WA1537 Introduction to Enterprise Architecture Training and Courseware Course Outline

1. Introduction to Enterprise Architecture

  • Objectives
  • Enterprise Architecture (EA)
  • Architectural Framework
  • The Need for EA
  • Example EA of a Large Organization
  • Types of Architectures within EA
  • Business Architecture
  • Business Architecture Business Processes
  • Business Architecture Governance
  • Business Architecture Governance
  • Business Architecture Governance (ITIL)
  • ITIL - Managing IT Services
  • Information Architecture
  • Data Architecture
  • System or Software Architecture
  • Infrastructure or Technical Architecture
  • Infrastructure or Technical Architecture - Building Blocks
  • Summary
 

2. The Architect

  • Objectives
  • Software Architecture
  • Need for IT Architects
  • Types of IT Architects
  • Types of IT Architects Solution Architect
  • Types of IT Architects Domain Architect
  • Types of IT Architects Product/System Architect
  • Types of IT Architects Enterprise Architect
  • Skills Required by IT Architects
  • Comparing Architects & Other Key Roles
  • Summary
 

3. The Stakeholders

  • Objectives
  • Understanding Stakeholders
  • Identifying Stakeholders
  • Engaging Stakeholders
  • Stakeholder Management Techniques
  • Stakeholder Management Techniques - Interviewing
  • Stakeholder Management Techniques Holding Workshops
  • Stakeholder Management Techniques Holding Workshops
  • Stakeholder Management Techniques Brainstorming
  • Stakeholder Management Techniques Storyboarding
  • Stakeholder Management Techniques Prototyping
  • Stakeholder Management Techniques Use Cases
  • Stakeholder Management Techniques Use Cases
  • Classifying Use Cases
  • Use Cases Modeling
  • Sections of a Use Case
  • Needs, Features and Requirements
  • Summary
 

4. Introduction to Architecture Description

  • Objectives
  • Architecture Description (AD)
  • Documenting the Architecture Description (AD)
  • EA Tools
  • EA Tools Metis Architect
  • EA Tools Metis Architect
  • Some other EA Tools
  • Introduction to Views
  • The 4 + 1 View Model of Architecture
  • Logical View (also called Functional View)
  • Process View (also called Concurrency View)
  • Development View (also called Implementation or Code View)
  • Physical View (also called Deployment View)
  • Scenarios and Use Cases
  • Viewpoints
  • Functional Viewpoint
  • Information Viewpoint
  • Concurrency Viewpoint
  • Development Viewpoint
  • Deployment Viewpoint
  • Operational Viewpoint
  • Summary
 

5. Architecture Development Process

  • Objectives
  • Architecture Development Process (ADP)
  • Why do we need a process?
  • Standard Architecture Development Processes
  • TOGAF ADM
  • The ADM Phases
  • Customizing ADM
  • The Building Block Concept
  • Layers of Architecture
  • Describing the ADM Phases
  • Preliminary Phase
  • Preliminary Phase - Objectives
  • Preliminary Phase - Approach
  • Preliminary Phase - Inputs
  • Preliminary Phase - Steps
  • Preliminary Phase - Outputs
  • Phase A: Architecture Vision
  • Phase A: Architecture Vision - Objectives
  • Phase A: Architecture Vision - Approach
  • Phase A: Architecture Vision - Inputs
  • Phase A: Architecture Vision - Steps
  • Phase A: Architecture Vision - Outputs
  • Summary
 

Appendix. Appendix Overview of Federal Enterprise Architecture

  • Objectives
  • Introduction to Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA)
  • Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA) and TOGAF
  • Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework (FEAF)
  • Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA)
  • The Enterprise Architecture Process
  • Summary