Conformance Statement

for Product Standard: TOGAF 8 TRAINING

Version 1.03

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Name	Organization
Jason Uppal, P.Eng.	QR Systems Inc.

1. Mandatory Requirements

1.1 Organization and Course Information

Enter the name of the Organization (Enterprise and Division, if applicable), and the Course Title and Version for the product for which TOGAF 8 TRAINING certification is being sought.

Enterprise Name	Division / Organization
QR Systems Inc	Enterprise Architecture Services

Course Title and Version Number

Integrated Enterprise Architecture Version 2.0

1.2 Conformance Checklist - TOGAF 8 TRAINING

The following table contains a checklist of all the items that should be covered in the syllabus of a conformant TOGAF 8 TRAINING Course. For each entry in the Topic column, enter under the Syllabus Reference(s) column the reference to the part of the course syllabus in which the topic is addressed in the course.

There are 6 Topic Areas that must be covered in a conformant course:

TOGAF8 Architecture Development Method (ADM) - Process

TOGAF8 Architecture Development Method (ADM) - Information Sets

TOGAF Foundation Architecture

The Enterprise Continuum

TOGAF and Other Architectures / Frameworks

Architecture Governance

1. TOGAF 8 Architecture Development Method (ADM) - Process

Preliminary Phase: Framework and Principles
Topic	Syllabus Reference(s)
1.P.1 Defining "How we do Architecture"	Chapter 2.1: Enterprise Architecture Life Cycle
1.P.2 Defining the framework to be used	Chapter 4.1: Enterprise Architecture Frameworks
1.P.3 Defining architecture principles	Chapter 2.3: Enterprise Architecture Preliminary Phase
1.P.4 Establishing IT Architecture Governance
Phase A: Architecture Vision
Topic	Syllabus Reference(s)
1.A.1. Project Establishment	Chapter 2.3: Enterprise Architecture Preliminary Phase
1.A.2. Identifying Business Principles, Business Goals, and Business Drivers	Chapter 3.1: Enterprise Architecture Vision
1.A.3. Reviewing Architecture Principles	Chapter 3.1: Enterprise Architecture Vision
1.A.4. Defining Scope	Chapter 2.3: Enterprise Architecture Preliminary Phase
1.A.5. Defining Constraints	Chapter 3.1: Enterprise Architecture Vision
1.A.6. Defining Stakeholders and concerns, Business Requirements, and Architecture Vision	Chapter 3.1: Enterprise Architecture Vision
1.A.7. Documenting Statement of Architecture Work and Gaining Approval	Chapter 3.1: Enterprise Architecture Vision
Phase B: Business Architecture
Topic	Syllabus Reference(s)
1.B.1. Developing a Business Baseline Description.	Chapter 3.2.1: Business Architecture
1.B.2. Reference Models, Viewpoints and Tools.	Chapter 3.2.1.1: Process Analysis
1.B.3. Create Buisness Architecture Model(s).	Chapter 3.2.1.1: Process Analysis and Chapter 3.2.1.2: Organization Change Management
1.B.4. Select Business Architecture building blocks	Chapter 4.2: Architecture Building Blocks and Chapter 3.2.1.1: Process Architecture
1.B.5. Conduct checkpoint review of architecture model.	Chapter 3.2.1: Business Architecture
1.B.6. Review non-functional (qualitative) criteria.	Chapter 3.2.1: Business Architecture
1.B.7. Complete the business architecture.	Chapter 3.2.1: Business Architecture
1.B.8. Gap analysis and report	Chapter 3.2.1: Business Architecture
Phase C: Information System Architecture - Data
Topic	Syllabus Reference(s)
1.CD.1. Developing a Data Baseline Description.	Chapter 3.2.2: Data Architecture
1.CD.2. Principles, Reference Models, Viewpoints and Tools.	Chapter 3.2.2: Data Architecture
1.CD.3. Create Data Architecture Model(s).	Chapter 3.2.2: Data Architecture
1.CD.4. Select Data Architecture building blocks	Chapter 3.2.2: Data Architecture
1.CD.5. Conduct checkpoint review of architecture model.	Chapter 3.2.2: Data Architecture
1.CD.6. Review non-functional (qualitative) criteria.	Chapter 3.2.2: Data Architecture
1.CD.7. Complete the Data Architecture.	Chapter 3.2.2: Data Architecture
1.CD.8. Gap analysis and report	Chapter 3.2.2: Data Architecture
Phase C: Information System Architecture - Applications
