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Architecture Forum

Austin, Texas   July 22-27, 2007

Outline Weekly Agenda


In Austin The Open Group Architecture Forum will host or be involved in the following meetings:

  • On the evening of Sunday, 22nd July there will be an Open Tutorial: "An Introduction to TOGAF" by Chris Armstrong, Armstrong Process Group, Inc., US

  • A key focus of the Architecture Forum at Austin will be the public Enterprise Architecture Practitioners Conference, which takes place from Monday 23rd through Wednesday 25th July.

  • On Thursday 26th July from 08:00 am to 09:00 am there will be a members-only Birds of a Feather to provide a tutorial on using The Open Group infrastructure.

  • On Wednesday 25th, Thursday 26th and Friday 27th July there will be a members-only Architecture Forum meeting.  The meeting is expected to run from 9 am to 5pm Wednesday and Thursday and 8:30am 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 goal of this meeting is to agree a shared vision for the evolution of TOGAF,  and to produce the roadmap for the next major revision to TOGAF. This will include production of a  document during the meeting describing the scope of the revision, the Base documents for the revision, issues to be addressed, how we plan to address them, what form the expected output will take and when, including a draft schedule.

    The meeting will also review progress for current ongoing deliverables including white papers, case studies, and defect reports on the current publications and drafts.The main part of the meeting will be spent discussing the reports from the Core and Modelling workgroups and proposals for the revision and how we can bring everything together into an agreed workplan. 

    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
    • An update on The Open Group and Forum processes
    • A report of the Core Working Group
    • A report of the Modelling Working Group
    • Review of defect reports against TOGAF 8.1.1 and TOGAF 9 Draft 0.7
    • Review of proposed updates to TOGAF
    • Discussions on the next revision of TOGAF, formulating a roadmap and workplan.
    • A status update on the TOGAF Certification program and a look at future directions for the certification program
    • Forum Project and Liaison status reports

    Pre-meeting materials - to be made available two weeks before the meeting

    • Reports of the Core, and Modelling  working groups
    • Project/Liaison reports
    • Proposals for revising TOGAF
    • Change Request reports for TOGAF

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Special Pre-Conference Tutorial:  An Introduction to TOGAF
Sunday 22nd July 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.

Sunday 22nd July 2007

18:00 -  19:30

Special Pre-Conference Tutorial: Introduction to TOGAF™ (The Open Group Architecture Framework)
Chris Armstrong, Armstrong Process Group, Inc., US

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The 15th Enterprise Architecture Practitioners Conference - Austin 2007
Monday 23rd to Wednesday 25th July 2007


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)
Wednesday 25th, Thursday 26th and Friday 27th July 2007


Agenda Outline

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:

  • To agree a shared vision for the evolution of TOGAF
  • To produce the roadmap for the next major revision to TOGAF. This will include production of a document during the meeting describing the scope of the revision, the Base documents for the revision, issues to be addressed, how we plan to address them, what form the expected output will take and when, including a draft schedule.
  • To  review progress for current ongoing deliverables including white papers, case studies, and defect reports on the current publications and drafts.
The main part of the meeting will be spent discussing the reports from the Core and Modelling workgroups and proposals for the revision, so that we can achieve the goals of the meeting.

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
  • An update on The Open Group and Forum processes
  • A report of the Core Working Group
  • A report of the Modelling Working Group
  • Review of defect reports against TOGAF 8.1.1 and TOGAF 9 Draft 0.7
  • Proposals for revision of TOGAF
  • Discussions on the next revision of TOGAF, formulating a roadmap and workplan.
  • A status update on the TOGAF Certification program and a look at future directions for the certification program
  • Forum Project and Liaison status reports

3. Pre-meeting materials - to be made available two weeks before the meeting

  • Reports of the Core and Modelling working groups
  • Project/Liaison reports
  • Proposals for revising TOGAF
  • Change Request reports

