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Here is a snapshot of TOGAF - ADM Phases


·Preliminary Phase
oDefining the Enterprise oIdentifying key drivers and elements in the organizational context oDefining the requirements for architecture work oDefining the architecture principles that will inform any architecture work oDefining the framework to be used oDefining the relationships between management frameworks oEvaluating the enterprise architecture’s maturity
·Phase A – Architecture Vision oIt starts with a ‘Request for Architecture Work’ from sponsoring organization to architecture organization oKey activities : Architecture Vision & Business Scenarios oDevelopment of Business Scenarios oDefine scope and Validate business principles, goals & drivers and establish EA KPIs oStakeholder Analysis should be used to identify key players. oIdentification of Business Transformation Risks
·Phase B – Business Architecture oTo develop business architecture to support agreed architecture vision oDescribe baseline business architecture, target bu…

Some of the highlights of the Gartner’s 2010 “End User Predictions” report:
By 2014, more than three billion of the world’s adult population will be able to transact electronically via mobile and Internet technology.
By 2015, context will be as influential to mobile consumer services and relationships as search engines are to the Web.
By 2013, mobile phones will overtake PCs as the most common Web access device worldwide.These highlights indicate how important it is for every Enterprise to have a strategy in place for enabling their enterprise / consumer facing applications on the mobile devices. Even though there is a debate going on whether Native Mobile apps or mobile web apps are best, Enterprises cannot ignore the path in which existing applications should be web enabled, as it ensures a wider reach.
Any initiative on mobile enabling web applications will revolve around 2 key concepts:
Markups
Style sheets
Both of these ensure an optimized /tailored delive…