NATO Architecture Framework (NAF) Training v4

NATO Architecture Framework and Architectures are developed to support strategic planning, transformation, and various types of analyses (i.e., gap, impact, risk) and the decisions made during each of those processes. With NATO Architecture Framework (NAF) Training v4 course participants will learn how to use NAFv4 for identifying capability needs, relating needs to systems, a system of systems (SoS) development and integration, attaining interoperability and supportability, and managing investments both at Enterprise and Project Levels including federated architectures, architectures used at the project level to identify capability requirements and operational resource needs to meet business objectives. Project architectures may then be integrated to support decision-making at the enterprise level using

• NAF4 – https://www.nato.int/

• Introduction to DoDAF Training
• Architecting with the DoD Architecture Framework Training
• DoDAF Certification – Project-based Hands-on DoDAF Training
• Introduction to SoS Operational Test and DoDAF Training
• NATO Architecture Framework (NAF) Training
• Unified Architecture Framework (UAF) Project-Based Training
• Unified Architecture Framework (UAF) Migration Training
• Unified Architecture Framework Overview Training (UAF)

The Structure of The NATO Architecture Framework (NAF)          

• Value of an Architecture
• Why Develop Architectures?
• What Is an Enterprise Architecture?
• What Is an Architecture Framework?
• Purpose And Scope of Architectures and Architecture Frameworks
• What Is the Value of An Architecture?
• New Features and Important Changes in Nafv4
• New Features
• Architecture Methodology
• NAFv4 Grid Representation

NAFv4 Alignment with International Standards

• ISO/IEC/IEEE 42010 Systems and Software Engineering – Architecture Description
• ISO/IEC CD 42020 Systems and Software Engineering – Architecture Processes
• ISO/IEC 42030 Systems and Software Engineering – Architecture Evaluation
• The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) Version 9.1
• ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288:2015 Systems and Software Engineering – System Lifecycle Processes
• ISO 15704:2000 Industrial automation systems – Requirements for enterprise-reference architectures and methodologies

Overview of NAFv4 Methodology

• MODEM and Replacement of the Version 3 meta-model
• Grid representation of Viewpoints
• Architecture Methodology.
• New Stakeholder Concerns, Viewpoints, and Perspectives
• Main Architecture Processes
• Architecture Governance
• Architecture Management
• Architecture Description
• Architecture Evaluation
• Architecture Enablers
• Architecture Life Cycle
• Architectures and Architecting Activities in the Enterprise
• Architecture Framework
• Architecture Repositories
• Architecture Motivation Data
• Manage Architecture Motivation Data
• Architecture Policy

Creating NAF v4 Viewpoints

• Concept Viewpoints
• Service Specification Viewpoints
• Logical Specification Viewpoints
• Physical Resource Specification Viewpoints
• Architecture Foundation Viewpoints

NAFv4 Perspectives and Mapping

• Aspects
• Taxonomy
• Structure
• Connectivity
• Behavior
• Information
• Constraints
• Roadmap

Creating Concept Viewpoints

• C1 – Capability Taxonomy
• C2 – Enterprise Vision
• C3 – Capability Dependencies
• C4 – Standard Processes
• C5 – Effects
• C-7– Performance Parameters
• C8 – Planning Assumptions
• Cr– Capability Roadmap

Creating Service Specification Viewpoints

• S1 – Service Taxonomy
• S2 – Service Structure
• S3 – Service Interfaces
• S4 – Service Functions
• S5 – Service States
• S6 – Service Interaction
• S7– Service Interface Parameters
• S8 – Service Policy
• Sr – Service Roadmap
• C1-S1 – Capability to Service Mapping

Creating Logical Specification Viewpoints

• L1– Node Types
• L2 – Logical Scenario
• L3 – Node Interactions
• L4 – Logical Activities
• L5 – Logical States
• L6 – Logical Sequence
• L7 – Information Model
• L8 – Logical Constraints
• Lr – Lines of Development
• L2-L3 – Logical Concept

Creating Physical Resource Specification Viewpoints

• P1 – Resource Types
• P2 – Resource Structure
• P3 – Resource Connectivity
• P4 – Resource Functions
• P5 – Resource States
• P6 – Resource
• P7 – Data Model
• P8 – Resource Constraints
• Pr – Configuration Management
• L4-P4 – Activity to Function Mapping

Creating Architecture Foundation Viewpoints     

• A1 – Meta-Data Definitions
• A2 – Architecture Products
• A3 – Architecture Correspondence
• A4 – Methodology Used
• A5 – Architecture Status
• A6 – Architecture Versions
• A7 – Architecture Compliance
• A8 – Standards
• Ar – Architecture Roadmap

NATO Architecture Framework (NAF) Training v4 Course Wrap-Up