Establishing an Architecture Baseline

Outline

Chapter 1 - Introduction

• Introductions
• Course Outline
• Handouts & Appendices
• Practical Application: Building Skills
• Practical Application: Filling Your Toolbox
• Course Evaluation & Questions
• Course Delivery Overview

Chapter 2 - Enterprise Architecture Baseline

• Importance of an Architecture Baseline
• Architecture Baseline Process Overview
• What are Your EA Baseline Objectives?
• Group Discussion: EA Baseline Goals & Objectives
• A Typical Place to Start
• Core Catalogs
• Core Matrices
• Templates: Baseline Collection Templates
• Creating Building Blocks from a Baseline
• What Can You Learn From Your Baseline
• Customized Taxonomy
• Baseline More Than Software
• Baseline Classified by Lifecycle
• Baseline Relationships
• Relationship Types
• Baseline Reporting
• EA Baseline Best Practices
• Summary

Chapter 3 - Establish EA Baseline Goals & Objectives

• Method to Establish EA Baseline Goals & Objectives
• Tool: Baseline Maturity Assessment
• Baseline Maturity Model
• Baseline Data
• Example Logical Repository Metamodel
• Sample Technology Domain Repository Entities
• Sample Application Domain Repository Entities
• Sample Data Domain Repository Entities
• Sample Business Domain Repository Entities
• Sample Reference Repository Entities
• Summary

Chapter 4 - Perform EA Baseline Planning

• EA Baseline Planning Approach
• Complete Baseline Data Identification Worksheet
• Complete Baseline Data Source Identification Worksheet
• Complete Touch Point Identification Worksheet
• Complete Baseline Report Identification Worksheet
• Complete Baseline Initiative Planning Worksheet
• Summary

Chapter 5 - Perform EA Baseline Enhancements

• Execute Plan: Implement Enhancements
• Gather Baseline Data
• Record, Classify & Integrate Baseline Information
• Review & Approval
• Summary

Chapter 6 - Use & Maintain EA Baseline

• EA Baseline & EA Governance
• Use EA Baseline to Reduce Costs
• Use EA Baseline to Improve Quality
• Repository Administration & Support
• Summary

Chapter 7 - Baseline for Federated Enterprises

• How do you handle HUGE enterprises?
• Templates: Federated Baseline Collection
• Summary

Workshop 1 - Establish EA Baseline Goals & Objectives

• Baseline Goals & Objectives: Baseline Data
• Baseline Goals & Objectives: Baseline Management
• Baseline Goals & Objectives: Baseline Use
• Baseline Goals & Objectives: Baseline Value Realization

Workshop 2 - Baseline Data Identification Source Worksheet

• Baseline Data: Technology & Application Domains
• Baseline Data: Business Domain Catalogs
• Baseline Data: Business Domain Matrices
• Baseline Data: Data Domain

Workshop 3 - Baseline Data Sources

• Baseline Data Sources

Workshop 4 - Baseline Touch Point Identification Worksheet

• Baseline Touch Point Identification

Workshop 5 - Baseline Configuration Decision Worksheet

• Configuration Decisions

Workshop 6 - Baseline Report Identification Worksheet

• Baseline Report Identification: Technology & Application Domains
• Baseline Report Identification: Business Domain Catalogs
• Baseline Report Identification: Business Domain Matrices
• Baseline Report Identification: Data Domain
• Baseline Report Identification: Data Domain (Continued)

Workshop 7 - Baseline Initiative Planning Worksheet

• Overview
• Assumptions
• Resources to Consider
• Risks to Consider

Template 1 - System Profile Template

Template 2 - Subsystem Profile Template

Template 3 - Interface Profile Template

Appendix A - EA Catalogs, Matrices, & Diagrams

• Catalogs
• Matrices
• Diagrams