1. Who are The
Open Group and
what’s TOGAF®
The Open Group Architecture
Framework (TOGAF®)
Fundamentals of Enterprise Architecture:
Section 2 Lesson 1

2. By the end of this lesson, you will be able
to:Who are The
Open Group and
what’s TOGAF®
Learning Outcomes

3. By the end of this lesson, you will be able
to:Who are The
Open Group and
what’s TOGAF®
Learning Outcomes
• Describe The Open Group

4. By the end of this lesson, you will be able
to:Who are The
Open Group and
what’s TOGAF®
Learning Outcomes
• Describe The Open Group
• Define what an Architectural Framework is

5. By the end of this lesson, you will be able
to:Who are The
Open Group and
what’s TOGAF®
Learning Outcomes
• Describe The Open Group
• Define what an Architectural Framework is
• Explain why the TOGAF standard is suitable
as a framework for Enterprise Architecture

6. Who are The
Open Group?
The Open Group is an industry consortium of over 700
organisations from around the world.

7. Who are The
Open Group?
The Open Group is an industry consortium of over 700
organisations from around the world.
It provides services including strategy, management,
innovation and research, standards as well as
certification and test development.

8. Who are The
Open Group?
The Open Group is an industry consortium of over 700
organisations from around the world.
It provides services including strategy, management,
innovation and research, standards as well as
certification and test development.
The Open Group aims to:

9. Who are The
Open Group?
The Open Group is an industry consortium of over 700
organisations from around the world.
It provides services including strategy, management,
innovation and research, standards as well as
certification and test development.
The Open Group aims to:
•enable the achievement of business objectives through
technology standards

10. Who are The
Open Group?
The Open Group is an industry consortium of over 700
organisations from around the world.
It provides services including strategy, management,
innovation and research, standards as well as
certification and test development.
The Open Group aims to:
•enable the achievement of business objectives through
technology standards
•develop open, vendor-neutral, technology standards and
certifications.

11. What is The Open Groups Goal
Their goal is to enable an
organisation to:

12. What is The Open Groups Goal
Their goal is to enable an
organisation to:
•Combine multiple sources of
information effectively and
efficiently.

13. What is The Open Groups Goal
Their goal is to enable an
organisation to:
•Combine multiple sources of
information effectively and
efficiently.
•Securely deliver the information
whenever and wherever it’s
needed, in the right context for
the people or systems using that
information.

14. How do they Plan to
Achieve their Goal
The open group endeavours to achieve their Goal by:
The open group Vision & Mission

15. How do they Plan to
Achieve their Goal
Working with customers to:
The open group endeavours to achieve their Goal by:
The open group Vision & Mission

16. How do they Plan to
Achieve their Goal
Working with customers to:
Capture, understand and address current and
emerging requirements
The open group endeavours to achieve their Goal by:
The open group Vision & Mission

17. How do they Plan to
Achieve their Goal
Working with customers to:
Establish policies
Capture, understand and address current and
emerging requirements
The open group endeavours to achieve their Goal by:
The open group Vision & Mission

18. How do they Plan to
Achieve their Goal
Share best practices
Working with customers to:
Establish policies
Capture, understand and address current and
emerging requirements
The open group endeavours to achieve their Goal by:
The open group Vision & Mission

19. How do they Plan to
Achieve their Goal
•Working with suppliers, consortia and standards
bodies to:
The open group Vision & Mission
The open group endeavours to achieve their Goal by:

20. How do they Plan to
Achieve their Goal
Develop consensus and facilitate interoperability
The open group Vision & Mission
The open group endeavours to achieve their Goal by:
Working with suppliers, consortia and standards
bodies to:

21. How do they Plan to
Achieve their Goal
Develop consensus and facilitate interoperability
The open group Vision & Mission
The open group endeavours to achieve their Goal by:
Working with suppliers, consortia and standards
bodies to:
Evolve and integrate specifications and open
source technologies

22. How do they Plan to
Achieve their Goal
The open group Vision & Mission
The open group endeavours to achieve their Goal by:
•Offering services to enhance the operational
efficiency of consortia.

23. How do they Plan to
Achieve their Goal
The open group Vision & Mission
The open group endeavours to achieve their Goal by:
•Offering services to enhance the operational
efficiency of consortia.
•Developing and operating the industry's premier
certification service

24. What is an Architecture Framework
An architecture framework provides a set of tools, principles and practices to
enable the development, implementation and maintenance of an enterprise
architecture.

25. What is an Architecture Framework
It establishes a common practice and vocabulary.
An architecture framework provides a set of tools, principles and practices to
enable the development, implementation and maintenance of an enterprise
architecture.

