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Conformance Statement

for Product Standard: TOGAF 8 TRAINING

Version 1.03

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Enter the name, and organization of the author of this Conformance Statement.

Name	Organization
Judith Jones	Architecting-the-Enterprise Limited

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1. Mandatory Requirements

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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	Training

Course Title and Version Number

 TOGAF 8.1.1 Certification for Practitioners 2009 Version 4.xx

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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"	Concepts and Planning
1.P.2  Defining the framework to be used	Concepts and Planning
1.P.3  Defining architecture principles	Concepts and Planning
1.P.4  Establishing IT Architecture Governance	Concepts and Planning
Phase A: Architecture Vision
Topic	Syllabus Reference(s)
1.A.1. Project Establishment	Creating the Vision
1.A.2. Identifying Business Principles, Business Goals, and Business Drivers	Creating the Vision
1.A.3.  Reviewing Architecture Principles	Creating the Vision
1.A.4.  Defining Scope	Creating the Vision
1.A.5.  Defining Constraints	Creating the Vision
1.A.6.  Defining Stakeholders and concerns, Business Requirements, and Architecture Vision	Creating the Vision
1.A.7.  Documenting Statement of Architecture Work and Gaining Approval	Creating the Vision
Phase B: Business Architceture
Topic	Syllabus Reference(s)
1.B.1. Developing a Business Baseline Description.	Developing the Architectures
1.B.2. Reference Models, Viewpoints and Tools.	Developing the Architectures
1.B.3. Create Buisness Architecture Model(s).	Developing the Architectures
1.B.4. Select Business Architecture building blocks	Developing the Architectures
1.B.5. Conduct checkpoint review of architecture model.	Developing the Architectures
1.B.6. Review non-functional (qualitative) criteria.	Developing the Architectures
1.B.7. Complete the business architecture.	Developing the Architectures
1.B.8. Gap analysis and report	Developing the Architectures
Phase C: Information System Architecture - Data
Topic	Syllabus Reference(s)
1.CD.1. Developing a Data Baseline Description.	Developing the Architectures
1.CD.2. Principles, Reference Models, Viewpoints and Tools.	Developing the Architectures
1.CD.3. Create Data Architecture Model(s).	Developing the Architectures
1.CD.4. Select Data Architecture building blocks	Developing the Architectures
1.CD.5. Conduct checkpoint review of architecture model.	Developing the Architectures
1.CD.6. Review non-functional (qualitative) criteria.	Developing the Architectures
1.CD.7. Complete the Data Architecture.	Developing the Architectures
1.CD.8. Gap analysis and report	Developing the Architectures
Phase C: Information System Architecture - Applications
Topic	Syllabus Reference(s)
1.CA.1. Developing an Applications Baseline Description.	Developing the Architectures
1.CA.2. Principles, Reference Models, Viewpoints and Tools.	Developing the Architectures
1.CA.3. Create Applications Architecture Model(s).	Developing the Architectures
1.CA.4. Select Applications Architecture building blocks	Developing the Architectures
1.CA.5. Conduct checkpoint review of architecture model.	Developing the Architectures
1.CA.6. Review non-functional (qualitative) criteria.	Developing the Architectures
1.CA.7. Complete the Applications Architecture.	Developing the Architectures
1.CA.8. Gap analysis and report	Developing the Architectures
Phase D: Technology Architecture
Topic	Syllabus Reference(s)
1.D.1. Create Technology Baseline Description	Developing the Architectures
1.D.2. Create Target Technology Architecture	Developing the Architectures
1.D.2.1. Create a baseline description in the TOGAF format	Developing the Architectures
1.D.2.2. Consider different architectural viewpoints	Developing the Architectures
1.D.2.3. Create an architectural model of building blocks	Developing the Architectures
1.D.2.4. Select the services portfolio required per building block	Developing the Architectures
1.D.2.5. Confirm that business goals and objectives are met	Developing the Architectures
1.D.2.6. Determine criteria for specification selection	Developing the Architectures
1.D.2.7. Complete the architecture definition	Developing the Architectures
1.D.2.8. Conduct gap analysis	Developing the Architectures
Phase E: Opportunities and Solutions
Topic	Syllabus Reference(s)
1.E.1 Identify key business drivers constraining sequence of implementation	Transforming the Enterprise
1.E.2 Review gap analysis	Transforming the Enterprise
1.E.3 Brainstorm technical requirements from functional perspective	Transforming the Enterprise
1.E.4 Brainstorm co-existence and interoperability requirements	Transforming the Enterprise
1.E.5 Architecture assessment and gap analysis.	Transforming the Enterprise
1.E.6 Identify major work packages or projects, classify as new development, purchase opportunity, or reuse of existing system.	Transforming the Enterprise
Phase F: Migration Planning
Topic	Syllabus Reference(s)
1.F.1 Prioritize projects	Transforming the Enterprise
1.F.2 Estimate resource requirements and availability	Transforming the Enterprise
1.F.3 Perform cost / benefit assessment of the various migration projects	Transforming the Enterprise
1.F.4 Perform risk assessment	Transforming the Enterprise
1.F.5 Generate implementation roadmap (time-lined)	Transforming the Enterprise
1.F.6 Document Migration Plan	Transforming the Enterprise
Phase G: Implementation Governance
Topic	Syllabus Reference(s)
1.G.1 Formulate project recommendations	Architecture deployment
1.G.2 Document Architecture Contract	Architecture deployment
1.G.3 On-going implementation governance and architecture compliance review.	Architecture deployment
Phase H: Architecture Change Management
Topic	Syllabus Reference(s)
1.H.1 Ongoing monitoring of technology changes	Value Realisation
1.H.2 Ongoing monitoring of business changes	Value Realisation
1.H.3 Assessment of changes and development of position to act	Value Realisation
1.H.4 Meeting of Architecture Board (or other governing council) to decide on handling changes (technology and business)	Value Realisation
Requirements Management
Topic	Syllabus Reference(s)
1.R.1 Key steps in the Requirements Management process	Enterprise Requirements Management