Topic	Syllabus Reference(s)
1.CA.1. Developing an Applications Baseline Description.	Chapter 3.2.3: Application Architecture
1.CA.2. Principles, Reference Models, Viewpoints and Tools.	Chapter 3.2.3: Application Architecture
1.CA.3. Create Applications Architecture Model(s).	Chapter 3.2.3: Application Architecture
1.CA.4. Select Applications Architecture building blocks	Chapter 3.2.3: Application Architecture
1.CA.5. Conduct checkpoint review of architecture model.	Chapter 3.2.3: Application Architecture
1.CA.6. Review non-functional (qualitative) criteria.	Chapter 3.2.3: Application Architecture
1.CA.7. Complete the Applications Architecture.	Chapter 3.2.3: Application Architecture
1.CA.8. Gap analysis and report	Chapter 3.2.3: Application Architecture
Phase D: Technology Architecture
Topic	Syllabus Reference(s)
1.D.1. Create Technology Baseline Description	Chapter 3.2.4: Technology Architecture
1.D.2. Create Target Technology Architecture	Chapter 3.2.4: Technology Architecture
1.D.2.1. Create a baseline description in the TOGAF format	Chapter 3.2.4: Technology Architecture
1.D.2.2. Consider different architectural viewpoints	Chapter 3.2.4: Technology Architecture
1.D.2.3. Create an architectural model of building blocks	Chapter 3.2.4: Technology Architecture
1.D.2.4. Select the services portfolio required per building block	Chapter 3.2.4: Technology Architecture
1.D.2.5. Confirm that business goals and objectives are met	Chapter 3.2.4: Technology Architecture
1.D.2.6. Determine criteria for specification selection	Chapter 3.2.4: Technology Architecture
1.D.2.7. Complete the architecture definition	Chapter 3.2.4: Technology Architecture
1.D.2.8. Conduct gap analysis	Chapter 3.2.4: Technology Architecture
Phase E: Opportunities and Solutions
Topic	Syllabus Reference(s)
1.E.1 Identify key business drivers constraining sequence of implementation	Chapter 3.3.1: Opportunities and Solutions
1.E.2 Review gap analysis	Chapter 3.3.2: Ideal and Pragmatic Opportunities
1.E.3 Brainstorm technical requirements from functional perspective	Chapter 3.3.1: Opportunities and Solutions
1.E.4 Brainstorm co-existence and interoperability requirements	Chapter 3.3.1: Opportunities and Solutions
1.E.5 Architecture assessment and gap analysis.	Chapter 3.3.1: Opportunities and Solutions
1.E.6 Identify major work packages or projects, classify as new development, purchase opportunity, or reuse of existing system.	Chapter 3.3.3: Architecture Blue Print
Phase F: Migration Planning
Topic	Syllabus Reference(s)
1.F.1 Prioritize projects	Chapter 3.3.3: Migration Plan
1.F.2 Estimate resource requirements and availability	Chapter 3.3.3.1: Transition Plan, Chapter 3.3.3.2: Migration Strategy, Chapter 3.3.3.3: Resource Plan
1.F.3 Perform cost / benefit assessment of the various migration projects	Chapter 3.3.3: Architecture Blue Print
1.F.4 Perform risk assessment	Chapter 3.3.3: Architecture Blue Print
1.F.5 Generate implementation roadmap (time-lined)	Chapter 3.3.3: Architecture Blue Print
1.F.6 Document Migration Plan	Chapter 3.3.3: Architecture Blue Print
Phase G: Implementation Governance
Topic	Syllabus Reference(s)
1.G.1 Formulate project recommendations	Chapter 3.3.3: Architecture Blue Print
1.G.2 Document Architecture Contract	Chapter 3.4.1: Governance
1.G.3 On-going implementation governance and architecture compliance review.	Chapter 4.5: Architecture Governance Model
Phase H: Architecture Change Management
Topic	Syllabus Reference(s)
1.H.1 Ongoing monitoring of technology changes	Chapter 3.5.2: Architecture Change Management
1.H.2 Ongoing monitoring of business changes	Chapter 3.5.1: Value Realization Model and Business Performance Monitor
1.H.3 Assessment of changes and development of position to act	Chapter 3.5.2: Architecture Change Management
1.H.4 Meeting of Architecture Board (or other governing council) to decide on handling changes (technology and business)	Chapter 4.5: Architecture Governance Model
Requirements Management
Topic	Syllabus Reference(s)
1.R.1 Key steps in the Requirements Management process	Chapter 3.6: Requirements Management

