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Product Standard

NAME

TOGAF 8 CERTIFIED

LABEL FOR LOGO

TOGAF 8 CERTIFIED

When this logo is used in relation to an individual registered as conformant to this Product Standard, it must be accompanied by an attribution, in the form defined in the TOGAF Certification Agreement,¹ which includes the TOGAF 8 CERTIFIED Product Standard name.

DESCRIPTION

The TOGAF 8 CERTIFIED Product Standard defines the core requirements for knowledge and awareness of The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF), Version 8 or 8.1² that IT Architecture practitioners should have in order to be able to use TOGAF Version 8 effectively in developing IT Architectures. It is the foundation Product Standard for other TOGAF 8 Product Standards and is required for architects delivering certified TOGAF 8 TRAINING courses and certified TOGAF 8 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.

CONFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

The individual candidate for certification must have knowledge and awareness of The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF), Version 8.1 and must have a thorough and complete knowledge of the elements of TOGAF 8.1 listed in the TOGAF 8 Core Definition.³

OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

Not applicable.

PORTABILITY ENVIRONMENT

Not applicable.

OVERRIDING STANDARDS

There are no overriding standards for this Product Standard.

INDICATORS OF COMPLIANCE

Either of the following:

1. Training-based:

   • Confirmation from the course provider that the individual candidate for certification has successfully completed a course, or a defined configuration of courses from a single family of related courseware, that is listed on the Certification Register as a TOGAF 8 TRAINING certified product at the time of attendance by the candidate.

   • In the case of training delivered by live instructor(s), the names of the instructor(s) must be declared, and these individuals must themselves have been listed on the Certification Register as TOGAF 8 CERTIFIED individuals at the time the course was delivered.

   • In the case of distance learning, the name of a mentor must be declared and these individuals must themselves have been listed on the Certification Register as TOGAF 8 CERTIFIED individuals at the time the course was delivered.

   • The individual candidate for certification must be registered with The Open Group as having satisfactorily completed the course, either by the course provider, or by the individual directly, in which case confirmation will be sought from the course provider.

2. Exam-based:

   • A pass result from a currently authorized release of the TOGAF 8 CERTIFIED examination test.

MIGRATION

This Product Standard has been revised to incorporate an objective Indicator of Compliance.

Issue

Issue 1.1.

Footnotes

1.

Available at: www.opengroup.org/togaf/cert/docs/TOGAF_Certification_Agreement.html.

2.

TOGAF Documentation, January 2004, The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF), Version 8.1, available at: www.opengroup.org/architecture/togaf8/index8.htm.

3.

TOGAF Documentation, January 2004, TOGAF 8 Core Definition (I917), published by The Open Group.

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