3 things about EA that TOGAF doesnt say

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Presented byMichael FultonPresident, CC&C Americas

3 Things About EA That TOGAF Doesn’t Say

CC&C Solutions 2015 Copyright © and Confidential CC&C Solutions 2015 Copyright © and Confidential

▪ CC&C Solutions (CC&C) is an IT Internal Transformation and EA consulting, training and implementation organization, headquartered in Sydney, Australia and staffed worldwide.

▪ Our mission is to lead the development and growth of Enterprise Architecture and IT Capability…

▪ for the individual▪ for the organization ▪ and for the industry

Who is CC&C?


▪ President, CC&C Americas

▪ IT industry for 25 years, 19 at Fortune 50

▪ 8 years as Enterprise Architect (Cloud, IT4IT, ESN, BusArch, EA Training)

▪ 5 years running IT Strategic Planning & Cost Optimization

▪ IT4IT Forum Steering Committee

▪ IT4IT Adoption Work Group Co-Chair

▪ Chair AEA Ohio

▪ Trained 100’s worldwide in EA and TOGAF

Who am I?


EA produces an overarching plan of the total business processes, data, and IT assets inside a company, how they're used, and how they should be built and shared.

This competency focuses on the four domains of:▪ Business▪ Data▪ Applications▪ Technology

Enterprise Architecture


The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF)

TOGAF is a comprehensive architecture framework and methodology which enables the design, evaluation and implementation of the right architecture for an enterprise. It is an open, industry standard supported by hundreds of customer organizations including:

TOGAF is:▪ Originally based on the Technical Architecture Framework for Information

Management (TAFIM) – US DoD▪ A framework, used to generate different architectures▪ A customer-based initiative

http://www.opengroup.org/


An iterative method, over the whole process, between phases and within phases

▪ Each iteration = new decisions:▪ Enterprise Coverage▪ Level of Detail▪ Time Horizon▪ Architecture Asset Re-use:▪ Previous ADM iterations▪ Other frameworks, system models, industry

models)

▪ Decisions based on:▪ Competence / Resource Availability▪ Value accruing to the enterprise

TOGAF ADMArchitecture Development Method


TOGAF Components


So What is TOGAF Really?


So What Doesn’t TOGAF Tell You?



1. Role of an Enterprise Architect


TOGAF



TOGAF



1. Architects are Partners, Not Gatekeepers



2. Good Architects are Proactive, not Reactive



3. Speed Matters in Architecture


3. Speed Matters in Architecture


▪ Good Architects are Partners, Not Gatekeepers

▪ Good Architecture is Proactive, Not Reactive

▪ Speed Matters in Architecture

3 Things About EA That TOGAF Doesn’t Say


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