WA2340

Establishing an Architecture Baseline Training

This workshop provides a baseline development methodology, baseline development templates, and labs to facilitate the organization planning a baseline initiative.
Course Details

Duration

2 days

Prerequisites

No prior knowledge is presumed.

Target Audience

  • Architects
Course Outline
  • Introduction
  • 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
  • Establish EA Baseline Goals & Objectives
    • Method to Establish EA Baseline Goals & Objectives
    • Tool: Baseline Maturity Assessment
    • Baseline Maturity Model
    • Baseline Data
    • Example Logical Repository Metamodel
    • Sample Technology Domain Repository Entities
    • Sample Application Domain Repository Entities
    • Sample Data Domain Repository Entities
    • Sample Business Domain Repository Entities
    • Sample Reference Repository Entities
  • Perform EA Baseline Planning
    • EA Baseline Planning Approach
    • Complete Baseline Data Identification Worksheet
    • Complete Baseline Data Source Identification Worksheet
    • Complete Touch Point Identification Worksheet
    • Complete Baseline Report Identification Worksheet
    • Complete Baseline Initiative Planning Worksheet
  • Perform EA Baseline Enhancements
    • Execute Plan: Implement Enhancements
    • Gather Baseline Data
    • Record, Classify & Integrate Baseline Information
    • Review & Approval
  • Use & Maintain EA Baseline
    • EA Baseline & EA Governance
    • Use EA Baseline to Reduce Costs
    • Use EA Baseline to Improve Quality
    • Repository Administration & Support
  • Baseline for Federated Enterprises
    • How do you handle HUGE enterprises?
    • Templates: Federated Baseline Collection
  • Workshop 1 - Establish EA Baseline Goals & Objectives
    • Baseline Goals & Objectives: Baseline Data
    • Baseline Goals & Objectives: Baseline Management
    • Baseline Goals & Objectives: Baseline Use
    • Baseline Goals & Objectives: Baseline Value Realization
  • Workshop 2 - Baseline Data Identification Source Worksheet
    • Baseline Data: Technology & Application Domains
    • Baseline Data: Business Domain Catalogs
    • Baseline Data: Business Domain Matrices
    • Baseline Data: Data Domain
  • Workshop 3 - Baseline Data Sources
    • Baseline Data Sources
  • Workshop 4 - Baseline Touch Point Identification Worksheet
    • Baseline Touch Point Identification
  • Workshop 5 - Baseline Configuration Decision Worksheet
    • Configuration Decisions
  • Workshop 6 - Baseline Report Identification Worksheet
    • Baseline Report Identification: Technology & Application Domains
    • Baseline Report Identification: Business Domain Catalogs
    • Baseline Report Identification: Business Domain Matrices
    • Baseline Report Identification: Data Domain
    • Baseline Report Identification: Data Domain (Continued)
  • Workshop 7 - Baseline Initiative Planning Worksheet
    • Overview
    • Assumptions
    • Resources to Consider
    • Risks to Consider