ADM Outputs Per Phase

Question 1

Preliminary Phase

Answer 1

■ Organizational Model for Enterprise Architecture
■ Tailored Architecture Framework
■ Initial Architecture Repository
■ Restatement of, or reference to, business principles, business goals, and business drivers
■ Architecture Governance Framework
■ Request for Architecture Work (optional)

Question 2

Phase A: Architecture Vision

Answer 2

■ Approved Statement of Architecture Work
■ Refined statements of business principles, business goals, and business drivers
■ Architecture Principles
■ Capability Assessment
■ Tailored Architecture Framework
■ Architecture Vision
■ Draft Architecture Definition Document
■ Communications Plan
■ Additional content populating the Architecture Repository

Question 3

Phases Business Architecture/Technology Architecture

Answer 3

■ Architecture Vision - Refined and updated version
■ Architecture Definition Document (DRAFT) - (incl. Baseline and Target
■ Architecture Requirements Specification - (Draft )
■ Architecture Roadmap - Application Architecture components

Question 4

Opportunities & Solutions

Answer 4

■ Implementation and Migration Plan, Version 1.0
■ Finalized Architecture Definition Document
■ Finalized Architecture Requirements Specification
■ Finalized Architecture Roadmap
■ Re-Usable Architecture Building Blocks
■ Requests for Architecture Work for a new iteration of the ADM cycle (if any)
■ Implementation Governance Model
■ Change Requests (for the Architecture Capability arising from lessons learned)

Question 5

Implementation Governance

Answer 5

■ Architecture Contract (signed)
■ Compliance Assessments
■ Change Requests
■ Architecture-compliant solutions deployed

Question 6

Architecture Change Management

Answer 6

■ Architecture updates (for maintenance changes)
■ Changes to architecture framework and principles (for maintenance changes)
■ New Request for Architecture Work, to move to another cycle
(for major changes)
■ Statement of Architecture Work, updated if necessary
■ Architecture Contract, updated if necessary
■ Compliance Assessments

Question 7

ADM Architecture Requirements Management Phase

Answer 7

The outputs of the Requirements Management process may include, but are not restricted to:
■ Requirements Impact Assessment
■ Updated Architecture Requirements Specification