What is TOGAF®? 🇧🇷 The definitive guide to TOGAF® | LeanIX (2023)

TOGAF®: an agile approach

A popular solution to bridge the gap between TOGAF® and agile architecture frameworks is shared platforms for collaborative enterprise architecture management. LeanIX itselfEnterprise Architecture Management (EAM)For example, it provides capabilities to collectively define, deploy, and track IT entities at each stage of the ADM process.

In particular, its perks can be applied in many ways like this:

Establishment (TOGAF® Phase A)

Project datasheets can also store important information for your ADM. These pages can be customized to show estimated configurations and deployment timelines, budgeted costs, vendors involved, and any associated applications and associated business resources.

In this early phase of ADM, LeanIX EAM can support TOGAF® with:

Factsheet-Abonnements

List the names and roles associated with properties of your operations by assigning individuals to a data sheet, such as "Manager", "Observer", or "Manager". This is an easy way to see who is involved in the development of your architecture and why. Additionally, factsheets can be configured to show not only the high-level strategic drivers, but also the individuals responsible for the applications being reviewed.

Example: For the following AC Management V1 fact sheet, three people with different roles and responsibilities were attached to the request. This makes it clear who is responsible for maintaining the data (see Figure 1).

Figure 1: Configuring Roles for IT Management

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Visualization of associated project and application participants in LeanIX EAM.

Basic architecture and objective (TOGAF® Phase B, C, D)

Once you've established your architectural goals in Phase A, it's time to determine what the gaps are between your baseline and your baseline.green architecture(i.e. what you have versus what you want). From business to information systems and technology architectures: in phases B, C and D, you reveal what really exists in your company.

Therefore, the following LeanIX EAM reports work best.

application scenario

Once applications have been mapped to business functions and contextualized with information about how they will be used, a strategic view of your application landscape can be created to determine the value they can provide in future architectures. Decide whether applications should be left intact based on level of use and value, modernized through investment to maintain ongoing business value, merged or replaced due to redundancy, or phased out entirely (see Figure 2).

Figure 2: LeanIX Application Scenario Report

data flow viewer

A data flow viewer describes how data objects are processed and exchanged. Several levels of technical attributes are available in the viewer to help enterprise architects gain a deep understanding of how to fully integrate an application.

See below how AC Management V1 connects to other services in a farm. It directly feeds HR Admin, which in turn communicates with Payroll Europe to provide data to Salary Compact (as shown in Figure 3).

Figure 3: LeanIX data flow

IT Component Matrix

Examine IT components (eg database, operating system, web server, etc.) and their corresponding technical attributes and service lifecycles of all operational hierarchies within an IT component matrix report. In particular, LeanIX EAM uses technology stacks to categorize IT components to provide a comprehensive view of technology landscapes. For example, as shown in Figure 4 below, the lifecycles of services that contribute to a provider can be verified.

Figure 4: LeanIX TI Component Matrix

Transformations Roadmap (TOGAF® Phase E, F)

Once the architecture has been effectively described and addressed, the future steps are defined concretely in phases E and F. What is changing with this architectural redesign? Can plans guide stakeholders?

LeanIX EAM allows users to create technology roadmaps to avoid obsolescence and anticipate value using:

portfolio project

In its current form, does a project represent value for an entire operation? A LeanIX project portfolio report groups applications by business value and project risk to determine current needs. If an IT administrator wants to know which applications should remain integrated or which should be dropped, assessments can be made based on the report (as in the example below).

As can be seen in Figure 5, there appears to be a group of architectural data that provides “significant value” to business value, but also a problematic grouping that provides only “minor value”.

Figure 5: LeanIX project portfolio

application matrix

Use the lifecycle view of the LeanIX Application Matrix report to determine when or if critical applications need to be phased out. See the image below, which shows the apps listed by department and country/region. Brazil's AC Management V1 service will end in 2019, but AC Management V2 is in line to replace it.

In addition to life cycles, there are many other points of view. Sort by Functional Suitability to get high-level details about the quality of an application to determine whether it is 'Poor', 'Poor', 'Suitable' or 'Perfect'.

Figure 6: LeanIX Application Matrix

application script

It's important to know if there are successors when applications reach the end of their useful life. A LeanIX Application Roadmap report shows users in clear terms what's been happening and for how long, and what's ready to be replaced. In addition, an application roadmap lists the lifecycles of each application's corresponding components.

