Sample Lesson | Enterprise Architecture with TOGAF & Navigate
Getting to Value | Stakeholders & Tradeoff
This module explores what makes up good architecture. In this lesson, we explore the highest value of facilitating trade-off with stakeholder.
Do the work. Architect for your stakeholder against their concerns.
Just do it!
Lecture Notes
Once you know the stakeholders and concerns.
- Start with the Lead Concern
- Optimize the change to the primary Concern
For example, optimize for resiliency.
What must change for resiliency? Not how do I improve resiliency given a static system, what must change?
- Optimize the change to the primary Concern
- Move to a secondary Concern
- Add changes to your current state to address the Secondary
- Explore conflict between the Primary & Secondary
- Take the conflict to the stakeholder. Get a trade-off discussion and get a choice.
- Repeat through the other Concerns
Changes that do not address a Concern do not belong
The simple model above over-engages a stakeholder. Do your homework before you engage with a stakeholder.
Course Materials
- EA with TOGAF & Navigate Course Slides
- EA Repository
Available as an HTML EA Repository and an ABACUS Project File- HTML EA Repository
- ABACUS Project File
Going Further
- Read Navigate Stakeholder Atlas
- Read Developing a View
- Self-Improvement through Personal EA Kickstart
Where to get help
Email us training@conexiam.com
We are happy to answer any questions.
Avolution ABACUS
We use ABACUS.
Any good EA Modelling tool with an adjustable content meta-model can be used. You can ask Avolution for a demonstration copy of ABACUS that will work with the course ABACUS project file.
The HTML file is the same as the ABACUS project file. It does not require a modelling tool. It is just read-only.
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Learning objectives in this lesson
Lesson Summary
In this lesson on Good Architecture, we cover
Stakeholders & Trade-off
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- Performing Trade-off
- Identifying Stakeholders
From the outside it looks impossible.
We do it. Every day.
We develop high-functioning enterprise architecture teams. We develop world-class enterprise architects. Every day.
We use our training. We developed our on-line on-demand training to meet the needs of our consulting delivery.
Meet your instructor
Dave Hornford, Conexiam's Chief Instructor, delivers EA with TOGAF and Navigate.
We can't think of anyone better suited. He spends most of his time developing high-functioning enterprise architecture teams. Teaching enterprise architects to be better architects.
In his spare time, he is active in our professional community. He served several terms as Chair of the Open Group Architecture Forum. He serves on the SABSA Institute Board of directors.
Like we said, we can't think of anyone better suited to help you be a better enterprise architect.
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Practical Exercises
ABACUS 101
- Basic functions: Navigation, Catalog & Matrix
ABACUS 102
- Thinking about Modelling
- Exploring a Reference Model
Problem Statement
- Why are you in the Room?
Stakeholders & Concerns
- Who is your Stakeholder
ABACUS 103
- Manage the repository
Capability Based Planning
- Overall change required
Risk & Security
- What can derail our plans
ABACUS 104
- Modelling Choices
Information Systems Architecture
- What is changing
ABACUS 105
- Diagrams
Planning & Recommendation
- Recommend the Target
ABACUS 500
- Merge & Diff
Case Study
- Case Study Introduction
- Case Study Foundation
- Our Problem Space
We base the case study on a Conexiam consulting engagement. The case study shows how we use ABACUS to support best-practice Enterprise Architecture.
We align case study with Architecture to support Project
The case includes the output of NA Construction's Architecture to support Strategy & Architecture to support Portfolio.
The exercises show practical use of Navigate and the TOGAF Body of Knowledge within the TOGAF framework's essential scaffolding.