Conformance Statement

Product Standard: TOGAF 8 TOOL SUPPORT

Version 1.02

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Many questions have Rationale: statements that will help you develop your answers.
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Enter the name, and organization of the author of this completed Conformance Statement (the "Applicant").

Name	Organization

1. Mandatory Requirements

1.1 Organization / Product Information

Enter the Tool name and version number for which TOGAF 8 TOOL SUPPORT certification is being sought and the name of the providing Organization (Enterprise, Division, etc.).

Enterprise Name	Division / Organization	Tool Name	Version

1.2 Mandatory TOGAF Support

1.2.1 TOGAF Architecture Development Method (ADM) - Process

Question 1: Does the Tool provide support for modeling the process of the TOGAF 8 ADM? If so, indicate how that support is achieved.

Enter "Yes" or "No" as appropriate; for each "yes", provide the appropriate tool documentation reference.

Response:

Function	Response:	Tool Documentation Reference:(s)
The tool provides a usable model of the TOGAF 8 ADM "out-of-the-box".
The tool provides a general capability to model the TOGAF 8 ADM, which the user must customize.
The tool provides the capability to work with another tool that can model the TOGAF 8 ADM (the net effect of the tool combination being to meet the mandatory criteria for modeling the process of the TOGAF 8 ADM).

Question 2: Does the tool support the export of graphical and textual artefacts for use in the ADM documents that require them? If so, declare the mechanism(s) used.

Enter "Yes" or "No" as appropriate; for "yes", provide the appropriate tool documentation reference(s).

Response:

Response:	Tool Documentation Reference:(s)

Rationale:

In order to participate in the TOGAF 8 TOOL SUPPORT certification program, the Tool must support the modeling of the sequence and content of the Phases, Steps, and Activities comprising the TOGAF 8 Architecture Development Method. The tool must also support the export of graphical and textual artefacts for use in the ADM documents that require them.

Reference:

Product Standard: TOGAF 8 TOOL SUPPORT

1.2.2 TOGAF Architecture Development Method (ADM) - Deliverables

Question 3: Does the Tool provide support for storing and reusing the graphical and textual artefacts of the deliverables of the ADM?

Response:

Enter "Yes" or "No" as appropriate; for each "yes", provide the appropriate tool documentation reference(s).

Function	Response:	Tool Documentation Reference:(s)
Business Architecture
Data Architecture
Applications Architecture
Technical Architecture
Architecture Views
Architecture Building Blocks

Question 4: Does the Tool provide support for defining and maintaining the relationships between these artefacts? If so, declare the mechanism(s) used.

Enter "Yes" or "No" as appropriate; for "yes", provide the appropriate tool documentation reference(s).

Response:

Response:	Tool Documentation Reference:(s)

Rationale:

In order to participate in the TOGAF 8 TOOL SUPPORT certification program, the Tool must support the development of the above deliverables of the ADM. To achieve this, the tool must be capable of storing the definitive source of both the graphical and textual artefacts of those products, and enabling their maintenance and use through the ADM by architecture practitioners. The tool must also support the ability to define required relationships between artefacts.

Reference:

Product Standard: TOGAF 8 TOOL SUPPORT

1.2.3 TOGAF Foundation Architecture

Question 5: Does the Tool provide support for modeling the TOGAF Technical Reference: Model (including the detailed taxonomy) as defined in the TOGAF 8 Core Definition, including support for updating this model to generate an organization-specific TRM?

Enter "Yes" or "No" as appropriate; for each "yes", provide the appropriate tool documentation reference(s).

Response:

Function	Response:	Tool Documentation Reference:(s)
The tool provides a usable model of the TOGAF 8 TRM "out-of-the-box"
The tool provides a general capability to model the TOGAF 8 TRM, which the user must customize.

Question 6: Does the Tool provide support for referencing (hence re-using) the information held in a Standards Information Base?If so, declare the mechanisms used.

Enter "Yes" or "No" as appropriate; for each "yes", provide the appropriate tool documentation reference(s).

Response:

Function	Response:	Tool Documentation Reference:(s)
Support via creating a Standards Information Base within the tool
Support via importing a Standards Information Base
Support via dynamic linkages to a Standards Information Base

Rationale:

In order to participate in the TOGAF 8 TOOL SUPPORT certification program, the Tool must provide support for modeling the TOGAF Technical Reference: Model (including the detailed taxonomy), either "out-of-the-box", or via a general capability, which the user must customize. The tool must also provide support for updating this model to generate an organization-specific TRM.

