preparation & initiation activities required to create Architecture Capability

Customisation of TOGAF

Definition of Architecture Principles

(potentially) reusable artefact

reusable implementation pieces e.g. network

sets targets, plans, KPIs, budgets etc

drives need for maturity

informs size, structure & culture of capability

effective ooperation of architecture capability ensures vision reallisation

increased transparency & accountability

risk control

protect existing asset base, through max reuse

proactive control, monitor & mgmt

drive process, concept, component reuse across all business units

demonstrate value via monitoring, measuring, eval & feedback

increased visibility (higher & lower in org)

general rules

representation

relationships

traceability & drivation of relationships

base TOGAF elements such as III-RM

industry reference models

ABBs

consistency in describing solution implementation

SBBs

addressing commonalities and differences for

strategy

governance

organisation

kkey business processes

organisatiion of data

logical data assets

physical data assets

data management resources

blueprint for individual applications

application interaction

relationship to core business processes

logical software & hardware capabilities

IT Infrastructure

middleware

networks

communications

processing & standards

any work product delivered with review and stakeholder sign off

architectural work that describes aspect of architecture

classified as

component of business, IT, architectural capability - maybe re-usable. combined with other blocks to build architectuures and solutions

ABB - Architecture Building Block

SBB - Solution Building Block

Architecture Continuum

Solutions Continuum

Section 2.7

Metamodel

Capability

Landscape

Standards Information Base (SIB)

Reference Library

Governance Log

succinct definition of Target Architecture

trademark of Open Group

shorthhand representation of "access to integrated iinformation to support business process improvements"

infrastructure supporting this has

key interests that are crucial to stakeholders

can bbe functional or non fuunctional or business process

time bounded milestone

detailed formal description of part of the enterprise

used at program or portfolio level