TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Standards
The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) is the global standard for designing, planning, and governing enterprise technology ecosystems. This page explains how Deterministic NUP maps the TOGAF Architecture Development Method (ADM Phases A through H) directly to agile sprint cadences, Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), and role taxonomy models.
Why TOGAF Matters for Agile Enterprises
Large enterprises often struggle to connect high-level business strategy with daily engineering commits. TOGAF provides the macro enterprise architecture scaffolding, while NUP provides the micro agile execution engine. Together, they ensure that every microservice, API contract, and database migration traces directly back to enterprise capability goals.
The TOGAF ADM Cycle Mapped to NUP
Framework & Principles
Defines architecture footprint, principles, and governance tools.
Architecture Vision
Defines project scope, business stakeholders, and value justification.
Business Architecture
Models business processes, actor workflows, and organizational roles.
Information Systems Arch
Data architecture and application component interfaces.
Technology Architecture
Infrastructure, cloud services, networks, and containers.
Opportunities & Solutions
Identifies migration paths, build vs. buy, and ADR trade-offs.
Migration Planning
Sequences sprint roadmaps, capacity plans, and release gates.
Implementation Governance
Architectural oversight during development and verification.
Architecture Change Mgmt
Continuous monitoring, telemetry evaluation, and evolution.
Architecture Governance & Decision Records
Under TOGAF governance, major architectural deviations require review by the Architecture Review Board (ARB). NUP streamlines this by embedding ADRs directly into pull request workflows: any architectural shift is submitted as a markdown ADR, reviewed asynchronously by domain architects, and merged as an immutable decision record.
Copy this prompt to model TOGAF Phase C systems architectures.
Community Discussion & Feedback
Attributed peer feedback and official Netspective architecture notes.