Chris Armstrong, President of Armstrong Process Group, Inc., is an internationally recognized thought leader and expert in iterative software development, object-oriented analysis and design, architecture, the Unified Modeling Language, use case driven requirements, and process improvement.

Over the past twenty years, Chris has worked to bring modern software engineering best practices to practical application at many different private companies and government organizations all over the world.He has worked in many different industries including financial services, manufacturing, retail, healthcare, education, publishing, real estate, medical, and social APG Logoservices.

Chris has spoken at over 30 conferences over the last seven years including OMG workshops, The Open Group IT Architecture Practitioner Conference, Software Development Expo, Rational User Conference, and UML World. Chris has written a number of articles for various publications including Cutter IT Journal, Enterprise Development, and Rational Developer Network.

Chris is the technical representative for APG at the Object Management Group (OMG) and contributes to the UML 2.0 specification and the Software Process Engineering Metamodel (SPEM) 2.0 specification. Chris is also the APG representative to The Open Group Architecture Forum and co-chairs the TOGAF/MDA process modeling effort. Chris also represents APG at the Eclipse Process Framework (EPF) project.

Presentation

Adapting the TOGAF Architecture Development Method
In the Preliminary Phase: Framework and Principles of the Architecture Development Method (ADM), TOGAF specifies that one is to “define the framework and detailed methodologies that are going to be used to develop enterprise architecture.” However, the ADM also states that “it is not practical to define specific steps for adapting the ADM.” The speaker will present a set of best practices for adapting the ADM to the specific needs of an organization, including recent advancements in how to apply industry standards for customizing and extending the ADM and integrating it with other enterprise lifecycles such as program management, solution delivery, systems engineering, service management, and governance. The speaker will also discuss how the ADM can be integrated with other EA frameworks such as Zachman, DoDAF, and FEA. The presentation will also include a short demonstration of the APG TOGAF Process Library (ATPL), a new tool for customizing TOGAF that is certified for TOGA F 8 Tool Support.

Audience:-
Enterprise architects and process engineers

Key takeaways:-

1. Review best practices for adapting the ADM
2. Introduce industry standards for process definition and integration
3. How to integrate ADM with other lifecycles and frameworks
   

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