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:
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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18:00
- 19:30
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Special
Pre-Conference Tutorial: Introduction
to TOGAF™ (The Open Group Architecture Framework)
Chris Armstrong, Armstrong Process Group, Inc.,
US
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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)
Wednesday 25th, Thursday 26th and Friday
27th July 2007
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:
- 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
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Wednesday
25th July 2007
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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
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Chris Forde
Chair
American Express |
09:15
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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
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Andrew Josey, Director of Standards &
Certification
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09:30 |
Architecture Forum
Update
An update on membership
numbers, submissions of White Papers in the last quarter.
Decision points: None, informational
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Garry Doherty
TOGAF Product Manager, The Open Group
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09:45 |
Expectations from the
Architecture Forum
Decision points: None, informational
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New members/ new attendees |
10:00
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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
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Andrew
Josey, Director of Standards & Certification, The Open Group
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10:30 |
Coffee Break
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11:00
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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
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12:30 |
Lunch
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14:00
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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
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14:30
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Ed Harrington, Model Driven Solutions, USA
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17:00 |
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Thursday
26th July 2007
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09:00
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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
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Jason Uppal, QR Systems, Canada ,
Bob Weisman, CGI , Canada
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10:00
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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).
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Andrew Josey, The Open Group
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10:30 |
Coffee Break
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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...
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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?
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12:30 |
Lunch
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13:30
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Modelling TOGAF 9 Draft 0.7
Decision points: none, informational.
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Leon Stucki, Future Tech Systems, Inc, USA
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14:15 |
TOGAF Case Studies
Decision points: none, informational.
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Judith Jones,
Architecting-the-Enterprise, UK
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15:00
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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
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ALL |
15:30 |
Coffee Break
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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
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ALL
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17:00 |
Close
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