Conformance Statement

for Product Standard: TOGAF 8 TRAINING

Version 1.03

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Mike Lambert Architecting-the-Enterprise Ltd.

1. Mandatory Requirements

1.1 Organization and Course Information

Enter the name of the Organization (Enterprise and Division, if applicable), and the Course Title and Version for the product for which TOGAF 8 TRAINING certification is being sought.

Enterprise Name Division / Organization
Architecting-the-Enterprise Ltd.  
Course Title and Version Number
TOGAF for Practitioners (2009 Edition) v1
 
 

1.2 Conformance Checklist - TOGAF 8 TRAINING

The following table contains a checklist of all the items that should be covered in the syllabus of a conformant TOGAF 8 TRAINING Course. For each entry in the Topic column, enter under the Syllabus Reference(s) column the reference to the part of the course syllabus in which the topic is addressed in the course.

There are 6 Topic Areas that must be covered in a conformant course:

TOGAF8 Architecture Development Method (ADM) - Process

TOGAF8 Architecture Development Method (ADM) - Information Sets

TOGAF Foundation Architecture

The Enterprise Continuum

TOGAF and Other Architectures / Frameworks

Architecture Governance

1.   TOGAF 8 Architecture Development Method (ADM) - Process

Preliminary Phase: Framework and Principles
Topic Syllabus Reference(s)
1.P.1  Defining "How we do Architecture" ATE080: Preliminary Phase
1.P.2  Defining the framework to be used ATE080: Preliminary Phase
1.P.3  Defining architecture principles  ATE090: Architecture Principles
1.P.4  Establishing IT Architecture Governance ATE070: Architecture Governance

Phase A: Architecture Vision
Topic Syllabus Reference(s)
1.A.1. Project Establishment ATE130: Architecture Vision  
1.A.2. Identifying Business Principles, Business Goals, and Business Drivers ATE130: Architecture Vision  
1.A.3.  Reviewing Architecture Principles ATE130: Architecture Vision  
1.A.4.  Defining Scope ATE130: Architecture Vision  
1.A.5.  Defining Constraints ATE130: Architecture Vision  
1.A.6.  Defining Stakeholders and concerns, Business Requirements, and Architecture Vision ATE130: Architecture Vision  
1.A.7.  Documenting Statement of Architecture Work and Gaining Approval ATE130: Architecture Vision  

Phase B: Business Architecture
Topic Syllabus Reference(s)
1.B.1. Developing a Business Baseline Description. ATE150: Business Architecture
1.B.2. Reference Models, Viewpoints and Tools. ATE150: Business Architecture
1.B.3. Create Business Architecture Model(s). ATE150: Business Architecture
1.B.4. Select Business Architecture building blocks ATE150: Business Architecture
1.B.5. Conduct checkpoint review of architecture model. ATE150: Business Architecture
1.B.6. Review non-functional (qualitative) criteria. ATE150: Business Architecture
1.B.7. Complete the business architecture. ATE150: Business Architecture
1.B.8. Gap analysis and report ATE150: Business Architecture

Phase C: Information System Architecture - Data
Topic Syllabus Reference(s)
1.CD.1. Developing a Data Baseline Description. ATE160: Data Architecture
1.CD.2. Principles, Reference Models, Viewpoints and Tools. ATE160: Data Architecture
1.CD.3. Create Data Architecture Model(s). ATE160: Data Architecture
1.CD.4. Select Data Architecture building blocks ATE160: Data Architecture
1.CD.5. Conduct checkpoint review of architecture model. ATE160: Data Architecture
1.CD.6. Review non-functional (qualitative) criteria. ATE160: Data Architecture
1.CD.7. Complete the Data Architecture. ATE160: Data Architecture
1.CD.8. Gap analysis and report ATE160: Data Architecture

Phase C: Information System Architecture - Applications
Topic Syllabus Reference(s)
1.CA.1. Developing an Applications Baseline Description. ATE170: Application Architecture
1.CA.2. Principles, Reference Models, Viewpoints and Tools. ATE170: Application Architecture
1.CA.3. Create Applications Architecture Model(s). ATE170: Application Architecture
1.CA.4. Select Applications Architecture building blocks ATE170: Application Architecture
1.CA.5. Conduct checkpoint review of architecture model. ATE170: Application Architecture
1.CA.6. Review non-functional (qualitative) criteria. ATE170: Application Architecture
1.CA.7. Complete the Applications Architecture. ATE170: Application Architecture
1.CA.8. Gap analysis and report ATE170: Application Architecture

