TOGAF® Certification Training

• Definition of key concepts and terms of TOGAF^®
• Architecture Framework

• Overview of the TOGAF^® ADM
• Objectives of each ADM Phase
• Architecture Development

• Ojectives of the Preliminary Phase
• Seven Aspects Defining the enterprise
• Identifying key drivers and elements
• Requirements for architecture work
• Framework to be used
• Relationships between management frameworks
• Evaluating the enterprise architecture maturity
• Inputs to the phase with key elements: Architecture Frameworks, Business principles, business goals, and business drivers
• Influence of pre-existing architectural inputs on the phase
• Steps for: Enterprise architecture team and organization, Set of Architecture Principles for a given scenario, Tailoring the framework
• Outputs & Key Elements : Architecture Principles
• Architecture Governance Framework
• Request for Architecture Work

• Enterprise Continuum - Introduction & Usage, Re-use of architecture artifacts
• Constituents of the Enterprise Continuum
• Definition of the Architecture Continuum
• Stages of architecture evolution defined in the Architecture Continuum
• Solutions Continuum, Stages of architecture evolution defined in the Solutions Continuum
• Relationship between the Enterprise Continuum and the TOGAF^® ADM

• Architecture Deliverables across the ADM cycle
• Define & understand relationships of key concepts like Stakeholders
• Concerns, Views and Viewpoints
• Differentiate viewpoints
• View Creation process
• Building block
• Distinction between Architecture Building Blocks and Solution Building Blocks
• Use of building blocks in the ADM cycle

• Steps in developing a Stakeholder Map
• Benefits of creating views
• Three example views provided by TOGAF^®

Architecture Patterns

• Architecture Partitioning
• The Architecture Repository
• Architecture Tools

• Establishing an Architecture Capability using ADM
• Architecture Contracts - contents & relationship to Architecture Governance
• Architecture Maturity Models
• Capability Maturity Model
• CMMI process, structure and levels of the ACMM
• The role of Maturity Assessments in the ADM
• Architecture Skills Framework, including roles, skills and proficiency levels

• Architecture Board- establishment, responsibilities, factors for setting up & operations
• Architecture Governance - Concepts, Framework, Benefits
• Fitment within ADM Cycle and key success factors for putting Architecture Governance into practice

• Risk Management- characteristics & usage within the TOGAF^® ADM
• Risk monitoring
• Architecture Compliance - meaning & need and Architecture Compliance Reviews - process & usage

• Architecture Principles and where they are used within TOGAF^®
• Standard Template for Architecture Principles
• Good Architecture Principle
• Identify and establish a set of Architecture Principles for a given scenario

• Ojectives of the Preliminary Phase
• Seven Aspects Defining the enterprise
• Identifying key drivers and elements
• Requirements for architecture work
• Framework to be used, Relationships between management frameworks
• Evaluating the enterprise architecture maturity
• Inputs to the phase with key elements: Architecture Frameworks, Business principles, business goals, and business drivers
• Influence of pre-existing architectural inputs on the phase
• Steps for: Enterprise architecture team and organization
• Set of Architecture Principles for a given scenario
• Tailoring the framework
• Outputs & Key Elements: Architecture Principles, Architecture Governance Framework, Request for Architecture Work

• Understand what a Business Scenario is and its purpose
• Understand where Business Scenarios are used within the ADM cycle
• Understanding the properties of a good Business Scenario
• Learn how to develop and validate a Business Scenario

• Objectives of the Phase A: Architecture Vision and Business Scenarios
• Typical contents of the Architecture Repository - stakeholders, concerns and business requirements
• Business Transformation Readiness Assessment
• Risk Assessment
• Statement of Architecture Work
• Capability Assessment
• Architecture Vision and Communications Plan
• Security Architecture influences on this phase

• Gap Analysis- purpose & technique
• Migration Planning Techniques
• Implementation Factor Assessment
• Deduction Matrix
• Consolidated Gaps & Solutions
• Dependencies Matrix
• Architecture Definition Increments Table
• Transition Architecture State Evolution Table in conjunction with the TRM
• Business Value Assessment Technique
• Interoperability Requirements
• Use of Interoperability Requirements within the TOGAF^® ADM
• Reconcilation of Interoperability Requirements with potential solutions
• Business Transformation Readiness Assessment
• Business Transformation Readiness Program
• Business Transformation Readiness within the ADM
• Business Transformation Readiness Capability Based Planning
• Capability - Based Planning & application in an enterprise architecture context

• Inputs to the ADM using Business principles
• Business goals and business drivers
• Three techniques for business modeling
• Considerations for selecting reference models
• Viewpoints and tools
• Technique of Gap Analysis
• Building blocks in the development of the Business Architecture
• Understand the outputs using Business Architecture components of the Architecture Definition Document
• Business Architecture components of the Architecture Requirements Specification & Security Architecture influences on this phase

