TOGAF Version 9

by The Open Group

The man known as Cheradenine Zakalwe was one of Special Circumstances' foremost agents, changing the destiny of planets to suit the Culture through intrigue, dirty tricks and military action. The woman known as Diziet Sma had plucked him from obscurity and pushed him towards his present eminence, but despite all their dealings she did not know him as well as she thought. The drone known as Skaffen-Amtiskaw knew both of these people. It had once saved the woman's life by massacring her attackers in a particularly bloody manner. It believed the man to be a burnt-out case. But not even its machine could see the horrors in his past. Ferociously intelligent, both witty and horrific, USE OF WEAPONS is a masterpiece of science fiction.

Genres: Reference

779 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 1, 2008

Reviews

[Simon Gianoutsos · Rating 3 out of 5]

To say that the TOGAF 9 documentation is dry is an understatement. Some areas are lacking in depth and whilst TOGAF is a process framework I would like to see it evolve to have templates, document samples and checklists. There is however some good content and I will be referring back.

A colleague has pointed me to an excellent set of documentation that include sample templates for TOGAF deliverables at: https://www2.opengroup.org/ogsys/jsp/...

[Erik · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is much more a reference guide imho. It does follow neatly the ADM cycle, so it is perfect to quickly do some lookups.

Content wise I believe the TOGAF framework is very adjustable and it has some good things. The reference models like the TRM for example seems a bit akward though.

[Torben Rasmussen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Many parts of the book leaves you wondering how to take the suggested method into use in practice and how to combine it with existing organisational structures and methods surrounding development, management and governance.

Good place to start I think.

[Tim · Rating 2 out of 5]

Hard to get through, but ultimatly worthwhile.