Software Architect's Handbook

Phase A – Architecture vision

In this step of the ADM, the team defines the overall vision for the enterprise architecture, including its capabilities and business value. The team agrees on items such as scope, business goals, business drivers, constraints, requirements, roles, responsibilities, and scheduling. These decisions are documented in the Statement of Architecture Work, which is a deliverable for this phase. The document typically contains the following:

• Architecture project request and background information
• Project description and scope of the architecture
• An overview of the architecture vision
• Change of scope procedures
• Roles, responsibilities, and deliverables for the project
• Details on the acceptance criteria and procedures ...