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P Preliminary Phase
Preliminary Phase
Objectives Steps Inputs Outputs
Determine the Architecture Capability desired by Scope the enterprise organizations TOGAF Organizational Model for Enterprise
the organization: impacted Other architecture framework(s) Architecture
Review the organizational context for Confirm governance and support Board strategies, business plans, Tailored Architecture Framework,
conducting enterprise architecture frameworks business strategy, IT Strategy, including architecture principles
Identify and scope the elements of the Define and establish enterprise business principles, business goals, Initial Architecture Repository
enterprise organizations affected by the architecture team and organization and business drivers Restatement of, or reference to,
Architecture Capability
Identify and establish architecture Governance and legal frameworks business principles, business goals,
Identify the established frameworks, methods, principles and business drivers
and processes that intersect with the Architecture capability
Architecture Capability Tailor TOGAF and, if any, other Partnership and contract Request for Architecture Work
selected Architecture Frameworks agreements Architecture Governance
Establish Capability Maturity target
Implement architecture tools Existing organizational model for Framework
Establish the Architecture Capability:
enterprise architecture
Define and establish the Organizational
Model for Enterprise Architecture Existing architecture framework, if
Define and establish the detailed process and any, including:
resources for architecture governance Architecture method
Select and implement tools that support the Architecture content
architecture activity Configured and deployed tools
Define the Architecture Principles Architecture Principles
Architecture Repository
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R Requirements Management
Requirements Management
Objectives Steps Inputs Outputs
Ensure that the Requirements Identify/document requirements The inputs to the Requirements Changed requirements
Management process is sustained and Baseline requirements Management process are the Requirements Impact Assessment,
operates for all relevant ADM phases requirements-related outputs from which identifies the phases of the ADM
Monitor baseline requirements
Manage architecture requirements each ADM phase. that need to be revisited to address
Identify changed requirement; remove,
identified during any execution of the The first high-level requirements are any changes. The final version must
add, modify, and re-assess priorities
ADM cycle or a phase produced as part of the Architecture include the full implications of the
Identify changed requirement and Vision. requirements (e.g., costs, timescales,
Ensure that relevant architecture
record priorities; identify and resolve and business metrics).
requirements are available for use by Each architecture domain then
conflicts; generate Requirements
each phase as the phase is executed generates detailed requirements.
Impact Statements
Deliverables in later ADM phases
Assess impact of changed contain mappings to new types of
requirements on current and previous requirements (for example,
ADM phases conformance requirements).
Implement requirements arising from
Phase H
Update the requirements repository
Implement change in the current phase
Assess and revise gap analysis for
past phases
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A Architecture Vision
Phase A: Architecture Vision
Objectives Steps Inputs Outputs
Develop a high-level aspirational Establish the architecture Request for Architecture Work Approved Statement of Architecture Work
vision of the capabilities and project Business principles, business goals, and Refined statements of business principles,
business value to be delivered Identify stakeholders, concerns, business drivers business goals, and business drivers
as a result of the proposed and business requirements Organizational Model for Enterprise Architecture principles
enterprise architecture
Confirm and elaborate business Architecture Capability Assessment
Obtain approval for a Statement goals, business drivers, and Tailored Architecture Framework, including Tailored Architecture Framework
of Architecture Work that defines constraints tailored architecture method, architecture
a program of works to develop Architecture Vision, including:
Evaluate business capabilities content, architecture principles, configured
and deploy the architecture Refined key high-level stakeholder
outlined in the Architecture Assess readiness for business and deployed tools
requirements
Vision transformation Populated Architecture Repository; that is,
existing architecture documentation Draft Architecture Definition Document,
Define scope
(framework description, architecture including (when in scope):
Confirm and elaborate
descriptions, existing baseline descriptions, Baseline Business Architecture (high-level)
architecture principles,
etc.) Baseline Data Architecture (high-level)
including business principles
Baseline Application Architecture (high-level)
Develop Architecture Vision
Baseline Technology Architecture (high-
Define the Target Architecture level)
value propositions and KPIs Target Business Architecture (high-level)
Identify business transformation Target Data Architecture (high-level)
risks and mitigation activities Target Application Architecture (high-level)
Develop Statement of Target Technology Architecture (high-level)
Architecture Work; secure Communications Plan
approval
Additional content populating the Architecture
Repository
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B Business Architecture
Phase B: Business Architecture
Objectives Steps Inputs Outputs
Develop the Target Business Select reference models, Request for Architecture Work Statement of Architecture Work,
Architecture describing how the viewpoints, and tools Business principles, business goals, and business updated if necessary
enterprise needs to operate to Develop Baseline Business drivers Validated business principles, business
achieve the business goals, Architecture Description goals, and business drivers
Capability Assessment
responds to the strategic drivers
Develop Target Business Communications Plan Elaborated Business Architecture
set out in the Architecture
Architecture Description principles
Vision, and addresses the Organizational Model for Enterprise Architecture
