The Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF) is an architecture framework for the United States Department of Defense that provides structure for a specific stakeholder concern through viewpoints organized by various views.
DoDAF defines a set of views that act as mechanisms for visualizing, understanding, and assimilating the broad scope and complexities of an architecture description through tabular, structural, behavioral, ontological, pictorial, temporal or graphical means.
It is especially suited to large systems with complex integration and interoperability challenges, and is apparently unique in its use of operational views detailing the external customer's operating domain in which the developing system will operate.
This 4 day course gives our comprehensive methodology to create operational, technical, and systems architecture views and products consistent with the DoDAF and DoD procurement and acquisition guidelines. Students will apply DoDAF compliance concepts, models and principles to design their own compliant system
Intended Audience:
Everybody interested in the terms, concepts and practice of architecture. Especially software architects looking for a senior role.
- Enterprise Architect
- Business Architects
- IT Architects
- Information Architects
- Technology Architects
- Application Architects
- System Integrators
- Solution Architects
Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for this course.
Course Outline:
Day 1Module 1 – Introduction to DoDAF v2.0
- DoDAF v2.0 Overview
- DoDAF v2.0 Purpose
- DoDAF v2.0 Paradigm Shift
- DoDAF v2.0 Responsibilities
- DoDAF v2.0 Conformance
- DoDAF v2.0 Law and Policy Supports
- Module 1 Quiz
Module 2 – DoDAF Components
- DoDAF v2.0 Terminology
- DoDAF v2.0 Architectural Description Focus
- DoDAF v2.0 DoDAF-Described Models Overview
- DoDAF v2.0 Fit-for-Purpose Views
- DoDAF MetaModel “DM2” Overview
- DM2 CDM
- DM2 LDM
- DM2 PES
- Module 2 Quiz
Module 3 – The Six Core Processes DoDAF Supports
- Overview of Six Core Processes DoDAF Supports
- Joint Capability Integration and Development System
- Defense Acquisition System
- Systems Engineering
- Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE)
- Portfolio Management
- Operations
- DoDAF V2.0 Meta-model Groups
- Module 3 Quiz
Module 4 – Architecture Development
DoDAF 6-Step Architecture Development Process Overview
- Step 1: Determine Intended Use of Architecture
- Step 2: Determine Scope of Architecture
- Step 3: Determine Data Required to Support Architecture Development
- Step 4: Collect, Organize, Correlate, and Store Architectural Data
- Step 5: Conduct Analyses in Support of Architecture Objectives
- Step 6: Document Results in Accordance with Decision-Maker Needs
Module 4 Quiz
Module 5 – DoD Enterprise Architecture
- DoD EA Overview
- DoD EA Purpose
- DoD EA Components
- Scoping DoD EA Architectures
- Module 5 Quiz
Module 6 – Reference Architecture
- Joint Capability Activities (JCAs)
- Business Enterprise Architecture (BEA)
- Federal Enterprise Architecture Reference Models
- PRM
- BRM
- DRM
- ARM
- IRM
- SRM
- Universal Joint Task List (UJTL)
- Module 6 Quiz
Day 2Day 2 Overview
Module 7 –Modeling with DoDAF 2.0
I2-T UAV Program Scenarios
Workbook modeling exercises utilize “scenarios” from the I2-T Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) program and provide the backdrop & content for developing DoDAF 2.0 describe models.
The course utilizes web-based DoDAF modeling toolsets and an EA repository for saving and querying architecture work.
