Management Quick Start Training

Chapter 1 - Reference Architecture

• Reference Architecture
• Reference Architecture Components
• Reference Architecture Summarized
• Reference Architecture Context
• Architecture Principles
• Components of Principles
• Qualities of a Good Set of Principles
• EA Principles: Creation Process
• Templates: Principle & Principle Catalog
• Example: Architecture Principles
• Group Discussion: Principles
• Applying Architecture Principles
• Policies
• Template: Policy
• Example: Governance Policies
• Example: SOA Policy
• Example: Policies
• Reference Models
• Example: IBM Business Analytics & Optimization Reference Architecture
• Example: IBM Insurance Application Architecture
• Example: SOA Reference Architecture
• Example:Customer Experience Reference Architecture
• Business Scenarios
• Business Scenario Summary
• Business Scenario Outline
• Template & Example: Business Scenario
• Practices: Standards & Guidelines
• Example: Interoperability Standards
• Example: Insurance Reporting Reference Architecture
• Example: Electronic Product Code™ (EPC) Standards
• Example: Health Care Reference Architecture
• Resource: Financial Industry Organizations
• Resource: Health Industry Organizations
• Resource: Retail Industry Organizations
• Resource: Technical Organizations
• Industry Organizations
• Insurance Industry Standards ROI
• Requirements
• Example: Mobile Security Reference Architecture
• Example: MSRA Requirements
• Architecture Building Blocks: Reusable Requirement Sets
• Resource: NIST Security Requirements
• Example: COTS Standard Requirements Set
• Summary

Chapter 2 - Enterprise Architecture Baseline

• Importance of an Architecture Baseline
• Architecture Baseline Process Overview
• What are Your EA Baseline Objectives?
• Group Discussion: EA Baseline Goals & Objectives
• A Typical Place to Start
• Core Catalogs
• Core Matrices
• Templates: Baseline Collection Templates
• Creating Building Blocks from a Baseline
• What Can You Learn From Your Baseline
• Customized Taxonomy
• Baseline More Than Software
• Baseline Classified by Lifecycle
• Baseline Relationships
• Relationship Types
• Baseline Reporting
• EA Baseline Best Practices
• Summary

Chapter 3 - Architecture Deliverables

• Architecture Requirements Document
• Template: Requirements Specification
• IEEE Architectural Description Document
• Template: Architectural Description Document
• TOGAF Architecture Definition Document
• Templates: Architectural Definition Document
• Group Discussion: Architecture Definition Documents
• Interface Specifications
• Interface Specification Best Practices
• Interface Design Document
• Template: Interface Design Document
• Database Design Document
• Template: Database Design Document
• Platform Design Document
• Template: Platform Design Document
• Architecture Decision Document
• Template: Architecture Decision Document
• Group Discussion: Architecture Decision Document
• Summary

Chapter 4 - Architecture Gap Analysis, Roadmap & Migration Planning

• Putting the Pieces Together
• Gap Analysis
• Gap Analysis Matrix
• Example: DOE Gap Analysis
• Consolidated Gaps, Solutions, and Dependencies Matrix
• Architecture Roadmap Table
• Transition Architectures in Context
• Architecture Roadmap
• General Roadmap Methodology
• Defining Work Packages
• Roadmap Development Strategies
• Example: High-Level Architecture Roadmap
• Example: Pharmacy Standards Roadmap
• Example: SOA Roadmap
• Example: Business Intelligence Roadmap
• Template: Architecture Roadmap
• Migration Planning
• Business Value Assessment Technique
• Example: DOE Transition Plan
• Example:Transition Milestone Table
• Example: EPA Transition Plan
• Template: TOGAF Implementation & Migration Plan Template
• Process Summary
• Summary

Chapter 5 - Enterprise Architecture (EA) Program

• Enterprise Architecture Scope of Work
• EA as an Enterprise Asset
• Assess Maturity
• Industry Maturity Models
• Working with Maturity Models
• Tool: EA Maturity Assessment
• EA Transformation Process
• Establish Organizational Model
• Skills Framework
• Roles
• EA Skills
• Depth of Knowledge
• Generic Skills Matrix
• Business Skills Matrix
• EA Skills Matrix
• Program/Project Skills Matrix
• Apply Project Management Best Practices
• EA Strategy and Communications Plan
• EA Maintenance
• EA Action Items to Achieve Your Goals
• Top 10 Leadership Principles of EA
• COBIT
• APO03 – Manage Enterprise Architecture
• More COBIT EA
• Manage Enterprise Architecture RACI
• Summary

Chapter 6 - EA Governance

• What is Governance?
• IT Governance Methodologies
• Characteristics of Governance
• Measures to Govern Enterprise Architecture
• Reference: Weill & Ross Framework
• IT Decision Domains
• Group Discussion
• IT Governance Archetypes
• Template: Decision Domains & Governance Archetypes Matrix
• Implementation Mechanisms
• Example: IT Governance at UPS
• Example: IT Governance at Dupont
• Most Common Governance Patterns
• Top 3 Performing Patterns
• Process: Creating an Effective IT Governance
• COBIT
• Example: Governance Structure
• Example: Governance Process Flow
• Example: Integrating Governance into the Organization
• Governance Best Practices
• Governance With Little Standards or Target
• More Governance Lessons Learned
• Summary

Chapter 7 - The EA Toolbox

• The Architecture Toolbox
• The EA Toolbox
• TOGAF Toolbox Items
• Supplementing TOGAF Toolbox Items
• Practitioner Toolbox Items
• Summary

Handout 1 - Sample Principles

• Business Principles
• Data Principles
• Application Principles
• Technology Principles
• Governance Principles
• SOA Governance Principles

Handout 2 - System Profile Template

Handout 3 - Subsystem Profile Template

Handout 4 - Interface Profile Template

Handout 5 - Enterprise Architecture Maturity Scorecard

Appendix A - Reference Library

• Industry Organizations
• References & Further Reading

Appendix B - Glossary

• ABC
• DEF
• GHI
• MNO
• PQR
• STU
• VWXYZ

Appendix C - EA Catalogs, Matrices, & Diagrams

• Catalogs
• Matrices
• Diagrams