4. Meeting Outputs

The outputs of the meeting will include an updated roadmap for the revision of TOGAF  and a draft 2007-2008 work-plan for the Architecture forum. These will require agreement to the following:

  • An overall scope and plan
  • A set of work packages for moving forward with the next version of TOGAF
  • Assignments of who will work on which work packages (confirmation of teams)

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

Wednesday 25th July 2007

09:00 Welcome, Agenda Review and Introduction
Recap on the goals and deliverables from this meeting

Approval of Agenda, identification of Any Other Business


Approval of Minutes
https://www.opengroup.org/projects/archmain/protected/doc.tpl?gdid=13337
Decision points: approval of agenda
Chris Forde
Chair
American Express
09:15
Review of Action Items
https://www.opengroup.org/projects/archmain/protected/doc.tpl?gdid=13493

Review of Issues List
https://www.opengroup.org/projects/archmain/protected/doc.tpl?gdid=13797

Review of Consent List
https://www.opengroup.org/projects/archmain/protected/doc.tpl?gdid=13806
Decision points: update of action items status, issues and consent list
Andrew Josey, Director of Standards & Certification
09:30 Architecture Forum Update
An update on membership numbers, submissions of White Papers in the last quarter.
Decision points: None, informational
Garry Doherty
TOGAF Product Manager, The Open Group
09:45 Expectations from the Architecture Forum
Decision points: None, informational
New members/ new attendees
10:00
Procedures and Infrastructure Update
The Open Group procedures - an update on current status
https://www.opengroup.org/projects/archmain/protected/doc.tpl?gdid=13976

Architecture Forum specific procedures - Andrew Josey
Charter
http://www.opengroup.org/architecture/charter/Arch_Forum_Charter.pdf
Procedures for review and approval of White papers and case studies
https://www.opengroup.org/projects/archmain/protected/docs/af_001.txt
Document Maintenance:
https://www.opengroup.org/projects/archmain/protected/docs/af_002.txt

Architecture Forum  Web Services overview- Andrew Josey
An update on the the forum web services and mailings lists and their purposes.
https://www.opengroup.org/projects/archmain/protected/doc.tpl?gdid=13983
Decision points: None, informational
Andrew Josey, Director of Standards & Certification, The Open Group
10:30

Coffee Break

11:00
Report of the Core Working Group and discussion
https://www.opengroup.org/projects/archmain/protected/doc.tpl?gdid=13873
Decision points: Agree next steps and how this work ties into other agenda items on deciding the roadmap and next steps for the revision
Paul van der Merwe, Real IRM, South Africa
12:30

Lunch

14:00
Architecture Forum Project/ Liaison Reports:
Identification of Project/SC chairs
The purpose is to identify the active projects and who is chairing them. See
https://www.opengroup.org/projects/archmain/protected/page.tpl?CALLER=documents.tpl&ggid=1090


Reports from:
Service Oriented Architectures
MDA/TOGAF Synergy Project
Organization Architecture Work Group
ITIL (written report submitted)
https://www.opengroup.org/projects/archmain/protected/doc.tpl?gdid=13789
COBIT/ISACA
TOGAF Certification Work Group
Semantic Interoperability

(Note that the Core and Modelling  working groups  have their own  agenda slots)
Decision points: Confirmation of current projects/SCs , update of project/SC list
Project Chairs
14:30
TOGAF Certification Status Report
A presentation on the current status of the TOGAF Certification program by
The Open Group Director of Certification.  This includes summary numbers of current status,
and also feedback from a survey of those individuals who have been certified.
https://www.opengroup.org/projects/archmain/protected/doc.tpl?gdid=13863
Decision points: None, informational
Andrew Josey, Director of Standards & Certification, The Open Group
14:50
TOGAF Publications status -
A status update on TOGAF publications, including status of
two guides under development , a pocket guide to TOGAF and
a guide to the ADM.
Decision points: none, informational.
Andrew Josey, Director of Standards & Certification, The Open Group
15:00
PROMISE - Architecture and standards for Product Lifecycle Management
 New work item proposal
https://www.opengroup.org/projects/archmain/protected/doc.tpl?gdid=13975
Decision points: Approval to start a new work item
Dr. Ajith Kumar Parlikad, University of Cambridge, UK
15:30

