Outline of Architecture Foundation Workshop Training

Chapter 1. The Role of the Architect

• The Architect Identity Crisis
• Exercise – “
• What's in a Name?”
• An Architect is NOT... 1/3
• An Architect is NOT... 2/3
• An Architect is NOT... 3/3
• What is the role of the architect?
• Traditional Architects
• The Para
• llel to IT Architecture
• The Softer Side of Architecture
• Architect as a Rosetta Stone
• The Process of Creating an Architecture
• A Day in the Life of an Architect
• Recommended Practices for Architects
• Summary – 1/2
• Summary – 2/2

Chapter 2. The Meta-Architecture Toolbox

• Exercise – “The Napkin Test”
• The Mind of an Architect
• The Napkin Test
• The Meta-Architecture Toolbox
• The Toolbox
• Toolbox FAQs – 1/2
• Toolbox FAQs – 2/2
• What an Architect Must HAVE
• What an Architect Must DO
• What an Architect May Use – 1/2
• What an Architect May Use – 2/2
• Summary

Chapter 3. What Every Architect Must Have

• Toolbox Overview
• Essential Knowledge
• Business-focused Domain Knowledge
• Technology-focused Domain Knowledge
• Knowledge Rule of Thumb
• Been There, Done That
• The Importance of Experience
• Essential Experience
• Experience Rule of Thumb
• Exercise – “Knowledge and Skills Inventory”
• The Importance of Aptitudes
• Core Architecture Aptitudes
• Exercise – “Aptitudes Inventory and Survey”
• “Thinking Like an Architect” Survey
• Survey Results
• Adapting to Aptitude Gaps
• Exercise – “Setting Improvement Goals – Bottom Row”
• Summary

Chapter 4. What Every Architect Must Do

• Toolbox Overview
• The Importance of an Architecture Method
• Popular Methods
• Comparing & Contrasting Methods / Processes
• Exercise – “Describe your Methodology”
• The Value of Structure
• Putting a Method into Action
• Method / Process Gotchas
• Method / Process Rules of Thumb
• Exercise – “Setting Improvement Goals – Middle Row”
• Summary

Chapter 5. What Every Architect May Use

• Toolbox Overview
• The Purpose of Instruments
• Don't Blame the Instruments
• When Good Instruments Go Bad
• Instrument Rules of Thumb
• Defining Terms
• Using Techniques to Create Artifacts – 1/2
• Using Techniques to Create Artifacts – 2/2
• Sample Techniques and Artifacts
• Techniques and Artifacts Rules of Thumb
• The Purpose of Reference Models
• Popular Reference Models
• Reference Models Rules of Thumb
• Using Patterns and Templates
• Types of Patterns and Templates
• Patterns and Templates Rules of Thumb
• Exercise – “Setting Improvement Goals – Top Row”
• Summary – 1/2
• Summary – 2/2

Chapter 6. Connecting the Dots

• Toolbox Connections
• Exercise – “Architecture Tools Scattegories”
• Revisiting Some Definitions
• Connecting Techniques to Processes
• Using Instruments to Document the Architecture
• Generating Artifacts from Reference Models
• Incorporating Patterns and Templates into the Process
• Connecting the Dots
• Summary – ½
• Summary – 2/2

Chapter 7. Populating Your Toolbox

• Toolbox Recap
• Cannibalizing Frameworks and Methodologies
• Dissecting the Zachman Framework
• Populating the Toolbox with Zachman Assets
• Dissecting TOGAF
• Populating the Toolbox with TOGAF Assets
• Dissecting Six Sigma
• Populating the Toolbox with Six Sigma Assets
• Dissecting PMI
• Populating the Toolbox with PMI Assets
• Collecting Tools
• Summary

Chapter 8. Putting it into Action

• Using the Toolbox on a Real Project
• Developing an Approach
• Selecting Assets from the Toolbox – 1/2
• Selecting Assets from the Toolbox – 2/2
• Project Scenario – Background
• Project Scenario – The Approach
• Project Scenario – Using the Assets
• Project Scenario – The Results
• Exercise – “Using the Toolbox”
• Summary

Chapter 9. The Meta Architecture Maturity Model

• Architecture Risks
• Introducing the Meta Architecture Maturity Model
• Level 0 – Ad Hoc
• Level 1 – Initial
• Level 2 – Repeatable
• Level 3 – Defined
• Level 4 – Managed
• Level 5 – Optimizing
• Progressing in Maturity
• Summary

Appendix A. Why Architecture Matters

• Architects
• Architects and Architecture
• Group Discussion
• Enterprise Architecture Definitions (Wikipedia)
• More Enterprise Architecture Definitions
• A Rose By Any Other Name
• Enterprise, Solution, and Technical Architectures
• City Planners
• City Planning and EA
• Examples of Enterprise Architecture
• Solution Architecture
• Examples of Solution Architecture
• Solution Architecture Example: SOA for Insurance
• Technical Architecture
• Examples of Technical Architecture
• Technical Architecture Example
• Architecture Is Not Only Design
• Summary

Appendix B. Strategic Architecture

• Architecture Domains
• EA Domains
• Architectural Abstraction Levels
• Each Abstraction Level Has a Unique Goal
• Conceptual Architecture Answers the 'What'
• Conceptual Architecture Example
• Logical Architecture Answers the 'How'
• Logical Architecture Example
• Physical Architecture Answers the 'With What'
• Physical Architecture Examples
• Aligning the Enterprise
• Summary