TOGAF Seminar – Enhancing Architecture Capability

Overview

Architecture is no different to other functions within an enterprise - you have to 'do things right' and 'do the right things'. Unfortunately the architecture world has spawned a confusing array of methodologies, frameworks, standards, notations and viewpoints to help you. At the same time organisations (particularly the larger or more complex ones) have to cope with developing multiple solutions, often with dependencies between them, within an enterprise context, sometimes with several teams of architects. This is a scenario where the capabilities of the function are tested to the limit.

QA's Mission: is to provide training that boosts Architecture capability and guides IS/IT architects into doing things right, and the right things. It addresses the entire spectrum of architect role, ranging from Enterprise through to Technology. It is based on two substantial and well recognised bodies of knowledge - BCS Enterprise and Solution Architecture (doing things right), and The Open Group Architecture Framework (do the right things). Currently QA are the only provider of both these certificated areas.

Seminar Objective

The objective of this QA seminar is to provide an executive overview of Enterprise Architecture and the TOGAF approach to Enterprise Architecture:

• What is Enterprise Architecture? How does TOGAF meet this need?
• How do you set up an architecture practice? Using TOGAF's Capability Framework
• How do you govern the architecting process? Using the TOGAF ADM
• How do you describe and represent architecture? Using the TOGAF Content Framework and Repository, including TOGAF's Building Blocks and use of the Archimate modelling language

Outline

• Introduction to Enterprise Architecture
• Introduction to the Open Group and TOGAF
• TOGAF's basic structure
• Overview of the ADM
• Overview of the Content Framework
• Overview of other important features of TOGAF
• Archimate
• Certification and the QA proposition

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QA reserves the right to improve the specification and format of its courses for the benefit of its customers without notice.