We run TOGAF 10 and the ADM cycle in Saudi entities, lined up with NORA so outputs survive the national review without rework.
TOGAF is the most widely used EA framework on the planet, published by The Open Group, an international non-profit standards body. Edition 10 came out in 2022 and is the one we work on. Inside Saudi government and large enterprises, TOGAF is the de-facto methodology and meets the National EA Methodology (NORA) naturally, since both speak about the same things. The Open Group also publishes ArchiMate and IT4IT, so those three plus NORA are essentially the toolkit we live in.
We set scope, stakeholders, and objectives, and tie them directly to Vision 2030 targets.
We map the current state and design the target, aligned with NORA BRM.
Logical and physical data and application architecture, lined up with NORA DRM and ARM.
The technology architecture, aligned with TRM and SeRM in NORA.
Initiative portfolio, migration plan, standing up the EA Governance Committee, and a real monthly cadence on requirements management.
One shared language. TOGAF terms are understood by partners, vendors, and external auditors. Explanation time shrinks, working time grows. The entities that invent their own naming pay later, in every conversation.
A disciplined cycle off the shelf. ADM lays out eight clear phases, from Architecture Vision through Change Management, so the team does not waste weeks inventing a working method from scratch.
Governance that meets NORA. The TOGAF Architecture Board plugs into NORA governance with little tailoring, so the accreditation file ships submission-ready, not translation-ready.
A global EA framework from The Open Group. We are on TOGAF 10 now. You get three big pieces: ADM as the working method, the Content Framework, and the Capability Framework.
TOGAF is generic and works anywhere. NORA is the Saudi DGA methodology written specifically for government entities here. In practice we run ADM because it is the more mature method, but we model and document against NORA domains and reference models because that is what the assessor reads. They complement each other; neither replaces the other.
No. The certificate is a methodology credential, not an engineering licence or a local permit any authority asks for. What actually matters is whether the team can run the framework, not the certificate on the wall.
Our practitioners hold the Open Group TOGAF credential and apply it on real engagements. Formal accredited training is delivered by Open Group accredited providers and we route clients to them. Hands-on enablement inside the project is something we include ourselves.
Two halves: the Fundamental Content and the Series Guides. Fundamental Content covers ADM, the Content Framework, and the Capability Framework. The Series Guides cover specific applications, from Agile to security architecture, and that is where TOGAF 10 became genuinely flexible.
Honestly, the first full cycle runs 6 to 12 months in a mid-sized entity, and the long pole is rarely the framework itself but the organisational set-up around it. Once the EA unit is settled, later cycles drop to roughly two-thirds of that.
No tool is mandated. We pick Avolution ABACUS because it is ranked first by Gartner and it holds the TOGAF Content Framework and the ArchiMate language inside one repository, which kills the model-scatter problem across Visio and PowerPoint files.
Book a current-state read and a staged plan for the first cycle. You walk away with a realistic estimate of scope and duration before any commitment.
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