The Tool must provide support for referencing (hence re-using) the information held in a Standards Information Base (but not necessarily holding the information in the tool itself); and supporting the definition of relationships between SIB and TRM components.

Reference:

Product Standard: TOGAF 8 TOOL SUPPORT

1.2.4 TOGAF Enterprise Continuum

Question 7: Does the Tool provide support for:

modeling the TOGAF Enterprise Continuum (including the distinction between Architecture Building Blocks and Solutions Building Blocks, and the four architecture types)?
updating this model to generate an organization-specific Enterprise Continuum?
defining and maintaining the relationships between the different artefacts in the Enterprise Continuum, and navigating in both directions (from generic to specific and vice versa) between the architecture types within the Continuum?

Enter "Yes" or "No" as appropriate; for each "yes", provide the appropriate tool documentation reference(s).

Response:

Function	Response:	Tool Documentation Reference:(s)
The tool provides a usable model of the TOGAF Enterprise Continuum "out-of-the-box"
The tool provides a general capability to model the TOGAF Enterprise Continuum, which the user must customize.

Rationale:

In order to participate in the TOGAF 8 TOOL SUPPORT certification program, the Tool must provide support for modeling the TOGAF Enterprise Continuum, including the distinction between Architecture Building Blocks and Solutions Building Blocks, and the four architecture types, and including support for updating this model to generate an organization-specific Enterprise Continuum. The Tool must also provide support for defining and maintaining the relationships between the different artefacts in the Enterprise Continuum, and for navigating in both directions between the architecture types within the Continuum.

Reference:

Product Standard: TOGAF 8 TOOL SUPPORT

2. Optional Requirements

2.1 Optional TOGAF Support

2.1.1 TOGAF Architecture Development Method (ADM) - Process

Question 8: Does the Tool provide a mechanism for navigating between the ADM phases and deliverables? If so, declare how this is done.

Enter "Yes" or "No" as appropriate; for "yes", provide the appropriate tool documentation reference(s).

Response:

Response:	Tool Documentation Reference:(s) to Navigation Mechanism(s)

Question 9: Does the tool enable the business, data, appliactions, and technology architectures to be validated against requirements? If so, declare how this is done.

Enter "Yes" or "No" as appropriate; for "yes", provide the appropriate tool documentation reference(s).

Response:

Response:	Tool Documentation Reference:(s) to Navigation Mechanism(s)

Question 10: Does the Tool provide support for use of Business Scenarios?

Response:

Indicate which Business Scenario elements the tool allows to be modeled, stored and reused, by entering "Yes" or "No" as appropriate under "Response"; for each "Yes", provide the appropriate tool documentation reference(s).

Business Scenario Elements	Response:	Tool Documentation Reference:(s)
Problem Description
Objectives
Environment Models
Process Models
Information Flow
Human Actors, their Roles and Responsibilities
Computer Actors, their Roles
Requirements
Technology Architecture Model
Constraints
IT Principles
Requirements Mapped to Technology Architecture

Rationale:

A Tool participating in the TOGAF 8 TOOL SUPPORT certification program may optionally provide support for the above functions, in support of use of the ADM process.

Reference:

Product Standard: TOGAF 8 TOOL SUPPORT

2.1.2 TOGAF Architecture Development Method (ADM) - Deliverables

Question 11: Does the Tool provide support for developing the following deliverables of the ADM?

Response:

(For each major category, enter "Yes" or "No" as appropriate; for each "yes", provide the appropriate tool documentation reference(s).)

Deliverable	Response	Tool Documentation Reference:(s)
Framework Definition
Architecture Principles
Business Principles, Goals, and Drivers
IT Governance Strategy
Request for Architecture Work
Statement of Architecture Work
Architecture Vision
Business Architecture
Business Architecture Report
Business Requirements
Technical Requirements
Gap analysis
Data Architecture
Data Architecture Report
Applications Architecture
Applications Architecture Report
Technical Architecture
Technical Architecture Report
Architecture Viewpoints
Architecture Views
Re-usable Architecture Building Blocks
Re-usable Solution Building Blocks
Impact Analysis - Project list
Impact Analysis - Migration Plan
Impact Analysis - Implementation recommendations
Architecture Contracts
Product Information
Request for Architecture Change
New Technology Report
Requirements Impact Statement

Rationale:

A Tool participating in the TOGAF 8 TOOL SUPPORT certification program may optionally provide support for any or all of the above ADM deliverables.