Step 1: Determine Intended Use of Architecture
- AV-1: Overview and Summary Information
- AV-1 Workbook Modeling Workbook Modeling Exercise
- CV-1: Vision
- CV-1 Workbook Modeling Exercise
- CV-2: Capability Taxonomy
- CV-2 Workbook Modeling Exercise
- Module 7 Quiz
Module 8 – DoDAF Architectural Scope
Step 2: Determine Scope of Architecture
- OV-1: High-Level Operational Concept Graphic
- OV-1 Workbook Modeling Exercise
- OV-2: Operational Resource Flow Description
- OV-2 Workbook Modeling Exercise
- OV-4: Organizational Relationships Chart
- OV-4 Workbook Modeling Exercise
- Module 8 Quiz
Module 9 – DoDAF Architectural Timeline
- PV-1: Project Portfolio Relationships
- PV-1 Workbook Modeling Exercise
- PV-2: Project Timelines
- PV-2 Workbook Modeling Exercise
- PV-3: Project to Capability Mapping
- PV-3 Workbook Modeling Exercise
- Module 9 Quiz
Module 10 – DoDAF Architectural Data and Standards
Step 3: Determine Data Required to Support Architecture Development
- DIV-1: Conceptual Data Model
- DIV-1 Workbook Modeling Exercise
- DIV-2: Logical Data Model
- DIV-2 Workbook Modeling Exercise
- DIV-3: Physical Data Model
- DIV-3 Workbook Modeling Exercise
- StdV-1 Standards Profile
- StdV-1 Workbook Modeling Exercise
- StdV-2 Standards Forecast
- StdV-2 Workbook Modeling Exercise
- AV-2: Integrated Dictionary
- AV-2 Workbook Modeling Exercise
- Module 10 Quiz
Day 3Day 3 Overview
Module 11 – DoDAF Architectural Operations
Step 4: Collect, Organize, Correlate, and Store Architectural Data
- OV-5a: Operational Activity Decomposition Tree
- OV-5a Workbook Modeling Exercise
- OV-5b: Operational Activity Model
- OV-5b Workbook Modeling Exercise
- OV-3: Operational Resource Flow Matrix
- OV-3 Workbook Modeling Exercise
- OV-6c: Event-Trace Description
- OV-6c Workbook Modeling Exercise
- OV-6: Business Process Modeling Notation
- OV-6 Workbook Modeling Exercise
- Module 10 Quiz
Module 11 – DoDAF Architectural Systems (Phase 1)
- SV-1 Systems Interface Description
- SV-1 Workbook Modeling Exercise
- SV-2 Systems Resource Flow Description
- SV-2 Workbook Modeling Exercise
- SV-4a Systems Function Decomposition
- SV-4a Workbook Modeling Exercise
- SV-4b Systems Data Flow
- SV-4b Workbook Modeling Exercise
- SV-3 Systems-Systems Matrix
- SV-3 Workbook Modeling Exercise
- SV-5a Operational Activity to Systems Function Traceability Matrix
- SV-5a Workbook Modeling Exercise
- SV-5b Operational Activity to Systems Traceability Matrix
- SV-5b Workbook Modeling Exercise
- SV-10c Systems Event-Trace Description
- SV-10c Workbook Modeling Exercise
- Module 11 Quiz
Module 12 – DoDAF Architectural Services (Phase 1)
- SvcV-1 Services Interface Description
- SvcV-1 Workbook Modeling Exercise
- SvcV -2 Services Resource Flow Description
- SvcV-2 Workbook Modeling Exercise
- SvcV-4a Services Functional Decomposition
- SvcV-4a Workbook Modeling Exercise
- SvcV-4b Services Data Flow
- SvcV-4b Workbook Modeling Exercise
- SvcV-3 Services-Services Matrix
- SvcV-3 Workbook Modeling Exercise
- SvcV-5a Operational Activity to Services Function Traceability Matrix
- SvcV-5a Workbook Modeling Exercise
- SvcV-5b Operational Activity to Services Traceability Matrix
- SvcV-5b Workbook Modeling Exercise
- SvcV-10c Services Event-Trace Description
- SvcV-10c Workbook Modeling Exercise
- Module 12 Quiz
Module 13 – DoDAF Architectural Capabilities
- CV-3: Capability Phasing
- CV-3 Workbook Modeling Exercise
- CV-4: Capability Dependencies
- CV-4 Workbook Modeling Exercise
- CV-5: Capability to Organizational Development Mapping
- CV-5 Workbook Modeling Exercise
- CV-6: Capability to Operational Activities Mapping
- CV-6 Workbook Modeling Exercise
- CV-7: Capability to Services Mapping
- CV-7 Workbook Modeling Exercise
- Module 13 Quiz
Day 4Day 4 Overview
Module 14 – DoDAF Architectural Systems (Phase 2)
- SV-6 Systems Resource Flow Matrix
- SV-6 Workbook Modeling Exercise
- SV-7 Systems Measures Matrix
- SV-7 Workbook Modeling Exercise
- SV-8 Systems Evolution Description
- SV-8 Workbook Modeling Exercise
- SV-9 Systems Technology & Skills Forecast
- SV-9 Workbook Modeling Exercise
- SV-10a Systems Rules Model
- SV-10a Workbook Modeling Exercise
- SV-10b Systems State Transition Description
- SV-10b Workbook Modeling Exercise
- Module 14 Quiz
Day 4 OverviewModule 15 – DoDAF Architectural Services (Phase 2)
- SvcV-6 Services Resource Flow Matrix
- SvcV-6 Workbook Modeling Exercise
- SvcV -7 Services Measures Matrix
- SvcV-7 Workbook Modeling Exercise
- SvcV -8 Services Evolution Description
- SvcV-8 Workbook Modeling Exercise
- SvcV -9 Services Technology & Skills Forecast
- SvcV-9 Workbook Modeling Exercise
- SvcV -10a Services Rules Model
- SvcV-10a Workbook Modeling Exercise
- SvcV -10b Services State Transition Description
- SvcV-10b Workbook Modeling Exercise
- Module 15 Quiz