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WA1928 Zachman Framework Workshop Training and Courseware

This three day course teaches Zachman Framework.

Audience

Architects, Managers, Team Leads, and Business Analysts

Prerequisites

Three Days

Course Outline

1. Why Architecture Matters

• Objectives
• City Planning and EA
• Architects and Architecture
• Defining EA
• Enterprise, Solution, and Software Architecture
• Solution Architecture
• Software Architecture
• Architecture is not only design
• Summary

2. EA Value Proposition

• Objectives
• EA Value Proposition
• The Value of Alignment
• Strategic Needs for Architecture
• EA from Strategy to Technology
• Tactical EA
• Operational Needs for Architecture
• Business Case #1
• Business Case #2
• Business Case #3
• Summary

3. Zachman Framework Overview

• Objectives
• EA Framework Overview
• The Zachman Framework
• Zachman Framework Example
• The Scope of the Zachman Framework
• Zachman Framework Strengths & Weaknesses
• Framework Rules
• Zachman Framework Evolution
• Detailed Look at the Framework
• Zachman Framework Discussion
• Making Sense of All the Revisions
• Zachman EA Key Points
• Summary

4. Achieving Business and IT Alignment

• Objectives
• Stakeholder concerns and stakeholder requirements
• The purpose of an EA ontology
• Cell-by-cell alignment
• Governing with Zachman
• Three stages of governance
• Sample Zachman governance scenario
• Zachman alignment recommendations
• Zachman alignment gotchas
• Summary

5. Meeting the Needs of Strategists

• Objectives
• Understanding the role of the strategist / theorist
• Addressing inventory needs
• Addressing process needs
• Addressing organization needs
• Addressing timing needs
• Addressing motivation needs
• Best practices
• Summary

6. Meeting the Needs of Leaders

• Objectives
• Understanding the role of the leader / owner
• Addressing inventory needs
• Addressing process needs
• Addressing organization needs
• Addressing timing needs
• Addressing motivation needs
• Best practices
• Summary

7. Meeting the Needs of Architects

• Objectives
• Understanding the role of the architect / designer
• Addressing inventory needs
• Addressing process needs
• Addressing organization needs
• Addressing timing needs
• Addressing motivation needs
• Best practices
• Summary

8. Meeting the Needs of Engineers

• Objectives
• Understanding the role of the engineer / builder
• Addressing inventory needs
• Addressing process needs
• Addressing organization needs
• Addressing timing needs
• Addressing motivation needs
• Best practices
• Summary

9. Meeting the Needs of Technicians

• Objectives
• Understanding the role of the technician / implementer
• Addressing inventory needs
• Addressing process needs
• Addressing organization needs
• Addressing timing needs
• Addressing motivation needs
• Best practices
• Summary

10. Meeting the Needs of Workers

• Objectives
• Understanding the role of the worker / participants
• Addressing inventory needs
• Addressing process needs
• Addressing organization needs
• Addressing timing needs
• Addressing motivation needs
• Best practices
• Summary

11. Blending the Zachman Framework with other EA Frameworks

• Objectives
• Zachman Framework as an ontology
• What is missing?
• Blending Zachman with FEAF
• Blending Zachman with DoDAF / MoDAF
• Blending Zachman with TRAK
• Blending Zachman with TOGAF
• Zachman blending recommendations
• Zachman blending gotchas
• Summary

12. Customizing the Zachman Framework

• Objectives
• Zachman Framework essentials
• Opportunities for customization
• Common customization steps
• Customizing the roles
• Customizing the categories
• Customizing the deliverables
• Achieving integration and consistency
• Governing customization
• Customization best practices
• Summary

Appendix A – Strategic Architecture

Appendix B – EA Glossary

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