Coffee Break

16:00

Report of the TOGAF Modelling Working Group and discussion

https://www.opengroup.org/projects/archmain/protected/doc.tpl?gdid=13912
Decision points: Agree next steps and how this work ties into other agenda items on deciding the roadmap and next steps for the revision

Ed Harrington, Model Driven Solutions, USA

17:00

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Thursday 26th July 2007

09:00
Proposals for Change to TOGAF
https://www.opengroup.org/projects/archmain/protected/doc.tpl?gdid=13960
- TOGAF Value Realization
- Requirements Management
- Governance Model
- Business Architecture: People Side

- Transformation (Bob Weisman)
https://www.opengroup.org/projects/archmain/protected/doc.tpl?gdid=13973

Decision points: Approval to proceed to generate change requests for revision to TOGAF

Jason Uppal, QR Systems, Canada ,


Bob Weisman, CGI , Canada

10:00
TOGAF Defect Reports
-
TOGAF 8.1.1
https://www.opengroup.org/projects/archmain/protected/doc.tpl?gdid=13864
- TOGAF 9 Draft 0.7
https://www.opengroup.org/projects/archmain/protected/doc.tpl?gdid=13865
Decision points: disposition of responses to the Defect reports. 
Agreement to forward some items down the technical corrigendum track (for 8.1.1).

Andrew Josey, The Open Group
10:30

Coffee Break

11:00 Discussion on how to move forward with TOGAF (part 1)

Proposing a roadmap, proposing a scope document
Principles brought forward from Paris for ongoing development of TOGAF:
  • A closer alignment with business
  • Need to make TOGAF easier to use
  • Evolution not Revolution
  • A more collaborative development environment
Decision points: deciding the Baseline document for a revision etc as in the right hand column...
ALL
Defining a scope for the project to revise TOGAF.
What do we need to define?
What is the baseline starting point ?
Which ADM graphic?
What problems does this revision address?
How will we address them?
Who will address them?
When?
12:30

Lunch

13:30
Modelling TOGAF 9 Draft 0.7

Decision points: none, informational.
Leon Stucki, Future Tech Systems, Inc, USA
14:15 TOGAF Case Studies

Decision points: none, informational.
Judith Jones, Architecting-the-Enterprise, UK
15:00
Modelling
Discussion on how to move forward with TOGAF (part 2)

Drafting a roadmap and scope document
Decision points: deciding the Baseline document for a revision, defining the team, defining the timeline, the draft schedule, feature content for drafts
ALL
15:30

Coffee Break

16:00 Discussion on how to move forward with TOGAF (part 3)

Drafting a roadmap and scope document
Decision points: deciding the Baseline document for a revision, defining the team, defining the timeline, the draft schedule, feature content for drafts
ALL 


17:00

Close

 

 

Friday 27th July 2007

08:30 Roadmap and action plan
Decision points: Agree next steps  detailed action plan

Priorities

Work Packages granularity

Assignments

Team structure

Deliverables

Preliminary Schedule for Budapest & Beyond
10:30

Coffee Break

11:00 Review of Action Items Arising
https://www.opengroup.org/projects/archmain/protected/doc.tpl?gdid=13493

Review and Update of Issues List
https://www.opengroup.org/projects/archmain/protected/doc.tpl?gdid=13797

Review and Update of Consent List
https://www.opengroup.org/projects/archmain/protected/doc.tpl?gdid=13806

Decision points: Confirm agreed actions arising, and items on the consent and issues list
All
Agreeing the next steps.
11:30 AOB and Final Remarks Chair
12:00

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