The Integrated Architecture Framework Explained

This book captures and communicates the wealth of architectural experience Capgemini has gathered as a member of The Open Group, a vendor- and technology-neutral consortium formed by major industry players. It focuses on the development, deployment, and use of its Integrated Architecture Framework (IAF) since its origination in 1993. Today, many elements of IAF have been incorporated into the new version 9 of TOGAF, the related Open Group standard. The authors, who have worked on and with IAF for many years, provide a full reference to IAF and a guide on how to apply it. In addition, they describe in detail the relationships between IAF and the architecture standards TOGAF and Archimate, as well as other development or process frameworks like ITIL, CMMI, and RUP. Their presentation is targeted at architects, project managers, and process analysts who have either considered or are already working with IAF.