3 things about EA that TOGAF doesnt say

CC&C Solutions 2015 Copyright © and Confidential
Presented by
Michael Fulton
President, CC&C Americas
3 Things About EA That
TOGAF Doesn’t Say

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and EA consulting, training and implementation
organization, headquartered in Sydney, Australia and
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▪ 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

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 ADM
Architecture Development Method

TOGAF Components

So What is TOGAF Really?

So What Doesn’t TOGAF Tell You?

1. Roleof an Enterprise Architect

1. Architects are Partners, Not Gatekeepers

2. Good Architects are Proactive, not Reactive

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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