TOGAF® Version 8.1.1

The TOGAF framework is a detailed method and a set of supporting tools for developing an Enterprise Architecture, developed by members of The Open Group Architecture Forum (www.opengroup.org/architecture).

This edition is based on TOGAF Version 8.1 with Technical Corrigendum U065 applied, also known as TOGAF Version 8.1.1.

It may be used freely by any organization wishing to develop an Enterprise Architecture for use within that organization (subject to the Conditions of Use).

There are four main parts to the TOGAF document:

• PART I (Introduction) provides a high-level introduction to some of the key concepts behind Enterprise Architecture and in particular the TOGAF approach
• PART II (Architecture Development Method) is the core of the TOGAF framework; it describes the TOGAF Architecture Development Method (ADM) – a step-by-step approach to developing an Enterprise Architecture
• PART III (Enterprise Continuum) describes the TOGAF Enterprise Continuum, a virtual repository of architecture assets, which includes the TOGAF Foundation Architecture, and the Integrated Information Infrastructure Reference Model (III-RM)
• PART IV (Resources) comprises the TOGAF Resource Base – a set of tools and techniques available for use in applying the TOGAF framework and the TOGAF ADM