Phase D: Technology Architecture
Topic Syllabus Reference(s)
1.D.1. Create Technology Baseline Description ATE200: Technology Architecture
1.D.2. Create Target Technology Architecture ATE200: Technology Architecture
1.D.2.1. Create a baseline description in the TOGAF format ATE200: Technology Architecture
1.D.2.2. Consider different architectural viewpoints ATE200: Technology Architecture
1.D.2.3. Create an architectural model of building blocks ATE200: Technology Architecture
1.D.2.4. Select the services portfolio required per building block ATE200: Technology Architecture
1.D.2.5. Confirm that business goals and objectives are met ATE200: Technology Architecture
1.D.2.6. Determine criteria for specification selection ATE200: Technology Architecture
1.D.2.7. Complete the architecture definition ATE200: Technology Architecture
1.D.2.8. Conduct gap analysis ATE200: Technology Architecture

Phase E: Opportunities and Solutions
Topic Syllabus Reference(s)
1.E.1 Identify key business drivers constraining sequence of implementation ATE210: Opportunities and Solutions
1.E.2 Review gap analysis ATE210: Opportunities and Solutions
1.E.3 Brainstorm technical requirements from functional perspective ATE210: Opportunities and Solutions
1.E.4 Brainstorm co-existence and interoperability requirements ATE210: Opportunities and Solutions
1.E.5 Architecture assessment and gap analysis. ATE210: Opportunities and Solutions
1.E.6 Identify major work packages or projects, classify as new development, purchase opportunity, or reuse of existing system. ATE210: Opportunities and Solutions

Phase F: Migration Planning

Topic Syllabus Reference(s)
1.F.1 Prioritize projects ATE220: Migration Planning
1.F.2 Estimate resource requirements and availability ATE220: Migration Planning
1.F.3 Perform cost / benefit assessment of the various migration projects ATE220: Migration Planning
1.F.4 Perform risk assessment ATE220: Migration Planning
1.F.5 Generate implementation roadmap (time-lined) ATE220: Migration Planning
1.F.6 Document Migration Plan ATE220: Migration Planning

Phase G: Implementation Governance

Topic

 Syllabus Reference(s)
1.G.1 Formulate project recommendations ATE230: Implementation Governance
1.G.2 Document Architecture Contract ATE230: Implementation Governance
1.G.3 On-going implementation governance and architecture compliance review. ATE230: Implementation Governance

Phase H: Architecture Change Management
Topic Syllabus Reference(s)
1.H.1 Ongoing monitoring of technology changes ATE110: Architecture Change Management
1.H.2 Ongoing monitoring of business changes ATE110: Architecture Change Management
1.H.3 Assessment of changes and development of position to act ATE110: Architecture Change Management
1.H.4 Meeting of Architecture Board (or other governing council) to decide on handling changes (technology and business) ATE110: Architecture Change Management

Requirements Management
Topic Syllabus Reference(s)
1.R.1 Key steps in the Requirements Management process ATE240: Requirements Management

 

2.   TOGAF 8 Architecture Development Method (ADM) - Information Sets
Topic Syllabus Reference(s)
2.1 Framework Definition ATE080: Preliminary Phase
2.2 Architecture Principles ATE080: Preliminary Phase
2.3 Business Principles, Goals, and Drivers ATE080: Preliminary Phase
2.4 IT Governance Strategy ATE070: Architecture Governance
2.5 Request for Architecture Work ATE110: Architecture Change Management
2.6 Statement of Architecture Work ATE130: Architecture Vision
2.7 Architecture Vision ATE130: Architecture Vision
2.8 Business Architecture ATE150: Business Architecture
2.9 Business Architecture Report ATE150: Business Architecture
2.10 Business Requirements ATE140: Business Scenarios
2.11 Technical Requirements ATE200: Technology Architecture
2.12 Gap analysis ATE250: Guidelines and Techniques
2.13 Data Architecture ATE160: Data Architecture
2.14 Data Architecture Report ATE160: Data Architecture
2.15 Applications Architecture ATE170: Applications Architecture
2.16 Applications Architecture Report ATE170: Applications Architecture
2.17 Technical Architecture ATE200: Technology Architecture
2.18 Technical Architecture Report ATE170: Applications Architecture

