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TOGAF ADM Cycle Kit

One full ADM cycle in documents: request for architecture work, vision, statement of work, capability and value streams, definition and requirements, roadmap, contract, compliance and change.

Step 1

Preliminary

  1. Architecture Principles Catalogue Template

    Standard

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

  2. 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 release, Technical Corrigendum 1), Architecture Governance and Architecture Board; ADM Phases G and H

  3. Request for Architecture Work Template (TOGAF 10)

    Full

    Sponsor request that starts an ADM cycle: problem, goals and drivers, constraints, scope, budget, stakeholders, outputs, intake scoring and decision

    TOGAF Standard, 10th Edition (2025 release with Technical Corrigendum 1): Request for Architecture Work
Step 2

Architecture vision

  1. TOGAF Architecture Vision Template (ADM Phase A)

    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 release with Technical Corrigendum 1), ADM Phase A

  2. Statement of Architecture Work Template (TOGAF 10)

    Full

    Phase A agreement for an engagement: scope, objectives, roles and RACI, ADM tailoring, deliverables, plan and gates, budget, risks, acceptance, change, sign-off

    TOGAF Standard, 10th Edition (2025 release with Technical Corrigendum 1): Phase A, Statement of Architecture Work
Step 3

Define the architecture

  1. 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); BIZBOK Guide v15

  2. Value Stream Map Template (Business Architecture, BIZBOK)

    Full

    Business architecture value stream: trigger, value proposition, stages, entrance and exit criteria, value items, capability cross-map, metrics, opportunities

    BIZBOK Guide v15 (value stream concepts)

  3. 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 release with Technical Corrigendum 1), ADM Phases B to D; ArchiMate 4 domains and viewpoint groups

  4. Architecture Requirements Specification Template (TOGAF 10)

    Full

    Measurable criteria to realise a target: success measures, requirements per domain, interoperability, service contracts, standards, traceability, verification

    TOGAF Standard, 10th Edition (2025 release with Technical Corrigendum 1): Architecture Requirements Specification
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 release with Technical Corrigendum 1), ADM Phases E and F; ArchiMate 4 Plateaus (names only)

  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
Step 5

Review and governance

  1. TOGAF Architecture Contract Template

    Full

    Parties, scope, frozen baseline, contracted requirements, deliverables, acceptance criteria, checkpoints, dispensations, metrics, variations, RACI, signatures

    TOGAF Standard, 10th Edition (2025 release with Technical Corrigendum 1): Phase G, Architecture Contract

  2. TOGAF Architecture Compliance Assessment Template

    Full

    Baseline, rating scale and roll-up rules, evidence register, checklist by domain, requirements traceability, findings, dispensations, conditions, board decision

    TOGAF Standard, 10th Edition (2025 release with Technical Corrigendum 1): Phase G, Compliance Assessment
Step 6

Change management

  1. Architecture Change Request Template (TOGAF Phase H)

    Full

    Phase H change to an approved architecture: driver, affected items, simplification, incremental or re-architecting class, impact, options, decision, updates

    TOGAF Standard, 10th Edition (2025 release with Technical Corrigendum 1): Phase H, Architecture Change Management

  2. 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)