Stage 1 of 8
Orientation and TOGAF 10 in Practice
This opening stage gives the course its operating discipline. It explains what enterprise architecture is for, how TOGAF 10 is structured, and why a repository-led approach matters more than memorising jargon.
Read this stage in sequence on the first pass. The point is to sharpen judgement through one concrete artefact and one practical decision, not to accumulate isolated notes.
What this stage covers
Use the modules in order. The groupings below organise the sequence without changing it.
Frame the discipline
Start with the purpose of enterprise architecture and the change in TOGAF 10 itself.
- 45 min. Define enterprise architecture in practical terms
- 35 min. Explain the TOGAF 10 core plus Series Guide plus Library structure
- 40 min. Differentiate normative content from supporting guidance
Learn how to read the standard
Understand the repository, continuum, viewpoints, and the reading strategy that carries through the course.
- 35 min. Explain the purpose of the enterprise continuum
- 40 min. Distinguish deliverables, artefacts, and building blocks accurately
- 35 min. Build a reading strategy for the core and guide set
Enter the working case
Set the London Grid Distribution scenario and the source-governance discipline that keeps the case credible.
- 35 min. Understand the fictional London case and the recurring transformation threads
Why this stage matters
Most weak TOGAF teaching fails before Phase A. It either teaches only terminology or only the ADM wheel. This stage establishes the reading method, the evidence model, and the London case that the rest of the course depends on.
London threads in this stage
- Why a London electricity distributor needs enterprise architecture at all
- Why source-governance matters when a fictional case is grounded in real GB regulation
- How the repository becomes the working memory of the programme rather than a document graveyard
Artefacts you should be able to defend
- Repository atlas
- Initial source ledger
- Architecture terminology translation sheet
Primary stage artefact
Repository atlas
Treat this as the main artefact the stage should sharpen. If you can explain who it is for, what decision it affects, and what evidence it depends on, the stage is doing real work.
My view
A course on TOGAF becomes useful only when the learner understands where the standard ends, where guide material begins, and where judgement starts. That separation is deliberate in every module that follows.
Stage workspace
The workspace contains eleven practice tools that reinforce the skills covered in each stage. Use them alongside the reading flow or revisit them during revision.