What specifically does TOGAF® contain?

TOGAF® provides a common sense, practical, prudent, and effective method of developing an IT architecture.

TOGAF consists of two main parts:

• The TOGAF® Architecture Development Method (ADM), which explains how to derive an organisation-specific IT architecture that addresses business requirements. The ADM provides:
  • A reliable, proven way of developing the architecture
  • Architecture views which enable the architect to ensure that a complex set of requirements are adequately addressed
  • A worked example and linkages to practical case studies
  • Tools for architecture development
• The TOGAF® Foundation Architecture -- an architecture of generic services and functions that provides a foundation on which specific architectures and architectural building blocks can be built. This Foundation Architecture includes:
  • The TOGAF® Standards Information Base (SIB), a database of open industry standards that can be used to define the particular services and other components of an organisation-specific architecture