TOGAF® Enterprise Architecture Foundation study guide
TOGAF® Enterprise Architecture Foundation · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
TOGAF® Enterprise Architecture Foundation - also delivered as the TOGAF® Enterprise Architecture Part 1 Exam - is the entry-level, knowledge-based credential in The Open Group's TOGAF certification portfolio, which also lists TOGAF 9 Foundation, TOGAF 9 Certified and the TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Practitioner credential. It is based on the TOGAF Standard, 10th Edition, described by The Open Group as a proven Enterprise Architecture methodology and framework used by leading organizations to improve business efficiency, with TOGAF certification achieved by nearly 150,000 individuals worldwide. The credential suits practising and aspiring architects, business and systems analysts, programme leads and technology managers who need a shared vocabulary and a working grasp of the TOGAF approach before applying it on live engagements. Because it is knowledge-based rather than experience-based, candidates are expected to demonstrate recall and comprehension: enterprise architecture concepts and the purpose and structure of the framework, the phases of the Architecture Development Method and what each must produce, architecture content and the Enterprise Continuum, and the capability, governance and stakeholder concerns that surround an architecture practice. The TOGAF® Enterprise Architecture Foundation study guide has 4 sections and about 1,269 words.
01Enterprise Architecture Concepts and the Purpose and Structure of TOGAF
Enterprise architecture (EA) is the discipline of describing an enterprise's business, information, application, and technology elements, together with the relationships among them, so that change can be planned coherently. TOGAF treats EA as a capability: a repeatable way of producing, governing, and using architecture descriptions.
311 words, about 2 min02The TOGAF ADM: Phases, Objectives, Inputs, Outputs, and Application
The ADM runs from the Preliminary Phase through Phases A to H, with Requirements Management at the center. Preliminary establishes architecture principles, the Architecture Board, the tailored method, and tools.
348 words, about 2 min03Architecture Content, the Content Framework, Enterprise Continuum, and Architecture Repository
The Architecture Content Framework describes the types of work products the ADM creates. Deliverables are formal, reviewed outputs, such as an Architecture Definition Document.
291 words, about 1 min04Architecture Capability, Governance, and Stakeholder and View Management
Architecture capability is the organization's ability to perform architecture work: skills, roles, processes, tools, governance, and funding. It is established in the Preliminary Phase and maintained through an Architecture Board, architecture principles, and a charter.
319 words, about 2 min