2.   TOGAF 8 Architecture Development Method (ADM) - Information Sets
Topic	Syllabus Reference(s)
2.1 Framework Definition	TOGAF Information Sets and Deliverables
2.2 Architecture Principles	TOGAF Information Sets and Deliverables
2.3 Business Principles, Goals, and Drivers	TOGAF Information Sets and Deliverables
2.4 IT Governance Strategy	TOGAF Information Sets and Deliverables
2.5 Request for Architecture Work	TOGAF Information Sets and Deliverables
2.6 Statement of Architecture Work	TOGAF Information Sets and Deliverables
2.7 Architecture Vision	TOGAF Information Sets and Deliverables
2.8 Business Architecture	TOGAF Information Sets and Deliverables
2.9 Business Architecture Report	TOGAF Information Sets and Deliverables
2.10 Business Requirements	TOGAF Information Sets and Deliverables
2.11 Technical Requirements	TOGAF Information Sets and Deliverables
2.12 Gap analysis	TOGAF Information Sets and Deliverables
2.13 Data Architecture	TOGAF Information Sets and Deliverables
2.14 Data Architecture Report	TOGAF Information Sets and Deliverables
2.15 Applications Architecture	TOGAF Information Sets and Deliverables
2.16 Applications Architecture Report	TOGAF Information Sets and Deliverables
2.17 Technical Architecture	TOGAF Information Sets and Deliverables
2.18 Technical Architecture Report	TOGAF Information Sets and Deliverables
2.19 Architecture Viewpoints	TOGAF Information Sets and Deliverables
2.20 Architecture Views	TOGAF Information Sets and Deliverables
2.21 Re-usable Architecture Building Blocks	TOGAF Information Sets and Deliverables
2.22 Re-usable Solution Building Blocks	TOGAF Information Sets and Deliverables
2.23 Impact Analysis - Project list	TOGAF Information Sets and Deliverables
2.24 Impact Analysis - Migration Plan	TOGAF Information Sets and Deliverables
2.25 Impact Analysis - Implementation recommendations	TOGAF Information Sets and Deliverables
2.26 Architecture Contracts	TOGAF Information Sets and Deliverables
2.27 Product Information	TOGAF Information Sets and Deliverables
2.28 Request for Architecture Change	TOGAF Information Sets and Deliverables
2.29 New Technology Report	TOGAF Information Sets and Deliverables
2.30 Requirements Impact Statement	TOGAF Information Sets and Deliverables

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	Architecture Best Practice Management
3.1.2 Taxonomy of Platform Services	Architecture Best Practice Management
3.1.3 Taxonomy of Application Platform Service Qualities	Architecture Best Practice Management
3.2 The Standards Information Base (SIB)
Topic	Syllabus Reference(s)
3.2.1 Access to the SIB	Architecture Best Practice Management
3.2.2 Searching the SIB	Architecture Best Practice Management
3.2.3 Using the information in the SIB	Architecture Best Practice Management

4. The Enterprise Continuum
4.1 The Architecture Continuum
Topic	Syllabus Reference(s)
4.1.1 The concept of the Architecture Continuum	Architecture Best Practice Management
4.1.2 Moving around the Architecture Continuum	Architecture Best Practice Management
4.1.3 The Continuum as a repository of reusable Architecture Building Blocks	Architecture Best Practice Management
4.1.4 The relationship to the Solutions Continuum	Architecture Best Practice Management
4.2 The Solutions Continuum
Topic	Syllabus Reference(s)
4.2.1 The concept of the Solutions Continuum	Architecture Best Practice Management
4.2.2 Moving around the Solutions Continuum	Architecture Best Practice Management
4.2.3 The Solutions Continuum as a repository of reusable Solution Building Blocks	Architecture Best Practice Management

5. TOGAF and Other Architectures / Frameworks
5.1 The Positioning of TOGAF
Topic	Syllabus Reference(s)
5.1.1 Positioning information	Architecture Best Practice Management
5.1.2 Explaining it to users	Architecture Best Practice Management
5.2 Examples
Topic	Syllabus Reference(s)
Examples of other Architecture Frameworks referenced in TOGAF (for example, C4ISR, Enterprise Architecture Planning, Zachman Framework, etc.).	Architecture Best Practice Management

6. Architecture Governance
6.1 Introduction to Governance
Topic	Syllabus Reference(s)
6.1.1 Nature of Governance	Architecture Best Practice Management
6.1.2 Levels of Governance	Architecture Best Practice Management
6.2 TOGAF Architecture Governance Framework
Topic	Syllabus Reference(s)
6.2.1 Conceptual Structure	Architecture Best Practice Management
6.2.2 Organizational Structure	Architecture Best Practice Management
6.3 Architecture Governance in Practice
Topic	Syllabus Reference(s)
6.3.1 Architecture Board	Architecture Best Practice Management
6.3.2 Architecture Compliance	Architecture Best Practice Management
6.3.3 Architecture Contracts	Architecture Best Practice Management

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2. Optional Requirements

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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

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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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