Reference:

Product Standard: TOGAF 8 TOOL SUPPORT

2.1.3 TOGAF Enterprise Continuum

Question 12: Does the Tool support the import and/or export of architecture artefacts to/from the Enterprise Continuum? If so, declare the mechanism(s) used.

Enter "Yes" or "No" as appropriate; for each "yes", provide the appropriate tool documentation reference(s).

Response:

Function	Response:	Tool Documentation Reference:(s)
Import of architecture artefacts
Export of architecture artefacts

Rationale:

To enable re-use of existing architecture artefacts, a tool participating in the TOGAF 8 TOOL SUPPORT certification program may optionally provide support for their import and export.

2.2 Other Support for Architecture Modeling

Question 13: Does the Tool support other Architecture Frameworks, Modeling Standards and Methods? If so, declare below.

(For each major category, enter "Yes" or "No" as appropriate; for each "yes", provide the appropriate tool documentation reference(s). Then answer any subsidiary questions.)

Topic		Response	Tool Documentation Reference:(s)
Model Types Indicate which model types are supported in the Tool, by entering "Yes" or "No" as appropriate under "Response"; for each "Yes", provide the appropriate tool documentation reference(s).	Data models
	Business Process models
	Application models
	System models
	Organisation models
	Technology models
Support for Other Architecture Frameworks Indicate which other Architecture Frameworks are supported in the Tool, by entering "Yes" or "No" as appropriate under "Response"; for each "Yes", provide the appropriate tool documentation reference(s).	C4ISR / DoDAF
	EAP
	Zachman
	Other (specify):


Support for Modelling Methods and Standards Indicate which modelling methods (for example, Business Process Modelling, Entity / Relation Modelling) and standards (for example, ANSI / IEEE 1471-2000, IDEF, UML, XML) are supported in the Tool, by entering "Yes" or "No" as appropriate under "Response"; for each "Yes", provide the appropriate tool documentation reference(s).	Business Process Modelling
	Entity / Relation Modelling
	ANSI / IEEE 1471-2000
	IDEF
	UML
	XML
	Other modelling methods and standards (specify):

Rationale:

A Tool participating in the TOGAF 8 TOOL SUPPORT certification program may optionally declare support for any architecture frameworks, modeling standards and methods.

Reference:

Product Standard: TOGAF 8 TOOL SUPPORT

Question 14: Does the Tool have the following additional functionality? If so, declare below.

Response:

(For each major category, enter "Yes" or "No" as appropriate; for each "yes", provide the appropriate tool documentation reference(s). Then answer any subsidiary questions.)

Topic		Response:	Tool Documentation Reference:(s)
Shared Repository Support Enter "Yes" or "No" as appropriate under "Response"; if "Yes", provide the appropriate tool documentation reference(s).	Does the tool include a shared repository to store and manage all definitions and model artefacts?
Other Functional Support Indicate which features and functionality the Tool supports, if any, by entering "Yes" or "No" as appropriate under "Response"; for each "Yes", provide the appropriate tool documentation reference(s).	Support for multiple concurrent users
	Single definition / multiple use of model artefacts
	Configuration management and version control at the model level
	Capability for access to models based on the role or area of interest of the individual modeller
	Scalability to support the modelling needs of the whole enterprise
	Publication of models in both electronic and paper form
	Output in standard formats (for example, HTML, XML, etc.) - please specify
Tool Customization - Is the tool customizable and extensible, in order to meet specific requirements? Indicate which capabilities the Tool supports, by entering "Yes" or "No" as appropriate under "Response"; for each "Yes", provide the appropriate tool documentation reference(s).	Customize information content and presentation of model artefacts
	Add new model artefacts (definition types, symbol types, diagram types)
	Extend the tool, for example by scripts (such as VBA macros, etc.)
	Configure the repository to support an organisation's chosen methods and languages for modelling
	Other (please specify):

Non-English Language Support	Does the tool have implementations in Languages other than English? If so, enter the answer(s) under the "Response" column and give the appropriate Tool Documentation reference

Rationale:

It is an advantage for a tool to include a shared repository to store and manage architecture artefacts, and
to enable their productive use throughout an organisation.

A tool participating in the TOGAF 8 TOOL SUPPORT certification program may optionally provide support for some or all of the functionality listed above.

Reference:

Product Standard: TOGAF 8 TOOL SUPPORT