• Information Systems Architectures
• Approach recommended by TOGAF^® like Key considerations for the Data Architecture & Architecture Repository
• Phase C: Information Systems Architectures - Data Architecture, Implementation order of the Data and Application Architectures
• Inputs to the phase and Data Principles
• Steps & considerations for selecting reference models, viewpoints and tools
• Outputs using Data Architecture components of the Architecture Definition Document
• Data Architecture components of the Architecture Requirements Specification & Security Architecture influences on this phase
• Phase C: Information Systems Architectures - Application Architecture, inputs & Application Principles
• Steps & considerations for selecting reference models, viewpoints and tools
• Outputs using Application Architecture components of the Architecture Definition Documen
• Application Architecture components of the Architecture Requirements Specification & Security Architecture influences on this phase

• Understanding the role of the TRM as a Foundation Architecture
• Familiarising the major characteristics of a Foundation Architecture
• Briefly understanding the basic concepts of the III-RM
• Briefly learning the relationship of the III-RM to the concept of Boundaryless Information Flow
• Understanding the TRM graphic, including the following key elements: Application Software Categories, Application Platform Interface, Application Platform
• Communications Infrastructure Interface, Qualities
• Briefly understanding the structure of the TRM
• Briefly exploring the main architecture objectives of using the TRM
• Understanding about the Platform Services Taxonomy
• Understanding about the Service Quality Taxonomy
• Understanding how to customize the TRM to meet an organization's specific needs

• Understanding the business and technical drivers for Boundaryless Information Flow
• Learning how the III-RM fulfills the solution space for Boundaryless Information Flow
• Briefly understanding the high-level structure of the III-RM, III-RM graphic, Business Applications, Infrastructure Applications, Application Platform, Interfaces, Qualities

• Understanding the main objectives of the Phase D
• Briefly learning the approach to the phase including using the Architecture Repository
• Understand the inputs to the phase and explain the following key elements: Technology Principles
• Understand the steps involved and being able able to: Learning how the TRM can be used when developing a Technology Architecture, Learning the role of ABBs
• Understand the outputs and be able to explain the following key elements: Technology Architecture components of the Architecture Definition Document, Technology Architecture components of the Architecture Requirements Specification
• Understand the Security Architecture influences on this phase

• Understanding the main objectives of the Phase E
• Briefly learn the approach to the Phase E
• Understand the management frameworks that have to be coordinated within this phase
• Learn how business value is assigned to each work package
• Understand the steps to prioritize the migration projects
• Understand the steps to confirm the Architecture Roadmap
• Learning key outputs of this phase specifically: Implementation and Migration Plan, Architecture Definition Document, including Transition Architectures (if any) and Understanding the Security Architecture influences on this phase

• Architecture Board
• Briefly learn the need for establishment of an Architecture Board
• Understand the responsibilities of an Architecture Board
• Discuss the factors that should be considered when setting up an Architecture Board
• Learn how to operate an Architecture Board vi) Architecture Governance
• Briefly learn the concept of Architecture Governance
• Describe the main concepts that make up an Architecture Governance framework
• Understanding why Architecture Governance is beneficial
• Understanding how Architecture Governance fits within the ADM cycle
• Understanding the key success factors for putting Architecture Governance into practice

• Understand the main objectives of the phase
• Briefly learn the approach to this phase
• Understand the inputs to the phase
• Understanding the steps involved and being able to describe the following: Explain how to tailor and conduct an Architecture Compliance Review
• Understand the outputs and be able to explain the following key elements: The contents of Architecture Contracts, Their relationship to Architecture Governance
• Understanding the Security Architecture influences on this phase
• Demonstrate the role that risk monitoring plays in this phase

• Understand the main objectives of the phase H
• Briefly learn the approach to the phase including: Drivers for change Enterprise architecture management process
• Guidelines for maintenance versus architecture redesign
• Understand the inputs to this phase for better understanding of Change Requests
• Understand the steps involved in Architecture Board meetings
• Understanding the outputs and be able to explain when the following might occur
• Updated Architecture Contracts
• A new Request for Architecture Work
• Understanding the Security Architecture influences on this phase

• Briefly understand how Requirements Management fits into the ADM cycle
• Requirements Management process
• Approaches to Requirements Management
• Understand the inputs to the phase
• Understand the steps and their correspondence to phases
• Understanding how the Requirements Management steps correspond to ADM phases
• Understanding the purpose of the outputs of Requirements Management
• Understanding the Security Architecture influences on the requirements captured 

• Understanding the concept of iteration and how it applies to TOGAF
• Factors influencing the use of iteration
• Learning some suggested iteration cycles
• Understanding how the ADM supports different types of engagements within the organization
• Learning how to apply iteration cycles to the ADM phases
• Understanding how the concepts of levels and the Enterprise Continuum are used to organize the Architecture Landscape
• Identify the different levels of architecture that exist in an organization

Understand the responsibility that Enterprise Architects have towards Security Architecture and the recommended Security adaptations to the ADM

• SOA as an architectural style
• Understanding how enterprise architecture supports SOA
• Recommended SOA adaptations to the ADM