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Enterprise Architect Kit

Run enterprise architecture with TOGAF-aligned documents: architecture vision, capability map, portfolio rationalization, definition document, reference architecture, roadmap and governance.

Step 1

Framing

  1. TOGAF Architecture Vision Template (Phase A, Statement of Architecture Work)

    Full

    Request summary, stakeholders and concerns, goals, drivers, scope, principles, baseline and target, KPIs, risks, capability, Statement of Architecture Work

    The TOGAF Standard, 10th Edition (2025 Update), ADM Phase A

  2. Architecture Principles Catalogue Template

    Standard

    Principles catalogue – template, 12 worked principles (business, data, application, technology, security), compliance table, waivers

  3. Business Capability Map and Heatmap Template

    Full

    Capability modelling rules, L1 to L3 hierarchy, definitions catalogue, maturity and importance scoring, heatmap, value stream and app mapping

    TOGAF Series Guide: Business Capabilities, Version 2 (G211)
Step 2

Assessments

  1. Application Portfolio Rationalization Template (TIME Model)

    Full

    Inventory, weighted business value and technical health rubric, run cost, risks, TIME quadrant, dispositions, roadmap, decommissioning, benefits

    TIME model (Tolerate, Invest, Migrate, Eliminate), commonly attributed to Gartner

  2. Technical Debt Register Template

    Standard

    Debt register with Fowler quadrant taxonomy, interest, principal, risk-weighted priority score, triage, budget and reporting

  3. Technology Radar Template

    Standard

    Technology radar: quadrants, adopt/trial/assess/hold rings, blip table with movement and rationale, governance and cadence

    Technology radar concept (Thoughtworks)
Step 3

Design

  1. Architecture Definition Document Template (TOGAF Phases B to D)

    Full

    Business, data, application, technology baseline, target, gaps, roadmap components, views, requirements summary, interoperability, traceability

    The TOGAF Standard, 10th Edition (2025 Update), ADM Phases B to D; ArchiMate viewpoint names

  2. Reference Architecture Specification Template

    Full

    Applicability, drivers, principles, ABBs and SBBs, pattern selection rules, Mermaid views, tech standards, conformance, variation points

    ISO/IEC/IEEE 42010:2022 concepts; TOGAF Standard, 10th Edition building blocks

  3. Architecture Description Template (ISO/IEC/IEEE 42010)

    Full

    Full architecture description per ISO/IEC/IEEE 42010:2022 – stakeholders, concerns, viewpoints, views, correspondences, decisions

    ISO/IEC/IEEE 42010:2022

  4. C4 Architecture Document Template (C4 Model)

    Full

    C4 model document with Mermaid C4 diagrams – context, containers, components, code, landscape, dynamic, deployment, element catalogues

    C4 model
Step 4

Planning

  1. Architecture Roadmap and Transition Architectures Template (TOGAF E, F)

    Full

    Consolidated gaps, work packages, Transition Architectures, dependencies, value and risk per increment, migration plan, costs, Phase G hand-off

    The TOGAF Standard, 10th Edition (2025 Update), ADM Phases E and F

  2. Cloud Migration Wave Plan Template (7 Rs, Cutover Runbook)

    Full

    Discovery, dependency map, 7 Rs dispositions, move groups and waves, gantt calendar, cutover runbook, rollback triggers, hypercare, KPIs, retrospective

    AWS Prescriptive Guidance 7 Rs and large migration phases; Microsoft CAF migration planning

  3. Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Analysis Template

    Standard

    Multi-year TCO comparison of options by cost category, with NPV discounting, sensitivity, break-even and recommendation

Step 5

Review and governance

  1. Architecture Board Charter Template (TOGAF Architecture Governance)

    Full

    Decision rights, membership, quorum, cadence, review tiers, compliance review, four outcomes, dispensation register, Architecture Contracts, escalation, metrics

    The TOGAF Standard, 10th Edition (2025 Update), Architecture Governance and Architecture Board; ADM Phases G and H

  2. Architecture Review Board Request Template

    Standard

    ARB submission: context, scope, proposed architecture, alternatives, principles compliance, risk flags, decisions and outcome

  3. Architecture Evaluation Report Template (ATAM)

    Full

    ATAM evaluation report – business drivers, approaches, utility tree, voted scenarios, sensitivity and trade-off points, risks, risk themes

    SEI ATAM

  4. Architecture Decision Record Template (Tyree-Akerman, Y-Statement)

    Standard

    Detailed ADR – Tyree & Akerman fields (assumptions, constraints, positions, argument, implications, related items) plus Y-statement

    Tyree & Akerman decision template; Y-statement (Zimmermann)