Agile Togaf and Enterprise Architecture

Agile, TOGAF and
Enterprise Architecture:
Will They Blend?
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Presenter:
Danny Greefhorst
Enterprise Architecture Expert
Director at ArchiXL
Instructor on Enterprise Architecture
Background in software engineering
Chair of Via Nova Architectura and
Architecture Section of Dutch Computer Society
Honorary Medal | Dutch Architecture Forum
Author of books on architecture principles and digital
transformation
Agenda
The TOGAF Approach to Enterprise Architecture (EA)
Agile and Scrum
Do Agile, EA and TOGAF Relate?
Do Agile, EA and TOGAF Overlap?
The TOGAF Approach to

Enterprise Architecture
Enterprise Architecture (EA)

Fundamental concepts or properties of
a system in its environment embodied in
its elements, relationships, and in the
principles of its design and evolution
(ISO/IEC 42010)
Those properties of a thing and its

environment that are necessary and
sufficient for it to be fit for purpose for its
mission (L. Fehskens)
Managing the execution of the
corporate strategy (J. Scott)
Why Enterprise Architecture?

Alignment
Insight
Quality
EA aligns strategy to operations, and

business demand to IT supply, ensuring
changes are in line with strategy and goals
Enterprise Architecture provides insight into
the current and desired state of the
organization, information systems and
technology
EA improves quality of individual solutions,
simplifies their development and
maintenance, and prolonging their life time
TOGAF
Framework for Enterprise Architecture (EA)
Originally developed by the US government
in the 80s, now owned by the Open Group
De facto EA standard in the market
A description of processes, techniques and
products for EA
A generic framework that can be tailored to
the situation
TOGAF Architecture Development Method
The core of TOGAF
A proven way of developing an

architecture
Specifically designed to address

business requirements
An iterative method
A set of architecture views to ensure

that a complex set of requirements
are adequately addressed
How Enterprise Architecture relates to TOGAF

A detailed description of the

techniques
Architecture
Development Method
+
Guidelines and Techniques
The knowledge and

experience of practitioners
Architecture
Content Framework
A way of thinking about EA
Other EA frameworks and

techniques (ArchiMate, FEAF,...)
TOGAF
Product-line architecture
Solution architecture
Tactical planning
Business & IT consulting
Architecture
Capability Framework
Why TOGAF and TOGAF training?
Formal standard, governed by a standardization organization

Broadly adapted by user organizations, consultants and IT suppliers
Includes formal certification process
Broad availability of training
Freely available for reading online
Based on broad experience and practices
Can be adapted to specific organizational context
Describes EA process as well as EA content and EA governance
You can contribute to the standard
Agile and Scrum

Manifesto for Agile Software Development

We are uncovering better ways of developing
software by doing it and helping others do it.
Through this work we have come to value:
Individuals and interactions over processes and tools

Working software over comprehensive documentation
Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
Responding to change over following a plan
That is, while there is value in the items on
the right, we value the items on the left more.
source: http://agilemanifesto.org
Principles behind the agile manifesto
Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer

through early and continuous delivery of
valuable software.
Welcome changing requirements, even late in
development. Agile processes harness change for
the customer's competitive advantage.
Deliver working software frequently, from a
couple of weeks to a couple of months, with a
preference to the shorter timescale.
Business people and developers must work
together daily throughout the project.
Build projects around motivated individuals. Give
them the environment and support they need, and
trust them to get the job done.
The most efficient and effective method of
conveying information to and within a development
team is face-to-face conversation.
Working software is the primary measure of

progress.
Agile processes promote sustainable development.
The sponsors, developers, and users should be
able to maintain a constant pace indefinitely.
Continuous attention to technical excellence and
good design enhances agility.
Simplicity--the art of maximizing the amount of
work not done--is essential.
The best architectures, requirements, and designs
emerge from self-organizing teams.
At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to
become more effective, then tunes and adjusts its
behavior accordingly.
Scrum
Source: neon rain interactive

DevOps applies Agile principles to operations
Development
DevOps
IT Operations
Do Agile, EA and
TOGAF Relate?
Agile starts where Enterprise Architecture ends

Agile project
Architecture vision
Business
Requirement
Goal
epic
user story
Architecture
Principle
Architecture model
building
block
Application
building
block
Architecture roadmap
candidate
project
candidate
project
component
component
component
component
Agile starts where Enterprise Architecture ends

Architecture Vision
Self-service
Business
Requirement
Goal
epic
Architecture
Principle
Increase
customer
satisfaction
Agile project
Pay for order online
Customers do not have

Architecture model direct access to backoffice applications
building
block
building
block
candidate
project
user story
Pay via Paypal
Application
Customer Portal
Architecture roadmap
candidate
project
Portal project
component
component
component
component
Positioning EA and Agile
Scaled Agile Framework

Agile is designed for
small teams
Dean Leffingwell
We do not face,
analyse failures and
limitations of our
assertions, claims,
practices
The boys from Rational

