(The Open Group Architecture Framework)

TOGAF

Leader:
Edwin B. Binongcal Jr.

Members:
Glaisa Faye C. Adora
Jesse A. Maestrado
Shanen Hazel V. Salento
The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) will be used as the preferred
EA (Enterprise Architecture) framework for our suggested end project.

A popular and well-known enterprise architectural framework that offers a

structured method for designing, planning, executing, and maintaining enterprise
architectures is the TOGAF framework. It offers a thorough approach, a collection
of tools, and a framework for developing and managing corporate architectures and
is based on industry best practices.

The team will utilize the TOGAF framework in the following ways:

1. The TOGAF framework offers principles for capturing and documenting the
existing condition of an enterprise's architecture, including its business procedures,
information systems, and technological infrastructure. These principles will be used
by the team to examine the enterprise architecture's current status and determine its
strengths, shortcomings, and potential improvement areas.

2. A formal method for defining the desired future state of the enterprise architecture
is provided by the TOGAF framework. This strategy will be used by the team to
create a target architecture that is in line with the strategic aims and objectives of
the company. Determining the necessary adjustments to the business procedures,
information systems, and technological infrastructure will be required.

3. Gap Analysis and Roadmap Development: The TOGAF framework contains tools
and methods for doing gap analysis, which entails locating the differences between
the business architecture's present state and its desired state. This study will be used
by the team to set priorities and create a roadmap for bringing about the necessary
adjustments to reach the desired design.

4. Governance of architectures: The TOGAF framework places a strong emphasis

on the value of governance in the administration of enterprise designs. To guarantee
that the enterprise architecture stays in line with the organization's strategic goals
and objectives throughout the implementation phase, the team will set up an
architectural governance structure based on TOGAF's recommendations.
5. The TOGAF framework is intended to be integrated with other IT management
procedures, such as ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library) and COBIT (Control
Objectives for Information and Related Technologies). The team will make use of
this integration to guarantee that the enterprise architecture supports the
organization's overall IT governance and is in line with IT management procedures.

6. Use of TOGAF Artifacts and Deliverables: The TOGAF framework offers a

number of common artifacts and deliverables, including the architecture vision,
business architecture, data architecture, application architecture, technology
architecture, and implementation and migration strategies. In order to ensure
uniform and standardized documentation, the team will use these artifacts and
deliverables as templates to document and explain the enterprise architecture to
stakeholders.

Overall, the TOGAF framework will be used by the team as a whole to plan, create,
and manage the enterprise architecture of our proposed end project. It will offer
instructions, instruments, and methods for documenting the present state, defining
the future state, conducting gap analyses, creating roadmaps, establishing
governance, integrating with IT management procedures, and utilizing common
deliverables and artifacts for documentation and communication.
References

https://www.opengroup.org/togaf

https://www.cio.com/article/228328/what-is-togaf-an-enterprise-architecture-
methodology-for-business.html