Practice workspace
Enterprise Architecture Workspace
Sixty-three interactive practice tools aligned with the course stages. Each tool reinforces a core architecture skill from the reading flow. Your progress is saved locally so you can return and continue where you left off.
Tool catalogue
63 of 63 tools match the current filter. Every tool is printable and cites its source.
Architecture Maturity Assessor
Score your organisation against eight enterprise architecture maturity dimensions on a 1-to-5 scale with named anchors.
Stakeholder Power and Interest Map
Plot stakeholders on a power and interest grid, record their concerns, and assign an engagement strategy per quadrant.
Principle Stress-Test Board
Test whether your architecture principles can actually guide decisions by pitting them against concrete scenarios.
Business Scenario Builder
Capture a business problem as a structured scenario with environment, actors, objectives, and success measures so architecture work can address the right question.
Capability Heatmap Builder
Map business capabilities to maturity bands and investment priority to show the gap between today's organisation and the one the strategy requires.
RACI Matrix Builder
Define accountability for architecture deliverables using a Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed matrix.
Gap Analysis Matrix
Compare baseline and target architecture states across domains, recording the consequence and urgency of each gap.
Architecture Decision Record
Document an architecture decision in the Nygard format with context, decision, status and consequences so the reasoning survives the meeting.
Transition Roadmap Builder
Organise work packages into named transition architectures with dependencies and evidence gates so Phase F has a defensible migration plan.
Business Transformation Readiness Assessment
Score the organisation's readiness to absorb architecture change across people, process, and technology factors before Phase F commits to a roadmap.
Governance Decision Simulator
Work through governance scenarios and see the downstream consequences of each response so boards can rehearse decisions before they are binding.
Business Model Canvas
Map the nine building blocks of a business model on a single page, from key partners through to revenue streams.
Repository Atlas Explorer
Navigate the parts of an architecture repository (architecture landscape, standards information base, reference library, governance log) so you can tell learners where anything they need lives.
Value-Stream Bottleneck Analyser
Find and name the bottleneck stages in a TOGAF value stream so the next architecture increment targets where it hurts most.
Architecture and Solution Building Block Selector
Decide whether a capability should be met by an ABB or an SBB, and score candidate building blocks against the change profile.
ADM Iteration Planner
Pick an ADM iteration pattern (baseline first, target first, capability based, etc.) that fits your engagement's scope, speed and risk.
TOGAF Tailoring Advisor
Recommend what to keep, drop or tighten from the TOGAF Content Framework given your engagement's size, speed and risk profile.
Capstone Repository Reviewer
Walk a capstone submission through the same review gates an architecture board would apply, and produce a structured feedback sheet.
Information Mapping Tool
Map information domains, entities, and their relationships across the enterprise so data ownership and flow are visible before any application decisions.
Data Entity Catalogue
Catalogue data entities with their authoritative source, quality rating, and lifecycle stage so you can see where truth lives and where it decays.
Master Data Authority Map
Plot which system is the master for each data entity so integration architects know where to read and where to write.
Asset and Network Data Architecture
Model the data layers of a utility asset register — from GIS through SCADA to the planning layer — so data gaps between operational and planning systems are visible.
Metadata Management Register
Track which data entities have documented metadata (definitions, lineage, quality rules) and which are still undocumented.
BI and Analytics Decision Canvas
Decide what analytics capability to build by scoring business questions against data readiness, tool maturity, and organisational appetite.
Integration and Interoperability Profile
Score an integration point across five coupling dimensions (data, temporal, platform, transactional, interaction) so you can see where tight coupling creates risk.
Application Portfolio TIME Matrix
Classify applications into Tolerate, Invest, Migrate, or Eliminate quadrants so the portfolio investment strategy is visible at a glance.
London LTDS Information Architecture
Walk through London Grid Distribution's Long-Term Development Statement data architecture using CIM entities, showing how network planning data flows from GIS through to regulatory publication.
Platform Trade-off Matrix
Compare platform strategies (build, buy, SaaS, open-source) across cost, control, speed, and risk dimensions so the trade-offs are explicit before a commitment.
Risk and Control Catalogue
Log architecture risks, map them to controls, and visualise the residual risk landscape so governance boards can see what is and is not mitigated.
Microservices Decision Aid
Score a candidate service against the conditions where microservices succeed and where they fail, so the team makes an evidence-based choice rather than following a trend.
Sustainability Impact Assessment
Score an architecture proposal against environmental sustainability criteria so carbon and energy impact are part of the decision record, not an afterthought.
Technology Reference Model Builder
Build a layered technology reference model that shows which technology categories serve each architecture layer, so teams share a common vocabulary for platform decisions.
Technology Standards Catalogue
Catalogue the approved, trial, hold, and retire technology standards so architects and procurement know what to use and what to avoid.
London OT/IT Resilience Architecture
Walk through London Grid Distribution's operational and information technology resilience architecture, mapping OT/IT boundaries, failover paths, and single points of failure.
