TOGAF Tutorial:
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 at the Enterprise
Architecture Practitioners Conference at London, was given by Jason
Uppall of QRS, Canada.
Preceding the European 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 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 up 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, 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, with detail of the new edition of TOGAF – TOGAF 9. Additional tutorials, focusing on
specific aspects of TOGAF 9, will also be included at future conferences.
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