Roger Evernden

How well do you know TOGAF definitions?

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Here is a quick interactive quiz from Good e-Learning on 35 definitions from the TOGAF glossary. There are 77 definitions in TOGAF Chapter 3, and further 92 definitions in Appendix A! This quiz focuses on some that are the most important for understanding TOGAF and passing the exam.

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How to make data your source of sustained growth

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Strategy+Business has just published an interesting article about how companies are making data a source of sustainable growth. It’s not a new topic – data architects have long recognized the need to treat data as a treasured corporate assets. The article is called “The Quantified Self Goes Corporate”

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TOGAF Poster #43 – The Sandwich Diagram

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Knowing the seven parts of the TOGAF documentation is very useful – for navigating and finding your way around the documentation, for the exam and in day-to-day use of TOGAF. This poster from GeL summarizes how the seven parts of TOGAF fit as the filling between the Business Vision and Drivers, and Business Capabilities.

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EA to Reflect On and Upgrade Its Role

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2015 is an anniversary year for Enterprise Architecture. It is 40 years since Richard Saul Wurman coined the phrase “Information Architecture” — in 1975. Information Architecture became Information Systems Architecture, and then Enterprise Architecture. I predict that enterprise architects will use this anniversary to reflect on the history of our discipline and its position within the …

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EA to Reflect On and Upgrade Its Role

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2015 is an anniversary year for Enterprise Architecture. It is 40 years since Richard Saul Wurman coined the phrase “Information Architecture” — in 1975. Information Architecture became Information Systems Architecture, and then Enterprise Architecture. I predict that enterprise architects will use this anniversary to reflect on the history of our discipline and its position within the Read more

Improvation

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New solo piano album by Roger EverndenI haven’t written much on this site in the last month because I’ve been focusing on one of my other passions – music. My latest album of solo piano music (called Improvation) is now out – and available on most digital music sites, such as Amazon, iTunes, or CDBaby.…

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Is the TOGAF ADM too reactive?

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That’s the title of my latest blog for Good e-Learning.

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EA and Building Architecture

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“Enterprise architecture is to information as building architecture is to space.”   Roger Evernden

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EA Voices

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A great way to know what’s going on in the EA communityIt’s always useful to get a sense of what is going on in the EA community. One way to do this is to follow the leading EA practitioners via their blogs… but a better way is to look at this planet, EA Voices, which…

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A Step-by-Step Guide to Using Enterprise Patterns

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Enterprise architecture “should not only provide value on implementation, but at each stage of the strategy-execution lifecycle.” I’ve recently written “A Step-by-Step Guide to Using Enterprise Patterns,” as an Executive Update for Cutter Consortium. My previous Cutter work has discussed enterprise patterns, and has provided a step-by-step guide to create them. In this Executive Update,…

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Architecture Segments

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What is the missing role of the Segment Architect?There is a discussion on LinkedIn about the role of Segment Architect, and when I coach EA teams on EA, and in particular on the use of TOGAF, I often get asked why TOGAF refers to Segment Architects when this role apparently doesn’t exist in any EA…

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