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TOGAF Tailoring Advisor

Recommend what to keep, drop or tighten from the TOGAF Content Framework given your engagement's size, speed and risk profile.

ADM-wideDerived from TOGAF

TOGAF tailoring runs as a closed cycle: scope, scale, review, adjust

Four steps arranged as a clockwise ring form the tailoring cycle. The closing arrow loops the adjusted method back to the first step, so the method one programme leaves behind becomes the starting baseline for the next.

Tailoring is not a one-shot choice made at kick-off. The cycle forces a review of the method against actual delivery and an adjustment for the next programme, so each cycle leaves the method fitter than the last.

TOGAF tailoring runs as a closed cycle: scope, scale, review, adjust Four step panels arranged as a clockwise ring around a central label reading The tailoring cycle. Step 1, Scope the work, sits at the top; a blue arrow labelled sets the dials curves to Step 2, Scale the method, on the right. A blue arrow labelled is delivered curves to Step 3, Review against delivery, at the bottom. A blue arrow labelled informs curves to Step 4, Adjust the method, on the left. A single red arrow labelled next programme inherits closes the ring from Step 4 back to Step 1. A red note beneath warns that skipping the review and adjust loop means tailoring never improves. 1Scope the workName the risk, speedand scale dials 2Scale the methodPick artefacts, phasesand governance to match 3Review against deliveryWhat worked in practiceand what did not 4Adjust the methodUpdate the tailored methodfor the next programme The tailoring cycle Each programme leaves the method fitter for the programme after it sets the dials is delivered informs next programme inherits Skip the loop and tailoring never improves.Without review and adjust, the next programme reuses a method nobody checked against delivery.