The TOGAF® Standard, 10th Edition — Introduction and Core Concepts

The TOGAF® Standard, 10th Edition

Introduction and Core Concepts

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The TOGAF® Standard, 10th Edition — Introduction and Core Concepts

Document number:      C220

Published by The Open Group, April 2022.

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Contents

Chapter 1    Introduction

1.1    Executive Overview

1.2    Structure of this Document

1.3    Information on Using the TOGAF Standard

1.3.1    Conditions of Use

1.3.2    How Much Does the TOGAF Standard Cost?

1.3.3    Downloads

1.4    Why Join The Open Group?

Chapter 2    The TOGAF Documentation Set

2.1    Structure of the TOGAF Documentation Set

2.2    The TOGAF Standard

2.3    The TOGAF Library

Chapter 3    Core Concepts

3.1    What is the TOGAF Standard?

3.2    What is Architecture in the Context of the TOGAF Standard?

3.3    What Kind of Architecture Does the TOGAF Standard Deal With?

3.4    Architecture Development Method

3.5    Enterprise Architecture Services

3.5.1    Enterprise Support Services

3.5.2    Design Support Services

3.5.3    Development Support Services

3.5.4    Requirements Elicitation and Understanding Services

3.5.5    Architecture Planning Services

3.5.6    Enterprise Architecture Practice Development Support Services

3.6    Deliverables, Artifacts, and Building Blocks

3.7    Architecture Abstraction

3.7.1    Contextual Abstraction Level

3.7.2    Conceptual Abstraction Level

3.7.3    Logical Abstraction Level

3.7.4    Physical Abstraction Level

3.8    Architecture Principles

3.9    Interoperability

3.10  Enterprise Continuum

3.11  Architecture Repository

3.12  TOGAF Content Framework and Enterprise Metamodel

3.12.1    Overview

3.12.2    Content Framework

3.12.3    Enterprise Metamodel

3.12.4    Developing the Enterprise Metamodel

3.13  Establishing and Maintaining an Enterprise Architecture Capability

3.14  Establishing the Architecture Capability as an Operational Entity

3.15  Using the TOGAF Standard with Other Frameworks

3.16  Using the TOGAF Framework with Different Architecture Styles

3.17  Architecture Views and Viewpoints

3.18  Enterprise Agility

3.19  Risk Management

Chapter 4    Definitions

Appendix A   Referenced Documents

Appendix B   Glossary of Supplementary Definitions

Appendix C   Abbreviations

Index

List of Figures

2-1 The TOGAF Documentation Set

2-2 Structure of the TOGAF Standard

2-3 The TOGAF Standard

2-4 The TOGAF Library Continuum

3-1 Architecture Development Cycle

3-2 Relationships between Deliverables, Artifacts, and Building Blocks

3-3 Example — Architecture Definition Document

3-4 Enterprise Continuum

3-5 TOGAF Architecture Repository Structure

3-6 Content Framework by ADM Phase

3-7 Applying the Enterprise Continuum

3-8 The TOGAF Core Enterprise Metamodel

3-9 TOGAF Architecture Capability Overview

3-10 Basic Architectural Concepts

Preface

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This document is part of the TOGAF Standard, and provides an introduction to the standard, including