Theory 20 minutes + Workshop 60 minutes
Duration: 80 minutes. Artefact produced: Phase selection rationale document.
Module Overview
Name all 9 ADM phases and state what each one produces in one sentence.
Select the correct ADM phases for a given architecture problem.
Explain the difference between running the full ADM cycle and applying it selectively.
Connect each selected phase to a real delivery or architecture story.
Theory
The ADM is the engine of TOGAF. It is a cycle of phases, not a waterfall. You enter at the phase where the problem lives and apply only the phases that serve the decision in front of you. The most common mistake is treating the ADM as a sequential process that must be run in full. Used well, it is a thinking structure for connecting business strategy to technology reality.
Workshop
The CIO wants to reduce IT spend by 20% over three years and move to cloud. The organisation has ageing VMware infrastructure, fragmented clinical systems, no reliable application portfolio, and limited cloud maturity.
Create a phase selection table with each ADM phase marked YES, ADAPT, or SKIP. For each selected phase, write one sentence explaining what decision it enables.
“The CIO wants to reduce IT spend by 20% and move to cloud. Walk me through how you would use the ADM cycle to approach this.”
Phase selection table; six-phase maximum ADM entry sequence; one career example mapped to an ADM phase; three-minute spoken response.
Module 2 — Architecture Vision. Planned.