Phase A : Architecture Vision – TOGAF
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The Architecture Vision (Phase A)
As the initial phase of the ADM, the Architecture Vision Phase includes information about defining the scope, identifying the stakeholders, creating the obtaining approvals.
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Inputs
The inputs of this phase are:
- Architecture reference materials.
- Request for Architecture Work.
- Business principles, business goals, and business drivers.
- Organizational Model for Enterprise Architecture.
- Tailored Architecture Framework.
- Populated Architecture Repository.
Steps
The steps included in this phase are:
- Establish Architecture Project.
- Identify stakeholders, concerns, and business requirements.
- Confirm business goals, drivers, and constraints.
- Evaluate capabilities (this has been updated in TOGAF 9.2)
- Assess readiness for transformation.
- Define the scope.
Outputs
At the end of this phase, the following outputs are generated:
- Approved statement of Architecture Work.
- Refined statements of business principles, goals, and drivers.
- Architecture principles.
- Capability assessment.
- Tailored architecture framework.
- Architecture vision.
- Draft architecture definition document (v 0.1 of all baseline and target BDAT documents).
- Communication plan.
- Additional content in the Architecture Repository.