Architecture Forum Meetings - 3rd and 4th February 2010 – Seattle
Architecture
Forum Meeting Agendas - 3rd
and 4th
February
Architecture
Forum General Meeting
Wednesday
February 3rd
Agenda (9:00 - 12:30)
9:00
-- 9:15 Member Welcome (Dave Hornford,
Architecture Forum Chair)
Welcome,
Agenda Review & Goals
Decision
points: Approval of agenda
9:15
-- 9:30 Expectations from the Architecture
Forum New Members
New
members are invited to speak to their expectations of membership in
the forum.
Decision
points: None, Informational
9:30
-- 10:30 Actioning the Forum Strategy (Forum
Chair: Dave Hornford)
Moving
forward on the Forum Strategy
Activity
Presentation
of Work Group/Strategy Alignment
Discussion
of Next Steps
Decision
points: Next Steps
10:30
-- 11:00 Networking Break
11:00
--12:30 Business Value of EA & TOGAF (Discussion
facilitated by TOGAF MSC Representative)
Objective:
Provide
a forum to discuss key issues facing the Architecture Profession
Today
Discuss
the business value of EA
Considering
'What does a business leader expect from EA'?
Discuss
how TOGAF contributes to improving the business value of EA
Decision
points: None, Informational
12:30
Lunch -- Forum meeting resumes Thursday, Feb. 4th at 9 :00 a.m.
Architecture
Forum General Meeting
Thursday
February 4th
Agenda (9:00 -- 17:30)
9:00
-- 9:10 Member Welcome (Dave Hornford, Architecture
Forum Chair)
Introductions
Real
Time, Security Forum and SOA Working Group welcome to attend the
Architecture Forum
Agenda
Review
Themes
for Morning:
Looking
at specific areas of architecture work & considering how
domain-specific architecture fits within the Enterprise
Architecture
Goal:
Gain a better understanding of issues.
Decision
points: Approval of agenda
9:15
-- 9:45 Presentation based on White Paper -- REAL
TIME Issues (Ed Roberts, member Open Group Real Time Forum)
Based
on a white paper that will be circulated before the meeting, key
issues faced by RTES:
Decision
points: None, Informational
9:45
-- 10:10 Security Forum Needs (Mike
Jerbic, Open Group Security Forum Chair)
What
are the Security Forum's needs from TOGAF?
Objective:
To
provide Architecture Forum with an overview of security drivers and
needs from the TOGAF specification
Decision
points: None, Informational
10:10
-- 10:30 SOA Working Group Perspective (Chris
Harding, SOA Working Group Forum Director)
Objectives:
To
provide the Architecture Forum with an overview of SOA drivers and
needs regarding Enterprise Architecture
Decision
points: None, Informational
10:30
-- 11:00 Networking Break
11:00
-- 12:30 Morning Summary (Summary
facilitated by Sally Long, The Open Group RTES Forum Director)
What
was heard?
What
is the way forward?
Objectives:
To
summarize key issues raised;
To
identify where drivers need to be integrated into Architecture or
other Forum Work Group activity;
To
identify where new projects might need to be established.
Decision
points: None (Actions the responsibility of separate Forums)
12:30
-- 14:00 Lunch
14:00
-- 15:30 TOGAF Phase B Workshop (Facilitator Ed
Harrington, member Open Group Architecture Forum)
Objective:
Extend
common understanding of the state of the art
Will
include references to BAWG Work (Walter's Model), and selected
examples understanding to spur conversation
Decision
points: None
15:30
-- 16:00 Networking Break
16:00
-- 17:00 Deferred Working Group & Standing Committee
Reports
1.
TOGAF CSC (5 min)
2.
TOGAF/NGOSS Workgroup (5 min)
3.
TOGAF MSC (Incl Conference Work)
4.
TOGAF Maint (Conference Work)
Decision
Points:
Approval
to procee
Arising
Consent Items
17:00
-- 17:30 Actions Arising Wrap-up (Len
Fehskens, Architecture Forum Director)
Review
of Action Items Arising
A
walk though of all assigned actions and due by dates
Review
and Update of Issues List
An
opportunity to identify new issues to add to the list
Review
and Update of Consent List
An
opportunity to add key consent items from this meeting to the list
Feedback
on meeting format and effectiveness.
Decision
points: Confirm agreed actions arising, and items on the consent and
issues list
17:30
End of Architecture Forum Meeting
Forum
Meeting agenda will be posted at
http://www.opengroup.org/architecture/1002seattle/
Meeting
minutes will be posted to the Forum website at
https://www.opengroup.org/projects/archmain/protected/
Working
Group and Standing Committee Meetings
Below
is a summary of other Forum Work Group meeting – please review the
conference program for last minute changes and locations.
Details
of Working Group and Standing Committee meetings are available at:
http://www.opengroup.org/architecture/1002seattle/SeattleGroupMeetingsPlanner.html
Work
Group Schedule Highlights:
Monday
2 -- 5 PM TOGAF Management Steering Committee
Expects
to be looking at 2 core topics
Interim
guidance to the TOGAF Maintenance Working Group
Architecture
of TOGAF
Tuesday
2 -- 5 PM TOGAF 9
Maintenance Work Group
Expects
to be looking at the change requests outstanding to TOGAF 9
Tuesday
2 -- 5 PM Architecture
Forum Strategy Steering Committee
Consideration
of activities needed to execute Forum mission. These include:
Providing
both broad and deep leadership to the architecture community on its
path to becoming a profession
Validating,
publishing, fostering and maintaining best practices for architecture
Developing,
organizing, researching and publishing thought leaders and leadership
in architecture
Tuesday
2 -- 5 PM Architecture
Forum Information Architecture Working Group
Wednesday
3 -- 5 PM Certification Steering
Committee (Tools)
Will
be looking at a framework for Architecture Tools Certification
Wednesday
4 -- 5 PM TOGAF Adoption Working Group
Reviewing
Comments on draft Whitepaper
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