2. TOGAF 8 Architecture Development Method (ADM) - Information Sets
Topic	Syllabus Reference(s)
2.1 Framework Definition	Chapter 4.1: Enterprise Architecture Frameworks
2.2 Architecture Principles	Chapter 2.3: Enterprise Architecture Preliminary Phase
2.3 Business Principles, Goals, and Drivers	Chapter 3.1: Enterprise Architecture Vision
2.4 IT Governance Strategy	Chapter 4.5: Enterprise Architecture Governance Model
2.5 Request for Architecture Work	Chapter 2.3: Scope of Enterprise Architecture Engagement
2.6 Statement of Architecture Work	Chapter 3.1: Enterprise Architecture Vision
2.7 Architecture Vision	Chapter 3.1: Enterprise Architecture Vision
2.8 Business Architecture	Chapter 3.2.1: Business Architecture
2.9 Business Architecture Report	Chapter 3.2.1: Business Architecture
2.10 Business Requirements	Chapter 3.2.1.1: Process Analysis
2.11 Technical Requirements	Chapter 3.2.1.2: Information Need
2.12 Gap analysis	Chapter 4.6: Gap Analysis
2.13 Data Architecture	Chapter 3.2.2: Data Architecture
2.14 Data Architecture Report	Chapter 5.1: Data Architecture Template
2.15 Applications Architecture	Chapter 3.2.3: Application Architecture
2.16 Applications Architecture Report	Chapter 5.1: Application Architecture Template
2.17 Technical Architecture	Chapter 3.2.4: Technology Architecture
2.18 Technical Architecture Report	Chapter 5.1: Technology Architecture Template
2.19 Architecture Viewpoints	Chapter 4.7: Architecture Viewpoints
2.20 Architecture Views	Chapter 4.7: Architecture Viewpoints
2.21 Re-usable Architecture Building Blocks	Chapter 4.2: Architecture Building Blocks
2.22 Re-usable Solution Building Blocks	Chapter 4.2: Architecture Building Example
2.23 Impact Analysis - Project list	Chapter 3.3.2: Architecture Blue Print
2.24 Impact Analysis - Migration Plan	Chapter 3.3.2: Architecture Blue Print
2.25 Impact Analysis - Implementation recommendations	Chapter 3.3.2: Architecture Blue Print
2.26 Architecture Contracts	Chapter 5.1.2: Architecture Deliverables
2.27 Product Information	Chapter 5.1.3: Business Support
2.28 Request for Architecture Change	Chapter 5.1.4: Request For Architecture Work: Need for Outcome
2.29 New Technology Report	Chapter 3.2.4: Technology Report
2.30 Requirements Impact Statement	Chapter 3.2.1.2: Organization Change Management

3. TOGAF Foundation Architecture
3.1 The Technical Reference Model (TRM)
Topic	Syllabus Reference(s)
3.1.1 The purpose, structure and use of the TRM	Chapter 4.4: Technology Reference Model
3.1.2 Taxonomy of Platform Services	Chapter 4.8: III-RM
3.1.3 Taxonomy of Application Platform Service Qualities	Chapter 4.8: III-RM
3.2 The Standards Information Base (SIB)
Topic	Syllabus Reference(s)
3.2.1 Access to the SIB	Chapter 4.9: SIB Repository
3.2.2 Searching the SIB	Chapter 4.9: SIB Repository
3.2.3 Using the information in the SIB	Chapter 4.9: SIB Repository