Request for Architecture Work Perform gap analysis Draft Architecture Definition Document
Tailored Architecture Framework
and stakeholder concerns Define candidate roadmap containing content updates:
Approved Statement of Architecture Work
Identify candidate Architecture components Baseline Business Architecture
Architecture principles, including business principles, (detailed), if appropriate
Roadmap components based Resolve impacts across the
when pre-existing Target Business Architecture
upon gaps between the Baseline Architecture Landscape
and Target Business Enterprise Continuum (detailed)
Conduct formal stakeholder
Architectures review Architecture Repository Views corresponding to selected
Architecture Vision, including: viewpoints addressing key
Finalize the Business stakeholder concerns
Architecture Refined key high-level stakeholder requirements
Draft Architecture Requirements
Create Architecture Definition Draft Architecture Definition Document, including: Specification including content
Document Baseline Business Architecture (high-level) updates:
Baseline Data Architecture (high-level) Gap analysis results
Baseline Application Architecture (high-level) Technical requirements
Baseline Technology Architecture (high-level) Updated business requirements
Target Business Architecture (high-level)
Business Architecture components of
Target Data Architecture (high-level) an Architecture Roadmap
Target Application Architecture (high-level)
Target Technology Architecture (high-level)
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C Data Architecture
Phase C: Information Systems Architectures – Data Architecture
Objectives Steps Inputs Outputs
Develop the Target Data Select reference models, Request for Architecture Work Statement of Architecture Work,
Architecture that enables the viewpoints, and tools Capability Assessment updated if necessary
Business Architecture and the Develop Baseline Data Validated data principles, or new data
Communications Plan
Architecture Vision, while Architecture Description principles
addressing the Request for Organizational Model for Enterprise Architecture
Develop Target Data Architecture Draft Architecture Definition
Architecture Work and stakeholder Tailored Architecture Framework
Description Document containing content
concerns Data principles
Perform gap analysis updates:
Identify candidate Architecture Statement of Architecture Work
Define candidate roadmap Baseline Data Architecture
Roadmap components based
components Architecture Vision Target Data Architecture
upon gaps between the Baseline
and Target Data Architectures Resolve impacts across the Architecture Repository Data Architecture views
Architecture Landscape Draft Architecture Definition Document containing: corresponding to the selected
viewpoints, addressing key
Conduct formal stakeholder Baseline Business Architecture (detailed) stakeholder concerns
review Target Business Architecture (detailed)
Draft Architecture Requirements
Finalize the Data Architecture Baseline Data Architecture (high-level)
Specification including content
Create Architecture Definition Target Data Architecture (high-level) updates:
Document Baseline Application Architecture (detailed or
Gap analysis results
high-level)
Data interoperability requirements
Target Application Architecture (detailed or
Relevant technical requirements
high-level)
that will apply to this evolution of
Baseline Technology Architecture (high-level)
the architecture development cycle
Target Technology Architecture (high-level)
Constraints on the Technology
Draft Architecture Requirements Specification Architecture
including: Updated business requirements
Gap analysis results Updated application requirements
Relevant technical requirements Data Architecture components of an
Business Architecture components of an Architecture Roadmap
Architecture Roadmap
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C Application Architecture
Phase C: Information Systems Architectures – Application Architecture
Objectives Steps Inputs Outputs
Develop the Target Application Select reference models, Request for Architecture Work Statement of Architecture Work,
Architecture that enables the viewpoints, and tools Capability Assessment updated if necessary
Business Architecture and the Develop Baseline Application Validated application principles, or new
Communications Plan
Architecture Vision, while Architecture Description application principles
addressing the Request for Organizational Model for Enterprise Architecture
Develop Target Application Draft Architecture Definition Document
Architecture Work and Tailored Architecture Framework
Architecture Description containing content updates:
stakeholder concerns Application principles
Perform gap analysis Baseline Application Architecture
Identify candidate Architecture Statement of Architecture Work
Define candidate roadmap Target Application Architecture
Roadmap components based
components Architecture Vision Application Architecture views
upon gaps between the Baseline
and Target Application Resolve impacts across the Architecture Repository corresponding to the selected
Architectures Architecture Landscape Draft Architecture Definition Document containing: viewpoints, addressing key
stakeholder concerns
Conduct formal stakeholder Baseline Business Architecture (detailed)
review Draft Architecture Requirements
Target Business Architecture (detailed)
Specification including content updates:
Finalize the Application Baseline Data Architecture (detailed or high-
Architecture level) Gap analysis results
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E Opportunities & Solutions
Phase E: Opportunities & Solutions
Objectives Steps Inputs Outputs
Generate the initial complete Determine/confirm key corporate Product information Statement of Architecture Work, updated if
version of the Architecture change attributes Request for Architecture Work necessary
Roadmap, based upon the gap Determine business constraints for Architecture Vision, updated if necessary
Capability Assessment
analysis and candidate implementation
Communications Plan Draft Architecture Definition Document,
Architecture Roadmap
Review and consolidate gap analysis including:
components from Phases B, C, Planning methodologies
results from Phases B to D Transition Architecture, number and scope,
and D Governance models and frameworks
Review consolidated requirements if any
Determine whether an incremental Tailored Architecture Framework