2.19 Architecture Viewpoints

ATE100: Views and Viewpoints
2.20 Architecture Views ATE100: Views and Viewpoints
2.21 Re-usable Architecture Building Blocks ATE050: Enterprise Continuum
2.22 Re-usable Solution Building Blocks ATE050: Enterprise Continuum
2.23 Impact Analysis - Project list ATE210: Opportunities and Solutions
2.24 Impact Analysis - Migration Plan ATE220: Migration Planning
2.25 Impact Analysis - Implementation recommendations ATE230: Implementation Governance
2.26 Architecture Contracts ATE230: Implementation Governance
2.27 Product Information ATE210: Opportunities and Solutions
2.28 Request for Architecture Change ATE110: Architecture Change Management
2.29 New Technology Report ATE110: Architecture Change Management
2.30 Requirements Impact Statement ATE240: Requirements Management

 

3. TOGAF Foundation Architecture

3.1  The Technical Reference Model (TRM)
Topic Syllabus Reference(s)
3.1.1 The purpose, structure and use of the TRM ATE180: TRM
3.1.2 Taxonomy of Platform Services ATE180: TRM
3.1.3 Taxonomy of Application Platform Service Qualities ATE180: TRM

3.2 The Standards Information Base (SIB)
Topic Syllabus Reference(s)
3.2.1 Access to the SIB ATE040: Content Framework
3.2.2 Searching the SIB ATE040: Content Framework
3.2.3 Using the information in the SIB ATE200: Technology Architecture

 

4. The Enterprise Continuum

4.1 The Architecture Continuum
Topic Syllabus Reference(s)
4.1.1 The concept of the Architecture Continuum ATE050: Enterprise Continuum
4.1.2 Moving around the Architecture Continuum ATE050: Enterprise Continuum
4.1.3 The Continuum as a repository of reusable Architecture Building Blocks ATE050: Enterprise Continuum
4.1.4 The relationship to the Solutions Continuum ATE050: Enterprise Continuum

4.2 The Solutions Continuum
Topic Syllabus Reference(s)
4.2.1 The concept of the Solutions Continuum ATE050: Enterprise Continuum
4.2.2 Moving around the Solutions Continuum ATE050: Enterprise Continuum
4.2.3 The Solutions Continuum as a repository of reusable Solution Building Blocks ATE050: Enterprise Continuum

 

5. TOGAF and Other Architectures / Frameworks

5.1 The Positioning of TOGAF
Topic Syllabus Reference(s)
5.1.1 Positioning information ATE080: Preliminary Phase
5.1.2 Explaining it to users ATE080: Preliminary Phase

5.2 Examples
Topic Syllabus Reference(s)
Examples of other Architecture Frameworks referenced in TOGAF (for example, C4ISR, Enterprise Architecture Planning, Zachman Framework, etc.). ATE080: Preliminary Phase

 

6. Architecture Governance

6.1 Introduction to Governance
Topic Syllabus Reference(s)
6.1.1 Nature of Governance ATE070: Architecture Governance
6.1.2 Levels of Governance ATE070: Architecture Governance

6.2 TOGAF Architecture Governance Framework
Topic Syllabus Reference(s)
6.2.1 Conceptual Structure ATE070: Architecture Governance
6.2.2 Organizational Structure ATE070: Architecture Governance

6.3 Architecture Governance in Practice

Topic Syllabus Reference(s)
6.3.1 Architecture Board ATE070: Architecture Governance
6.3.2 Architecture Compliance ATE070: Architecture Governance
6.3.3 Architecture Contracts ATE070: Architecture Governance

2. Optional Requirements

2.1 Optional Training in TOGAF Tools

Does the Course cover the use of tools certified under the TOGAF 8 TOOL SUPPORT program?

Enter "Yes" or "No" as appropriate.

Response:

__________NO_______________

If YES, identify the tool(s) covered:

Product Supplier Product Identification Version/Release Number Syllabus Reference:(s)




















Rationale:

A conforming Course may optionally cover the ways in which tools certified under the TOGAF 8 TOOL SUPPORT program may be used for the development of IT architectures using TOGAF. (Note that tool training per se will be provided by the tool supplier.)

Reference:

Product Standard: TOGAF 8 TRAINING

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