Preface

The Open Group

The Open Group is a global consortium that enables the achievement of business objectives through technology standards. With more than 870 member organizations, we have a diverse membership that spans all sectors of the technology community – customers, systems and solutions suppliers, tools vendors, integrators and consultants, as well as academics and researchers.

The mission of The Open Group is to drive the creation of Boundaryless Information Flow™ achieved by:

  • Working with customers to capture, understand, and address current and emerging requirements, establish policies, and share best practices

  • Working with suppliers, consortia, and standards bodies to develop consensus and facilitate interoperability, to evolve and integrate specifications and open source technologies

  • Offering a comprehensive set of services to enhance the operational efficiency of consortia

  • Developing and operating the industry’s premier certification service and encouraging procurement of certified products

Further information on The Open Group is available at www.opengroup.org.

The Open Group publishes a wide range of technical documentation, most of which is focused on development of standards and guides, but which also includes white papers, technical studies, certification and testing documentation, and business titles. Full details and a catalog are available at www.opengroup.org/library.

This Document

This is the Pocket Guide to the TOGAF® Standard. It is intended to provide an overview of the contents and purpose of the TOGAF Standard in a condensed form. As such it does not cover every aspect of the standard in detail, but provides highlights and key reference information. It is organized as follows:

  • Introduction provides a high-level introduction to the TOGAF Standard, introducing the modular TOGAF documentation set, the TOGAF Library, the TOGAF framework, and guidance on how to read the standard

  • General How-To Information describes the general how-to information provided in the TOGAF Standard, including guidance for practitioners, and how to use the standard in the Digital Enterprise

  • Establishing an Enterprise Architecture Team describes the guidance provided in the TOGAF Standard to support the establishment of an Enterprise Architecture team

  • Domain-Specific Guidance describes the guidance provided in the TOGAF Standard for specific topic domains, including Security Architecture, Business Architecture, Data/Information Architecture, Agile Methods, and Reference Models and Method

  • TOGAF Fundamental Content describes the TOGAF Fundamental Content documents included in the TOGAF Standard, which provide the concepts considered to be universally applicable to the TOGAF framework, including:

    • Key techniques of the ADM cycle

    • Guidelines for adapting the TOGAF ADM for different usage scenarios

    • The Architecture Content Framework

    • Enterprise Architecture Capability and Guidance

  • The TOGAF Architecture Development Method describes the TOGAF Architecture Development Method (ADM), including summary tables for each of the ADM phases

  • ADM Deliverables describes a typical baseline of ADM deliverables

  • Glossary and Acronyms contains the glossary and acronyms used in this document

The audience for this document is:

  • Enterprise Architects, Business Architects, IT Architects, Data Architects, Systems Architects, Solutions Architects, and senior managers seeking an introduction to the TOGAF Standard

This document is suitable both for readers approaching the TOGAF Standard for the first time, as well as those familiar with the standard.

Conventions Used in this Document

The following conventions are used throughout this document in order to help identify important information and avoid confusion over the intended meaning:

  • Ellipsis (…​)

    Indicates a continuation; such as an incomplete list of example items, or a continuation from preceding text.

  • Bold

    Used to highlight specific terms.

  • Italics

    Used for emphasis. May also refer to other external documents.

About the Authors

This document builds on materials from the TOGAF Standard published by The Open Group. The authors listed here have prepared this document. See the Acknowledgements section for more information.

Andrew Josey, The Open Group

Andrew Josey is VP Standards and Certification, overseeing all certification and testing programs of The Open Group. He also manages the standards process for The Open Group. Since joining the company in 1996, Andrew has been closely involved with the standards development, certification, and testing activities of The Open Group. He has led many standards development projects including specification and certification development for the ArchiMate®, TOGAF®, POSIX™, Digital Practitioner, TOGAF Business Architecture, and UNIX® programs. Most recently he has led the development of the Open Agile Architecture™ Practitioner certification program. He has led the automation of The Open Group standards and document development using an automated build toolchain based on GitLab®. He is the lead author of this document.

He is a member of the IEEE, USENIX, and the Association of Enterprise Architects® (AEA). He holds an MSc in Computer Science from University College London.

Dave Hornford, Conexiam

Dave Hornford is Conexiam’s Managing Partner and leads Conexiam’s EA Capability practice. Dave co-authored the TOGAF® Series Guide: The TOGAF® Leader’s Guide to Establishing and Evolving an EA Capability. Dave serves on the Board of Trustees of The SABSA® Institute. He is the former Chair of The Open Group Architecture Forum and was a key contributor to the document structure of the TOGAF Standard, 10th Edition. Based in Canada, he works in a variety of industries, including financial services, oil and gas, technology, and capital-intensive industry. Typically, he helps clients develop and execute a roadmap to transform.