The Open Group Agile Architecture Framework Draft Standard

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The Open Group Snapshot
The Open Group Agile Architecture Framework™ Draft Standard
Document Number: S192

Published by The Open Group, July 2019.

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This Document

This document is a Snapshot of what is intended to become The Open Group Agile Architecture Framework™ Standard, also known as the O-AAF™ Standard. It is being developed by The Open Group.

This document follows a modular structure and is organized in four parts:

This first Snapshot document has fully developed an initial release of the architecture fundamentals section. The other sections are still incomplete and will be completed in the next version.

The target audience for this document includes:

  • Agilists who need to understand the importance of architecture when shifting toward an Agile at scale model and who want to learn architecture skills

  • Enterprise Architects who want to stay relevant in an Agile at scale world and who need to learn new architecture skills for the digital age

  • Business managers and executives who need to learn the importance of the architecture discipline and who need to influence architecture decisions