4. The Enterprise Continuum
4.1 The Architecture Continuum
Topic	Syllabus Reference(s)
4.1.1 The concept of the Architecture Continuum	Chapter 4.5: Architecture Governance Model
4.1.2 Moving around the Architecture Continuum	Chapter 4.5: Architecture Governance Model
4.1.3 The Continuum as a repository of reusable Architecture Building Blocks	Chapter 4.5: Architecture Governance Model
4.1.4 The relationship to the Solutions Continuum	Chapter 4.5: Architecture Governance Model
4.2 The Solutions Continuum
Topic	Syllabus Reference(s)
4.2.1 The concept of the Solutions Continuum	Chapter 4.5: Architecture Governance Model
4.2.2 Moving around the Solutions Continuum	Chapter 4.5: Architecture Governance Model
4.2.3 The Solutions Continuum as a repository of reusable Solution Building Blocks	Chapter 4.5: Architecture Governance Model

5. TOGAF and Other Architectures / Frameworks
5.1 The Positioning of TOGAF
Topic	Syllabus Reference(s)
5.1.1 Positioning information	Chapter 1.2: Role of The Enterprise Architecture
5.1.2 Explaining it to users	Chapter 1.2: Role of The Enterprise Architecture
5.2 Examples
Topic	Syllabus Reference(s)
Examples of other Architecture Frameworks referenced in TOGAF (for example, C4ISR, Enterprise Architecture Planning, Zachman Framework, etc.).	Chapter 4.1: Enterprise Architecture

6. Architecture Governance
6.1 Introduction to Governance
Topic	Syllabus Reference(s)
6.1.1 Nature of Governance	Chapter 4.5: Architecture Governance Model
6.1.2 Levels of Governance	Chapter 4.5: Architecture Governance Model
6.2 TOGAF Architecture Governance Framework
Topic	Syllabus Reference(s)
6.2.1 Conceptual Structure	Chapter 4.5: Architecture Governance Model
6.2.2 Organizational Structure	Chapter 4.5: Architecture Governance Model
6.3 Architecture Governance in Practice
Topic	Syllabus Reference(s)
6.3.1 Architecture Board	Chapter 4.5: Architecture Governance Model
6.3.2 Architecture Compliance	Chapter 4.5: Architecture Governance Model
6.3.3 Architecture Contracts	Chapter 4.5: Architecture Governance Model

2. Optional Requirements

2.1 Optional Training in TOGAF Tools

Does the Course cover the use of tools certified under the TOGAF 8 TOOL SUPPORT program?

Enter "Yes" or "No" as appropriate.

Response:

NO_________________________

If YES, identify the tool(s) covered:

Product Supplier	Product Identification	Version/Release Number	Syllabus Reference:(s)

Rationale:

A conforming Course may optionally cover the ways in which tools certified under the TOGAF 8 TOOL SUPPORT program may be used for the development of IT architectures using TOGAF. (Note that tool training per se will be provided by the tool supplier.)

Reference:

Product Standard: TOGAF 8 TRAINING

1. Mandatory Requirements

1.1 Organization and Course Information

1.2 Conformance Checklist - TOGAF 8 TRAINING

1. TOGAF 8 Architecture Development Method (ADM) - Process

Preliminary Phase: Framework and Principles

Phase A: Architecture Vision

Phase B: Business Architecture

Phase C: Information System Architecture - Data

Phase C: Information System Architecture - Applications

Phase D: Technology Architecture

Phase E: Opportunities and Solutions

Phase F: Migration Planning

Phase G: Implementation Governance

Phase H: Architecture Change Management

Requirements Management

2. TOGAF 8 Architecture Development Method (ADM) - Information Sets

3. TOGAF Foundation Architecture

3.1 The Technical Reference Model (TRM)

3.2 The Standards Information Base (SIB)

4. The Enterprise Continuum

4.1 The Architecture Continuum

4.2 The Solutions Continuum

5. TOGAF and Other Architectures / Frameworks

5.1 The Positioning of TOGAF

5.2 Examples

6. Architecture Governance

6.1 Introduction to Governance

6.2 TOGAF Architecture Governance Framework

6.3 Architecture Governance in Practice

2. Optional Requirements

2.1 Optional Training in TOGAF Tools

Response:

Rationale:

Reference: