TOGAF as an Industry Standard for Architecture
Chris Greenslade of Frietuna Consultants and Chair of the Architecture
Forum presented the evolution of the TOGAF framework and its status as an emerging
industry standard for architecture.
TOGAF 8 Certification -- Industry Announcement and Launch
John Spencer, Director of The Open Group Architecture Forum, in which
the TOGAF framework is evolved, gave an overview [PDF] of
the Certification Program, which comprises four classes of certification:
- Training courses - instructing in the use of TOGAF 8
- Practitioners – having the knowledge to use TOGAF 8
- Professional services - offered in support of TOGAF 8
- Architecture tools - supporting TOGAF 8 and its Architecture Development Method
John explained the motivations and objectives of the program, its operation, and its
benefits to the IT customer community. He then introduced representatives of individuals
and companies who had already been certified by the launch of the program, to speak of the
value they perceive in the program:
- Walter Stahlecker of HP addressed TOGAF 8 invidual (practitioner)
certification.
- Chris Greenslade of Frietuna Consultants addressed TOGAF 8 Training
certification and Professional Services certification.
- Matthew Smith of Popkin Software addressed TOGAF 8 Tool Support
certification
In conclusion:
- Customers can now procure TOGAF 8 certified tools, training, professional services, and
thereby avoid lock-in to proprietary methods.
- With the benefit of certification, TOGAF 8 is more than ever the logical choice as the
basis for Enterprise Architecture work.
TOGAF Version 8.1 Enterprise Edition -- Public Briefing
John Spencer, Director of The Open Group Architecture Forum, gave an
overview of the new "Enterprise Edition" of TOGAF - Version 8.1 [PDF].
TOGAF Version 8.1 “Enterprise Edition” - Summary:
- An effective industry standard framework and method for enterprise architecture
- Complementary to, not competing with, other enterprise frameworks
- Use in conjunction with frameworks having defined deliverables more specific to
particular sectors
- “Demystifies” architecture development
- Emphasizes business goals as architecture drivers
- A framework and method for achieving the “Boundaryless Information Flow”
vision
TOGAF and ITIL
Judith Jones of Architecting-The-Enterprise Limited gave an overview
of the ITIL framework and relevance to TOGAF, based on material provided by a member of
the Architecture Forum, Capita IT Services.
Notation Standards for TOGAF: BPMN and UML Play Together
Matt Smith of Popkin Software gave a presentation on the Business
Process Modeling Notation and UML, and relevance of business process modeling languages to
TOGAF [PDF].
Hopes and Challenges of Applying TOGAF in the Context of a Government in
Transformation
Barry Myburgh of Insyte Information Systems Engineering (South Africa)
gave a presentation on the challenges he faces in a project for a South African government
department in which the use of TOGAF for enterprise architceture is planned.
TOGAF - The Way Ahead
Chris Greenslade of Frietuna Consultants led an interactive session in
whcih attendees were asked to identify areas of enhancement for TOGAF that would represent
significant added value, specifically for their own organizations.
