Module 1: Introduction
Overview of the TOGAF standard, Version 9.2, including foundational resources like the TOGAF standard workbook, reasons for TOGAF certification's significance, and details about the TOGAF Certification Program.
Module 2: The Core Concepts of TOGAF 9
Introduction to the architectural framework within the TOGAF context, historical background, types of architecture, main components of TOGAF 9.2, the framework's value, and a general overview of what constitutes an architectural framework.
Module 3: The Architecture Development Method (ADM)
Detailed discussion on the objectives of each ADM phase, methodologies employed, integration of Requirements Management into the ADM cycle, the role of Architecture Principles, the use of Business Scenarios, the Gap Analysis technique, and interoperability considerations.
Module 4: Architecture Views, Viewpoints and Stakeholders
Definition and explanation of stakeholders, concerns, architectural views, and viewpoints, including a simple example of an architectural viewpoint, and the relationship and processes involved in creating architecture views.
Module 5: The Concept of Building Blocks
Explanation of what constitutes a building block, the differences between Architecture Building Blocks and Solution Building Blocks, their role in the ADM cycle, and characteristics of an Architecture Pattern.
Module 6: The Key Deliverables of the ADM Cycle
Role and purpose of key deliverables within the ADM cycle including Architecture Building Blocks, Architecture Contract, and others.
Module 7: The Enterprise Continuum
Explanation of the Enterprise Continuum, its application in organizing architecture, promoting reuse of architectural artifacts, its constituents, and its relationship with the TOGAF ADM.
Module 8: The Architecture Repository
Detailed overview of the Architecture Repository, classes of information it holds, the architecture landscape levels, and the Standards Information Base.
Module 9: The TOGAF Reference Models
Role of the TOGAF Technical Reference Model (TRM) and the Integrated Information Infrastructure Reference Model (III-RM), their components, and their relevance to achieving Boundaryless Information Flow.
Module 10: Architecture Governance and the ADM
Concepts of Architecture Governance, components of an Architecture Governance framework, the establishment of an Architecture Board, the significance of Architecture Contracts, Compliance, and Reviews, and the use of the ADM to establish an Architecture Capability.
