TOGAF provides an industry standard framework for architecture that may be used in a wide variety of organizations. However, before TOGAF can be effectively used within an architecture project, tailoring at two levels is necessary.

Firstly, it is necessary to tailor the TOGAF model for integration into the enterprise. This tailoring will include integration with project and process management frameworks, customization of terminology, development of presentational styles, selection, configuration, and deployment of architecture tools, etc. The formality and detail of any frameworks adopted should also align with other contextual factors for the enterprise, such as culture, stakeholders, commercial models for enterprise architecture, and the existing level of architecture capability.

Once the framework has been tailored to the enterprise, further tailoring is necessary in order to tailor the framework for the specific architecture project. Tailoring at this level will select appropriate deliverables and artifacts to meet project and stakeholder needs.

See Part II, Select and Tailor Architecture Framework(s) for further considerations when selecting and tailoring the architecture framework.

Typical contents of a Tailored Architecture Framework are:

• Tailored architecture method
• Tailored architecture content (deliverables and artifacts)
• Configured and deployed tools
• Interfaces with governance models and other frameworks:
• • Enterprise Architecture Management Framework
  • Capability Management Framework
  • Portfolio Management Framework
  • Project Management Framework
  • Operations Management Framework