26. What is an Architecture Framework
It includes a list of recommended standards and compliant products that can be
used to implement the system.
It establishes a common practice and vocabulary.
An architecture framework provides a set of tools, principles and practices to
enable the development, implementation and maintenance of an enterprise
architecture.

27. What is an Architecture Framework
It includes a list of recommended standards and compliant products that can be
used to implement the system.
It establishes a common practice and vocabulary.
An architecture framework provides a set of tools, principles and practices to
enable the development, implementation and maintenance of an enterprise
architecture.
It acts as a management tool to assist the enterprise in building the
capabilities to achieve its target architecture.

28. The Open Group Architecture
Framework (TOGAF®)
The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF®)
Standard is an architectural framework developed and
maintained by The Open Group Architecture Forum.

29. The Open Group Architecture
Framework (TOGAF®)
The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF®)
Standard is an architectural framework developed and
maintained by The Open Group Architecture Forum.
The Open Group Architecture Forum is a group of over 300
members from industry-leading companies and
organisations around the world.

30. The Open Group Architecture
Framework (TOGAF®)
The framework consists of a well-documented body of
knowledge comprising a detailed method and a set of
supporting tools for developing Enterprise Architecture.
The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF®)
Standard is an architectural framework developed and
maintained by The Open Group Architecture Forum.
The Open Group Architecture Forum is a group of over 300
members from industry-leading companies and
organisations around the world.

31. Why use the TOGAF Standard as a
Framework fro Enterprise Architecture?
TOGAF is consistent with accepted industry best practice, and:

32. Why use the TOGAF Standard as a
Framework fro Enterprise Architecture?
•provides a general framework that can be adapted to the specific needs of the
business.
TOGAF is consistent with accepted industry best practice, and:

33. Why use the TOGAF Standard as a
Framework fro Enterprise Architecture?
•works flexibly alongside other frameworks such as ITIL, COBIT or PRINCE.
•provides a general framework that can be adapted to the specific needs of the
business.
TOGAF is consistent with accepted industry best practice, and:

34. Why use the TOGAF Standard as a
Framework fro Enterprise Architecture?
•speeds up and simplifies architecture development.
•works flexibly alongside other frameworks such as ITIL, COBIT or PRINCE.
•provides a general framework that can be adapted to the specific needs of the
business.
TOGAF is consistent with accepted industry best practice, and:

35. Why use the TOGAF Standard as a
Framework fro Enterprise Architecture?
•ensures that a workable cost-effective solution that meets the current and future
needs of the business is developed.
•speeds up and simplifies architecture development.
•works flexibly alongside other frameworks such as ITIL, COBIT or PRINCE.
•provides a general framework that can be adapted to the specific needs of the
business.
TOGAF is consistent with accepted industry best practice, and:

36. Why use the TOGAF Standard as a
Framework fro Enterprise Architecture?
•Due to it’s popularity there are numerous suitably qualified and experienced people
in the framework.
•ensures that a workable cost-effective solution that meets the current and future
needs of the business is developed.
•speeds up and simplifies architecture development.
•works flexibly alongside other frameworks such as ITIL, COBIT or PRINCE.
•provides a general framework that can be adapted to the specific needs of the
business.
TOGAF is consistent with accepted industry best practice, and:

37. Why use the TOGAF Standard as a
Framework fro Enterprise Architecture?
•continually evolving and developing keeping it up to date with advancements in
enterprise architecture.
•Due to it’s popularity there are numerous suitably qualified and experienced people
in the framework.
•ensures that a workable cost-effective solution that meets the current and future
needs of the business is developed.
•speeds up and simplifies architecture development.
•works flexibly alongside other frameworks such as ITIL, COBIT or PRINCE.
•provides a general framework that can be adapted to the specific needs of the
business.
TOGAF is consistent with accepted industry best practice, and:

38. Key Points
The Open Group is a worldwide industry consortium of over 700
organisations.

39. Key Points
The Open Group is a worldwide industry consortium of over 700
organisations.
An architecture framework provides a conceptual structure to
develop, implement and maintain enterprise architecture.

40. Key Points
The Open Group is a worldwide industry consortium of over 700
organisations.
An architecture framework provides a conceptual structure to
develop, implement and maintain enterprise architecture.
The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF®) Standard is
an architectural framework developed and maintained by The
Open Group Architecture Forum.

41. Key Points
The Open Group is a worldwide industry consortium of over 700
organisations.
An architecture framework provides a conceptual structure to
develop, implement and maintain enterprise architecture.
The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF®) Standard is
an architectural framework developed and maintained by The
Open Group Architecture Forum.
TOGAF provides a framework that can be adapted to the specific
needs of the business and is designed to work flexibly alongside
other business and IT frameworks.