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MODAF-101 : Introduction to MODAF
Course Particulars
Course Description
This one-day course provides an overview of the MOD Architecture Framework (MODAF). It is intended for anyone who needs to gain an appreciation of MODAF, the rationale for it, its structure, and how it might be used. The course also considers architecture frameworks (AF) generally, and provides a comparison of MODAF with DoDAF.
Course Objectives
- To explain the rationale for MODAF.
- To decribe the structure of MoDAF.
- To illustrate how it might be used.
- To identify further help sources.
- To provide some practical guidelines and experience in the use of an AF tool.
Attendees Will Learn
- About the background for the development of MODAF.
- What MODAF is trying to achieve.
- The viewpoints and views that comprise the MODAF framework.
- Who is likely to use MODAF, and for what purpose.
- What information sources are available to support MODAF modelling.
- Guidelines for developing MODAF models.
Pre-requisites
- An awareness of MOD acquisition and related processes is helpful, but not essential.
Who Should Attend
- This course is ideal for anyone wanting to know about MODAF and how it might affect their organization and its activities.
Attendees Receive
- An annotated copy of all course presentation material.
- All course exercises and solutions.
Course Format
The course mainly involves presentation and discussion. Use is made of Artisan’s AF modelling tool, both to illustrate key points and to provide practical experience for those wishing to gain some familiarity with using such a tool.
Related Courses
Anyone wanting to understand how ergonomic profiles, such as that used with this course, are constructed and can be modified, should consider attending the ‘STUDIO-302 : Ergonomic Profiling with Artisan Studio’ course.
Course Outline
Introduction
- Enterprise architectures and architecture frameworks.
- The evolution of architecture frameworks.
- The rationale for MODAF.
The Structure of MODAF
- The six MODAF viewpoints.
- Views provided within each viewpoint.
- Relationships between viewpoints, views and elements within MODAF.
Using MODAF
- User communities and the documentation suite.
- The six step architecture development process.
- Variations on the above.
- Practical guidelines for developing an AF.
- The flow-down into systems development (from MODAF to SysML).
- The Artisan AF approach.