Unified Process are back.
Building on the profound
failure of RUP, they are
now pushing the Scaled
Agile Framework as a
simple, one-size fits all
approach to the agile
organization
Ken Schwaber
Philippe Kruchten
source: http://scaledagileframework.com
Role of Enterprise Architect in SAFe
- maintain holistic vision

- aligns business drivers with
technical decisions
- sets technology standards
- drive common infrastructure
- influences modeling, design
and coding practices
- facilitates reuse of emergent
solutions, knowledge & patterns
- synchronizes issues and NFRs
across solutions
source: http://scaledagileframework.com
Scaling Agile @ Spotify

Chief architect
- coordinates work on high-level
architectural issues that cut
across multiple systems
- reviews development of new
systems to make sure they
avoid common mistakes, and
that they are aligned with
architectural vision
- the feedback is always just
suggestions and input - the
decision for the final design of
the system still lies with the
squad building it
source: Henrik Kniberg & Anders Ivarsson, 2012
What does this mean for training?

There remains a role for Enterprise Architects
Need for training on Enterprise Architecture and TOGAF
Some Enterprise Architects will become part of Scrum teams
Need for training on Agile and Scrum
People need better understanding of how EA and Agile relate
Opportunity for new training and consulting
Do Agile, EA and
TOGAF Overlap?
Enterprise Architecture versus Agile?

The old way versus the new way
Misconceptions about EA and TOGAF
Misconceptions about EA and TOGAF
EA is about modelling everything
You need to follow all the steps in TOGAF
Architecture principles are laws that cannot be deviated from
Developing an EA takes a long time
TOGAF is a waterfall approach
EA prescribes things that should be left to the project
Example architecture principles

through early and continuous delivery of valuable
software.
Welcome changing requirements, even late in
Deliver working software frequently, from a couple
of weeks to a couple of months, with a preference
to the shorter timescale.
Agile is an architecture

progress.
Example architecture model
Scrum is also an architecture
source: neon rain interactive

Applicability of Agile Manifesto to EA

We are uncovering better ways of developing
software by doing it and helping others do it.
Through this work we have come to value:
Individuals and interactions over processes and tools

Working software over comprehensive documentation
Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
Business
outcome
Responding to change over following a plan
That is, while there is value in the items on
the right, we value the items on the left more.
Applicability of agile principles to EA process

through early and continuous delivery of valuable
software.
Welcome changing requirements, even lateThe
in draft
version of the
Deliver working software frequently, fromarchitecture
a couple
of weeks to a couple of months, with a preference

to the shorter timescale.



progress.
Our principles for EA

Architects focus on what is essential
Architects provide concrete and useful results
Architects facilitate a collaborative process
Architects provide knowledge and skills
Architects use reference architectures
Architects use open standard methods and techniques
source: http://www.tdan.com/view-articles/16108
How Enterprise Architecture overlaps with Agile

Agile
Iterative
Focus on management support

Produces paper and insight
Pre-project
Not necessarily daily
Abstraction
Multi-disciplinary
Mandated business
representative(s)
Collaborative
Soft skills
Only the essentials
Focus on user support

Produces working software
Project
Daily work
Technical excellence
Conclusions
Enterprise Architecture provides an Agile project with a vision
Agile provides Enterprise Architecture with a good set of principles
Agile and Scrum can be seen as reference architectures
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The TOGAF Approach to

Enterprise Architecture (EA)

Those properties of a thing and its

Copyright 2015 ITpreneurs. All rights reserved.

Why Enterprise Architecture?

Copyright 2015 ITpreneurs. All rights reserved.

EA aligns strategy to operations, and

Copyright 2015 ITpreneurs. All rights reserved.

TOGAF Architecture Development Method

The core of TOGAF

A proven way of developing an

Specifically designed to address

A set of architecture views to ensure

Copyright 2015 ITpreneurs. All rights reserved.

How Enterprise Architecture relates to TOGAF

A detailed description of the

The knowledge and

A way of thinking about EA

Other EA frameworks and

Copyright 2015 ITpreneurs. All rights reserved.

Why TOGAF and TOGAF training?

Formal standard, governed by a standardization organization

Copyright 2015 ITpreneurs. All rights reserved.

Agile and Scrum

Manifesto for Agile Software Development

Individuals and interactions over processes and tools

Principles behind the agile manifesto

Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer

Copyright 2015 ITpreneurs. All rights reserved.

Working software is the primary measure of

Source: neon rain interactive

DevOps applies Agile principles to operations

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Agile starts where Enterprise Architecture ends

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Agile starts where Enterprise Architecture ends

Pay for order online

Customers do not have

Positioning EA and Agile

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Scaled Agile Framework

The boys from Rational

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Role of Enterprise Architect in SAFe

- maintain holistic vision

Scaling Agile @ Spotify

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source: Henrik Kniberg & Anders Ivarsson, 2012

What does this mean for training?

Need for training on Enterprise Architecture and TOGAF

Some Enterprise Architects will become part of Scrum teams

Need for training on Agile and Scrum

People need better understanding of how EA and Agile relate

Opportunity for new training and consulting