across related business functions Draft Architecture Requirements Specification,
approach is required, and if so
identify Transition Architectures Consolidate and reconcile Statement of Architecture Work updated if necessary
that will deliver continuous interoperability requirements Architecture Vision Consolidated and validated Architecture
business value Refine and validate dependencies Architecture Repository Roadmap
Confirm readiness and risk for Draft Architecture Definition Capability Assessment, including:
business transformation Document Business Capability
Formulate Implementation and Draft Architecture Requirements IT Capability
Migration Strategy Specification Architecture Roadmap, including:
Identify and group major work Change Requests for existing Work Package portfolio
packages programs and projects Identification of Transition Architectures, if
Identify Transition Architectures Candidate Architecture Roadmap any
Create Architecture Roadmap & components from Phases B, C, and D Impact analysis – project list
Implementation and Migration Plan Implementation Recommendations
Implementation and Migration Plan (outline),
including:
Implementation and Migration Strategy
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F Migration Planning
Phase F: Migration Planning
Objectives Steps Inputs Outputs
Finalize the Architecture Roadmap and Confirm management framework Request for Architecture Work Implementation and Migration Plan
the supporting Implementation and interactions for Implementation and Communications Plan (detailed), including:
Migration Plan Migration Plan Implementation and Migration
Organizational Model for Enterprise
Ensure that the Implementation and Assign a business value to each work Architecture Strategy
Migration Plan is coordinated with the package Project and portfolio breakdown of
Governance models and frameworks
enterprise's approach to managing and Estimate resource requirements, the implementation
implementing change in the Tailored Architecture Framework Project charters (optional)
project timings, and availability/delivery
enterprise's overall change portfolio vehicle Statement of Architecture Work Finalized Architecture Definition
Ensure that the business value and Prioritize the migration projects through Architecture Vision Document, including:
cost of work packages and Transition the conduct of a cost/benefit Architecture Repository Finalized Transition Architectures, if
Architectures is understood by key assessment and risk validation Draft Architecture Definition Document, any
stakeholders
Confirm Architecture Roadmap and including: Finalized Architecture Requirements
update Architecture Definition Transition Architectures, if any Specification
Document
Draft Architecture Requirements Finalized Architecture Roadmap
Complete the Implementation and Specification Re-Usable Architecture Building Blocks
Migration Plan
Change Requests for existing Requests for Architecture Work for a
Complete the development cycle and programs and projects new iteration of the ADM cycle (if any)
document lessons learned
Architecture Roadmap Implementation Governance Model
Capability Assessment, including: Change Requests for the Architecture
Business Capability Capability arising from lessons learned
IT Capability
Implementation and Migration Plan
(outline), including:
High-level Implementation and
Migration Strategy
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G Implementation Governance
Phase G: Implementation Governance
Objectives Steps Inputs Outputs
Ensure conformance with the Target Confirm scope and priorities for Request for Architecture Work Architecture Contract (signed)
Architecture by implementation deployment with development Capability Assessment Compliance Assessments
projects management
Organizational Model for Enterprise Change Requests
Perform appropriate Architecture Identify deployment resources and Architecture Architecture-compliant solutions
Governance functions for the solution skills
Tailored Architecture Framework deployed, including:
and any implementation-driven Guide development of solutions
architecture Change Requests Statement of Architecture Work The architecture-compliant
deployment
Architecture Vision implemented system
Perform enterprise architecture Populated Architecture Repository
compliance reviews Architecture Repository
Architecture compliance
Implement business and IT operations Architecture Definition Document recommendations and
Perform post-implementation review Architecture Requirements dispensations
and close the implementation Specification Recommendations on service
Architecture Roadmap delivery requirements
Implementation Governance Model Recommendations on performance
metrics
Architecture Contract
Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
Request for Architecture Work
Architecture Vision, updated post-
identified in Phases E and F
implementation
Implementation and Migration Plan Architecture Definition Document,
updated post-implementation
Business and IT operating models
for the implemented solution
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H Architecture Change Management
Phase H: Architecture Change Management
Objectives Steps Inputs Outputs
Ensure that the architecture lifecycle is Establish value realization process Request for Architecture Work Architecture updates
maintained Deploy monitoring tools Organizational Model for Enterprise Changes to architecture framework
Ensure that the Architecture Manage risks Architecture and principles
Governance Framework is executed Tailored Architecture Framework New Request for Architecture Work, to
Provide analysis for architecture
Ensure that the enterprise Architecture change management Statement of Architecture Work initiate another cycle of the ADM
Capability meets current requirements Statement of Architecture Work,
Develop change requirements to meet Architecture Vision
performance targets updated if necessary
Architecture Repository
Manage governance process Architecture Contract, updated if
Architecture Definition Document
necessary
Activate the process to implement Architecture Requirements
change Compliance Assessments, updated if
Specification
necessary
Architecture Roadmap
Change Requests due to technology
changes
Change Requests due to business
changes
Change Requests from lessons
learned
Implementation Governance Model
Architecture Contract (signed)
Compliance Assessments
Implementation and Migration Plan
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