Getting Started with Enterprise Architecture

Value to your organisation of the "Getting Started With Enterprise Architecture" programme.

This first stage will prepare an organisation for successful Enterprise Architecture architecture projects based on validated business requirements. It will align the IT strategy with the business goals and drivers. We will get people inside and outside an organisation to work together effectively in collaborative, integrated teams. Architecting the Enterprise TOGAF® best practise will minimise the cost of IT development through increased reuse and better utilisation of resources.

Objectives for the programme

This programme will establish an Enterprise Architecture practice in your organisation. By the end of this programme you will have customised TOGAF to meet the needs of your organisation, selected and evaluated your architecture tools and established a governance framework for ensuring Business and IT delivery projects conform to the enterprise architecture and principles for your organisation.

Objectives

• Set the scope of the Enterprise Architecture
• Assess the current Architecture Capability Maturity of the organisation
• Develop a set of Architecture Principles
• Define the "Architecture Footprint" for the organisation - the people responsible for performing the architecture work, where they are located, and their responsibilities
• Define the Architecture Governance framework
• Customise TOGAF and define an organisation-specific architecture framework
• Evaluate, select and implement an EA toolset
• Establish the Enterprise Architecture Practice

Outputs

• Organizational Model for Enterprise Architecture
• Scope of organizations impacted
• Maturity assessment, gaps, and resolution approach
• Roles and responsibilities for architecture team(s)
• Constraints on architecture work
• Re-use requirements
• Budget requirements
• Requests for change
• Governance and support
• Tailored Architecture Framework
• Tailored architecture method
• Tailored architecture content (deliverables and artefacts)
• Taxonomy
• Metamodel
• Architecture principles
• Configured and deployed tools
• Enterprise architecture tool strategy identified and documented.
• Tools identified, selected and implemented.