APG TOGAF Process Library

Features & Benefits

Complete representation of TOGAF 8.1.1 Architecture Development Method (ADM) Enterprise Continuum Resource Base Proven, standards-based approach Widespread adoption Customize TOGAF to organization needs Integrate TOGAF with other lifecycles and processes Provide stable platform for migrating to future versions of TOGAF Establish an effective and sustainable enterprise architecture program Certified by The Open Group

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Overview

The APG TOGAF Process Library (ATPL) is an innovative and unique way of using the industry's leading open enterprise architecture development method and framework – The Open Group Architecture Framework TOGAF™ – 2007 Edition (Incorporating 8.1.1). All portions of the specification are represented in the ATPL and are organized into the same four parts that are found in the printed book, PDF version, and HTML version (from The Open Group's website – the official source of the TOGAF standard). The ATPL also is certified by The Open Group as meeting its requirements for TOGAF 8 Tool Support.

The ATPL contains all of the process guidance found throughout TOGAF (in the form of guidelines, concepts, and checklists), as well as work breakdown structures (WBS) for the Architecture Development Method (ADM).

With the ATPL, end user organizations now can base their enterprise architecture (EA) practices on TOGAF and create organization-specific versions of TOGAF that represent the concerns of their business and technology environments. With the ATPL, TOGAF can now be integrated with other processes, such as IBM Rational Unified Process® (RUP®), Open Unified Process (OpenUP), Telelogic Harmony™ processes, ITIL®, COBIT, in addition to organization-specific processes.

As The Open Group releases new versions of TOGAF, APG will also create new versions of the ATPL (which will be freely available to licensed customers). The flexibility of the ATPL Framework (see below) allows for easy migration of an organization's existing additions and changes to future versions of TOGAF.

With the published ATPL website, architecture practitioners now have a new way of navigating the content found in TOGAF using a familiar tree view explorer that allows one to drill down to specific content rapidly. Users can also search the TOGAF content from the website.

ATPL Framework

“The ATPL provides organizations with a reliable and stable platform for maintaining and evolving their investments in their enterprise architecture practices. Enterprise architecture practitioners need to focus on actually practicing architecture and delivering real business value, not figuring out how to do it.”

- Chris Armstrong, President, Armstrong Process Group

ATPL Plus

ATPL Plus (ATPL+) is a set of extensions to the base TOGAF 8.1.1 plugins described by the ATPL. With ATPL+, end users will gain the following features and capabilities:

• Consistent specification of the ADM as a set of fine-grained tasks (assignable to individuals in a work breakdown structure) with clearly specified input and output work products
• Tasks grouped into reusable process patterns
• Consistent specification of work products (deliverables and artifacts) and relationships amongst them
• Clear specification of EA roles, which tasks they participate in, and which work products they work with
• Configuration of ADM method content (tasks, work products, roles) into an agile, iterative lifecycle
• Easier and more consistent approach to tailoring TOGAF for an organization

ATPL+ also provides a stable, consistent platform for integrating the ADM lifecycle into other processes such as the IBM Rational Unified Process (RUP), the Telelogic Harmony processes and others (DSDM, OpenUP), as well as adding guidance for using EA tools such as Telelogic System Architect and Sparx Enterprise Architect.

Customizing the ATPL

Licensees of the APG TOGAF Process Library can customize it to create their own versions of TOGAF. Using the EPF Composer tool (an open-source, freely available tool), organizations can extend ATPL method content and method configurations to represent their tailoring of TOGAF and enterprise architecture. For example, with the ATPL and EPF Composer, an organization can:

• Change names of TOGAF phases, activities, and deliverables
• Add organization-specific content (phases, activities, deliverables, guidelines, examples)
• Integrate TOGAF with other lifecycles such as RUP, ITIL, and PMI
• Add domain-specific content related to financial services, telecommunications, healthcare, manufacturing, systems engineering, government, and defense, for example
• Add technology-specific content such as service oriented architecture (SOA), system platforms (IBM, HP, Microsoft, Sun, etc) and package platforms (SAP, Oracle, etc)
• Add tool-specific content for products from companies such as Telelogic, MEGA, IBM Rational, Sparx, Metis, and Troux
• Provide collaborative Wiki-based environment for discussing and evolving use of processes on real projects
• Enable translation and localization of method content into different languages

Please contact APG Sales for more details on how to license the ATPL for internal use, including volume discounts and site licenses.

Integration with Web-Based Training

While students are taking the web-based tutorial (WBT) lessons for the APG TOGAF 8 Certification Program, they can access TOGAF-specific process guidance in the APG TOGAF Process Library (ATPL). Virtually every slide in each lesson has a hyperlink in the lower left corner that takes the student directly to the original TOGAF content referenced on the slide.

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