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Product Standard

NAME

TOGAF 7 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

LABEL FOR LOGO

TOGAF 7 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

When this logo is used on, or in relation to, a product registered as conformant to this Product Standard, it must be accompanied by an attribution, in the form defined in the TOGAF 7 Certification Terms and Conditions, which includes the TOGAF 7 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Product Standard name.

DESCRIPTION

The TOGAF 7 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Product Standard defines the core requirements for knowledge and awareness of The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF), Version 7¹ on the part of IT Architecture practitioners who intend to use it in IT Architecture work.

Secondly, it defines the nature of professional services that may be offered in association with TOGAF Version 7. In so doing, it references a Code of Practice² to which service providers must adhere. Detailed conformance requirements are listed below.

Note:

This certification is intended:

• To enable existing IT Architecture service providers to demonstrate that they have personnel with the required knowledge and awareness of TOGAF Version 7 to be able to use it effectively in IT Architecture work

• To ensure that professional services offered in support of TOGAF are delivered by architects who have completed the necessary training and have up-to-date knowledge about TOGAF

This certification is not intended to denote proficiency in IT Architecture practice per se.

CONFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

In order to participate in the TOGAF 7 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES certification program, the applicant must:

• Have a current commercial license for TOGAF Version 7

• Agree to abide by the TOGAF 7 Code of Practice

• Commit to use of TOGAF 7 CERTIFIED³ practitioners in provision of TOGAF Version 7-based professional services

• Have a published training policy for its TOGAF 7 CERTIFIED practitioners

• Agree to register with The Open Group the names of all personnel who are currently TOGAF 7 CERTIFIED

OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

Not applicable.

PORTABILITY ENVIRONMENT

Not applicable.

OVERRIDING STANDARDS

There are no overriding standards for this Product Standard.

INDICATORS OF COMPLIANCE

The Indicators of Compliance for this Product Standard shall be:

• A copy of a current commercial license for TOGAF Version 7

• A statement from the Professional Service Provider confirming that the applicant:

  • Agrees to abide by the TOGAF 7 Code of Practice

  • Commits to use TOGAF 7 CERTIFIED practitioners in provision of TOGAF Version 7-based professional services

  • Agrees to maintain a current register of the names of all personnel who are TOGAF 7 CERTIFIED

• A copy of the published Training Policy in respect of its TOGAF 7 CERTIFIED practitioners, or a URL at which a publicly available copy of such a Policy may be viewed

MIGRATION

As this is the first version of this Product Standard, there are no migration issues.

Footnotes

1.

TOGAF Documentation, December 2000, The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF), Version 7 (I911), published by The Open Group.

2.

TOGAF Documentation, December 2002, TOGAF 7 Professional Services: Code of Practice (I913), published by The Open Group.

3.

Brand Program Documentation, December 2002, Architecture: TOGAF 7 CERTIFIED Product Standard (X02TA), published by The Open Group.

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