Introduction to TOGAF™
Objective of Meeting
The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) is a comprehensive,
industry standard framework and methodology for the design, evaluation,
and implementation of enterprise architectures.
This tutorial, which was open to all participants, was given by Chris Armstrong of Armstrong
Process Group.
Preceding the public announcement and launch of the new edition of
TOGAF – TOGAF 9 – on the following day, this tutorial gave a
general introduction to The Open Group, and described what the
Architecture Forum has achieved so far with the development of TOGAF up to TOGAF 8
"Enterprise Edition".
It thus provided an excellent foundation for the following day's
presentations and discussions on TOGAF 9.
Summary
Within the architecture domain, The
Open Group has been active for over a decade, developing and making freely available an
architecture framework and methodology – TOGAF. Developed by The Open
Group Architecture
Forum, TOGAF is today accepted and used around the world as an industry
standard framework and
method for enterprise architecture.
TOGAF has been and continues to be evolved within The Open Group Architecture Forum. Its development has been guided by and based on the
knowledge and experience of Open Group members who are practicing architects working for a wide range of enterprises throughout the world.
This special pre-conference tutorial described the
background to the evolution of TOGAF as a framework for developing architectures
to meet the business needs of an
organization, and its progression to TOGAF 8
"Enterprise Edition", with the increasing realization within the
industry of the importance of enterprise architecture in the development
of information systems.
The tutorial described what the Architecture Forum has achieved so far
in the development of TOGAF, and gave an overview of how the Forum is
responding to new challenges with the ongoing development of TOGAF.
Outputs
Participants received an excellent overview of the TOGAF framework and
its Architecture Development Method (ADM), and the importance of The Open
Group Architecture
Forum in providing the development forum for TOGAF.
Next Steps
The tutorial was very well received, and will be repeated at future
Enterprise Architecture
Practitioners Conferences. Additional tutorials, focusing on more specific aspects of
TOGAF, will also be included at future conferences.
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