four day course is required in order to qualify to be put forward to become TOGAF 8 Certified
(**) An examination module is included as Module 24. This should be taken as a closed book examination lasting 90 minutes at the end of the course. The exam scripts can be assessed either by the instructor or (recommended) students exchange papers for marking.
