Deliverable: Statement of Architecture Work

Purpose

The Statement of Architecture Work defines the scope and approach that will be used to complete an architecture project. The Statement of Architecture Work is typically the document against which successful execution of the architecture project will be measured and may form the basis for a contractual agreement between the supplier and consumer of architecture services.

Relationships

Tasks	Input To: Architecture Change Management Business Architecture Implementation Governance Information Systems: Applications Information Systems: Data Migration Planning Opportunities and Solutions Requirements Management Technology Architecture	Output From: Architecture Change Management Architecture Vision Business Architecture Opportunities and Solutions

Main Description

Typical contents of a Statement of Architecture Work are:

Statement of Architecture Work title
Project request and background
Project description and scope
Overview or outline of Architecture Vision
Managerial approach
Change of scope procedures
Roles, responsibilities, and deliverables
Acceptance criteria and procedures
Project plan and schedule
Support of the Enterprise Continuum
Signature approvals

The Open Group gratefully acknowledge Capgemini for the creation of the Eclipse Process Framework Method Plugin for TOGAF9.

Downloads of the TOGAF documentation, are available under license from the TOGAF information web site. The license is free to any organization wishing to use TOGAF entirely for internal purposes (for example, to develop an information system architecture for use within that organization). A book is also available (in hardcopy and pdf) from The Open Group Bookstore as document G091.