In the following roadmap, we see the lifecycle timeline of "AC Management V1" and its related successors. While it appears to be on a collision course towards the depletion area (yellow), the replacement application ("AC Management V2") will connect securely to ensure a clean transition.

Figure 7: LeanIX application roadmap

Implementation (TOGAF® Phase G, H)

Everything is decided. Visions were drawn and the builders' needs perfectly formulated. This is the time to implement an architecture.

Monitor construction closely using LeanIX collaborative change management methods. LeanIX Enterprise Architecture Management enables this tracking in the last two phases of TOGAF® ADM with:

planks

Actions related to new and pending projects can be viewed in drag-and-drop configurable dashboards linked to your LeanIX EAM homepage. Dashboards provide information on what is needed to manage architectures in one place to drive workflows and enable responsive EA behavior.

Imagem 8: Dashboards LeanIX

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Dashboards no LeanIX EAM com as estatísticas "Application for Business Criticality" e "Data Confidentiality".

Research Workflows

The information needed to update projects can be collected from all managers without having to send individual emails. With LeanIX surveys, expert consultants can request up-to-date data on hot topics like GDPR, store the information in templates for reuse, and receive clear results even while the survey is still running.

As shown in the image below, in an example of IT security standards, users can add custom parameters to LeanIX searches.

Figure 9: LeanIX Research

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A look at a survey template ("Assessment of application security according to IT-Grundschutz") in LeanIX EAM.

application scenario

Examine past, current, or planned business application lifecycles. View this data directly in LeanIX EAM or download it directly as a .pdf file.

In the example below (Figure 10), many applications assigned to the "Customer Relationship Management" category are in the "Retirement" or "End of Life" phase.

Figure 10: LeanIX application overview

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Application Lifecycles in the Application Landscape Report.

TOGAF® certification

Who is the TOGAF® certification intended for?

TOGAF® certification is very useful for enterprise architects and other IT leaders. While they often introduce new features, the core structure and common methodology remain the same. Recognized around the world, the TOGAF® certification allows you to demonstrate your ability to use the TOGAF® framework to successfully implement new technologies and manage enterprise architectures.

In addition to validating your ability to work with TOGAF®-related data, technology, business applications and business objectives, you will also be aimpact on salary.

Here is the salary comparison for the US jobs that show the biggest salary increase with TOGAF® certification:

Corporate Architect:US$135,000 (median) versus US$145,000 (TOGAF® certified)

Solutions architect:US$120,000 (median) versus US$136,000 (TOGAF® certified)

IT Architect:US$118,000 (median) versus US$132,000 (TOGAF® certified)

Software Architect:US$126,000 (median) versus US$131,000 (TOGAF® certified)

EA director:US$157,000 (median) versus US$163,000 (TOGAF® certified)

How do I obtain a TOGAF® certification?

One of the surest ways to understand the transformative benefits of LeanIX EAM is to take the time to learn the fundamentals of TOGAF®. To this end, TOGAF® 9.2 certification can be achieved after passing two Open Group qualifying exams, and training can be delivered independently through self-paced courses or an accredited program.

The two available TOGAF® certifications are:

• TOGAF® Foundation 9.2 (which confirms that a person understands "the terminology, structure and basic concepts of TOGAF® and understands the basic principles of enterprise architecture and the TOGAF® standard").
• TOGAF® 9.2 certification (confirming that the candidate is able to analyze and apply this knowledge beyond the TOGAF® 9.2 Foundation).

For more information about TOGAF® certification, visitvisit the Open Group website here.

abstract

Today's agile approaches to IT management owe much of their success to the architectural standards first established by TOGAF®. However, the rush to go digital in modern thriving businesses requiresbusiness architects– both new school and old school – to recognize all best practices for truly integrating information, business and technology networks.

Using reports and data collection methods in LeanIX EAM to optimize TOGAF® ADM stages is a way to benefit from decades of EA best practices at the same time.

Whether you are (1) building the foundation of your architectural vision using comprehensive data sheets, (2) evaluating current and future business infrastructures with panoramic application views, (3) making application investment decisions using detailed metrics and matrices, and ( 4) LeanIX EAM monitors implementation with configurable dashboards and surveys and is designed to satisfy any type of enterprise architect.