Chapter 31. TOGAF ADM Guide-Through

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Architecture Vision

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The Architecture Vision is one of the TOGAF deliverables you can create with the TOGAF tool. It is created early on in the project lifecycle and provides a high-level, aspirational view of the end architecture product. The purpose of the vision is to agree at the outset what the desired outcome should be for the architecture, so that architects can then focus on the critical areas to validate feasibility. Providing an Architecture Vision also supports stakeholder communication by providing an executive summary version of the full Architecture Definition.

Step 1: Define the Problem and Identify Change Drivers

Describe the problem, and list the change drivers and opportunities

Provide a description of the problem. In this step, you are required to enter the followings:

  • Problem Background: Describe the business context and business problem.
  • Change Drivers and Opportunities: Identify the change drivers and opportunities behind this vision for the target architecture. This could be a business problem being solved or an opportunity for an improvement. TOGAF problem description

Step 2: Identify High Level Architecture Objectives

List the business objectives and derive business requirements

List and describe the objectives that need to be fulfilled by the target architecture. In the previous activity you have identified the business problem, whereas this activity requires you to determine the objectives, for the architecture solution, that will resolve the business problem. You are required to enter the followings:

  • Business Objectives: Business objectives to solve business problem, and technology objectives such as decommissioning.
  • Business Requirements: High level business requirements derived from the objectives.
  • Solution Concept Diagram (Optional): Presents the architecture solution visually with an ArchiMate diagram. Relate the business objectives and business requirements. Add additional shapes to show the actors, their concerns and the assessment of drivers in identifying business objectives.

Note that a detailed analysis and documentation of architecture objectives and requirements will be performed in Phase B, C and D. At this point you just need to list the objectives and requirements enough for defining the Architecture Vision.

TOGAF high level architecture objectives

The figure below shows a solution concept map example:

TOGAF solution concept map

Step 3: Identify Stakeholders and their Concerns

Describe the stakeholders’ concerns

Identify the key stakeholders of the architecture activities as well as to state their concerns. Typically, stakeholder are people who actively involved in the project, or whose interests may be affected positively or negatively by execution or completion of the project.

TOGAF stakeholders' concerns

Enter the contact information for each stakeholder

Identify and enter the contact information for each stakeholder, which includes the address, mobile phone number and email address.

TOGAF stakeholders' contacts

Step 4: Confirm Project Constraints

Revise the list of project constraints

Review and confirm the constraints on architecture work.

TOGAF confirm constraints