Adopting and Adapting Architecture Frameworks
A detailed and practical guide to help you get started with Architecture Frameworks.
Architecture Frameworks lie at the heart of Enterprise Architecture. But which is the best framework for your needs? And how do you go about customizing or adapting it?
This course gives practical tips and guidelines on how to adopt and adapt the architecture frameworks that you need - to make your work as an architect much easier and more successful.
Roger Evernden
Welcome to this course
FREE PREVIEWAn overview of this course
FREE PREVIEWWhat is an architecture framework?
FREE PREVIEWTwo types of architecture framework
Section overview
Many architecture frameworks
FREE PREVIEWThe problem with too many frameworks
FREE PREVIEWWhat's wrong with pre-defined or source frameworks?
A solution - going back to first principles
FREE PREVIEWInformation Framework - a step towards the solution
FREE PREVIEWLessons learned from the Information FrameWork (IFW)
FREE PREVIEWAdaptive enterprise
Section overview
Adopting and adapting
Why do we need to adopt and adapt?
How do you know what you need?
How do you find useful resources?
How do you adapt them?
EXERCISE - Explaining the need to adopt and adapt
Section overview
A brief history of architecture frameworks
Example frameworks for each era
Section overview
Using an 8-factor metaframework to guide adaptation
Reminder - overview of the Eight Factors
Case study - simplifying process
Case study - classifying domains
EXERCISE - Create your own customised domain hierarchy
Demonstration - domain brainstorming using cards
Demonstration - building a domain hierarchy
Demonstration - an example of a detailed domain hierarchy
Section overview
4 simple steps for using a pre-defined framework
Deconstructing a pre-defined framework onto the eight factors
Using the eight factors to create an ontology
Using the eight factor to create architecture frameworks
Using architecture frameworks to manage architectural change
Tips: using a body of knowledge
Architecture frameworks - key points
Adopting and adapting - next steps
Congratulations!
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