How Electricity Reaches You
Trace the journey of electricity from generation through transmission and distribution to the end consumer, so learners have a concrete mental model before any architecture discussion begins.
London Grid Distribution Orientation
Introduce the London Grid Distribution case study that runs through the entire course, so learners know the organisation, its licence area, and its strategic challenges.
Why Architecture Matters
Build a concise argument for why enterprise architecture exists and what happens when it is absent, so learners can articulate value to sceptical stakeholders.
What EA Is and Is Not
Distinguish enterprise architecture from solution architecture, IT strategy, and programme management so the learner can place EA in the right organisational context.
TOGAF 10 Structure Navigator
Navigate the six series of the TOGAF 10 Standard so the learner understands where to find guidance on any topic without reading the entire specification.
Series Guides and Certification Map
Catalogue the TOGAF Series Guides, their G-numbers, and how they map to TOGAF certification levels so learners can plan their study path.
Deliverables Artefacts and Building Blocks
Clarify the difference between deliverables, artefacts, and building blocks in TOGAF, with examples of each, so the learner stops confusing these three concepts.
Reading TOGAF Without Getting Lost
Provide a practical reading strategy for the TOGAF Standard so the learner can extract value without reading 800 pages linearly.
London Grid Source Discipline
Establish source discipline for the London Grid Distribution case study, showing how to trace every architecture claim back to a named source document.
Enterprise Boundary Definer
Draw the boundary of the enterprise that architecture will govern, distinguishing what is inside scope from what is a trading partner, regulator, or external dependency.
Scope Dimensions Tool
Define the four scope dimensions (breadth, depth, time horizon, and architecture domains) for an architecture engagement so the team agrees on what is in and out before work starts.
Sponsorship and Governance Kickoff
Walk through the governance and sponsorship activities needed to stand up an architecture capability, ensuring nothing critical is missed before the first ADM cycle.
Architecture Vision Composer
Compose a Phase A Architecture Vision and draft Statement of Architecture Work by working through stakeholder concerns, business goals, and the target state summary.
London Kickoff Walkthrough
Walk through the London Grid Distribution Preliminary and Phase A kickoff, covering principles, stakeholders, and vision in the context of a real distribution network operator.
Phase B Orientation
Orient the learner to Phase B by explaining what business architecture means in TOGAF, what it produces, and how it connects to the ADM phases before and after it.
Organisation Map
Map an organisation's structure, business units, and their relationships to architecture domains so the business architecture has a visible organisational anchor.
Business Footprint Diagram
Create a business footprint diagram that links goals, business services, and the measures that prove whether the services are delivering value.
London Connections Modernisation
Walk through London Grid Distribution's connections modernisation programme as a Phase B worked example, showing how business architecture drives a real infrastructure investment.
Business Architecture Anti-Patterns
Identify and name the common ways business architecture goes wrong, from ivory-tower modelling to capability lists that nobody uses, so the learner can spot and avoid them.
Architecture Landscape Partitioning
Partition the architecture landscape into strategic, segment, and capability levels so the migration plan addresses the right level of abstraction for each work package.
Agile Sprints to ADM Mapper
Map agile sprint ceremonies and artefacts to ADM phases so teams using Scrum or Kanban can see where architecture fits without adding a parallel waterfall process.
London Transformation Walkthrough
Walk through London Grid Distribution's transformation roadmap and evidence gates, showing how Phase F migration planning works in a regulated utility context.
EA Capability and Operating Model
Design the operating model for an enterprise architecture capability, covering roles, governance cadence, tool stack, and maturity targets.
London Governance Walkthrough
Walk through London Grid Distribution's governance repository and assurance model, showing how Phase G implementation governance works in a regulated distribution network operator.
TOGAF with ArchiMate Bridge
Map TOGAF ADM phases and deliverables to ArchiMate layers and viewpoints so practitioners using both frameworks can see exactly where they overlap and where they complement each other.
TOGAF with BizBOK Bridge
Map TOGAF Phase B business architecture concepts to the BizBOK Guide's capability, value stream, and information domains so practitioners can use both bodies of knowledge together.
TOGAF with DoDAF/FEAF Bridge
Map TOGAF architecture views and deliverables to DoDAF viewpoints and FEAF reference models so practitioners working in defence or government contexts can navigate both frameworks.
Zachman 6x6 Classifier
Classify architecture artefacts into the Zachman Framework's six-by-six grid (What, How, Where, Who, When, Why across perspectives) so practitioners can see which cells their TOGAF work already covers and which are gaps.
TOGAF Misconceptions Quiz
Test the learner's understanding by presenting common misconceptions about TOGAF and asking them to identify and correct each one, reinforcing what TOGAF actually says versus what people assume.
Practice Tools (classic view)
The original tabbed workspace. Use the catalogue above for the filterable view with deep links and print support.
Future Tools
These tools are planned for future releases. The eleven tools above cover the core architecture skills from every stage.
- Repository atlas explorer
- Value-stream bottleneck analyser
- ABB and SBB selector
- ADM iteration planner
- TOGAF tailoring advisor
- Capstone repository reviewer