Executive Summary

This document details the Architecture Vision for <insert>.

Version History

Date	Version	Comments

Content

1	Executive Summary	1

2	Version History	1

3	Content	1

4	Purpose	2

5	Problem Description	2

5.1	Stakeholders and their Concerns	2

5.2	List of Issues/Scenarios to be Addressed	2

6	Detailed Objectives	2

6.1	In Scope	2

6.2	Out of Scope	2

7	Environment and Process Models	2

7.1	Conceptual Architecture	2

7.2	Process Description	2

7.3	Process Steps Mapped to Environment	2

7.4	Process Steps Mapped to People	2

7.5	Information Flow	2

8	Actors and their Roles and Responsibilities	2

8.1	Human Actors and Roles	2

8.2	Computer Actors and Roles	2

8.3	Requirements	2

9	Resulting Architecture Model	2

9.1	Constraints	2

9.2	Risks	2

9.3	IT Principles	2

9.4	Architecture Supporting the Process	2

9.5	Requirements Mapped to Architecture	2

10	End Vision Statement	2

Purpose

The Architecture Vision is created early on in the project lifecycle and provides a high-level, aspirational view of the end architecture product. The purpose of the vision is to agree at the outset what the desired outcome should be for the architecture, so that architects can then focus on the critical areas to validate feasibility. Providing an Architecture Vision also supports stakeholder communication by providing an executive summary version of the full Architecture Definition.

It may be that the Architecture Vision is documented using a wiki or as an intranet rather than a text-based document. Even better would be to use a licensed TOGAF tool that captures this output.

This template shows “typical” contents of an Architecture Vision and can be adapted to align with any TOGAF adaptation being implemented.

Problem Description

Stakeholders and their Concerns

List of Issues/Scenarios to be Addressed

Detailed Objectives

In Scope

Out of Scope

Environment and Process Models

Conceptual Architecture

Process Description

Process Steps Mapped to Environment

Process Steps Mapped to People

Information Flow

Actors and their Roles and Responsibilities

Human Actors and Roles

Computer Actors and Roles

Requirements

Resulting Architecture Model

Constraints

Risks

IT Principles

Architecture Supporting the Process

Requirements Mapped to Architecture

End Vision Statement

(A statement executive summary of the end vision of the architectural effort. Begin with the end in mind!)