7 ‘Soft’ Versus ‘Hard’ TOGAF Architectures

Published: March 2, 2015

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We often compare enterprise architecture with building architectures… but does this analogy go far enough to fully explain what enterprise architects do?

In some ways the two are very similar… but in other ways they are not!

In this useful article, we explain soft versus hard architectures within an Enterprise Architecture.

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Roger Evernden

Roger Evernden started in Enterprise Architecture in 1984 when it was in its infancy, and well before TOGAF emerged. In his 30+ years of experience as an enterprise architect, Roger has helped to define what we mean by ‘Enterprise Architecture’, as well as the process of architecting. He has also developed techniques and tools to make it effective, advised on countless EA projects, and helped many wonderful people to become successful architects.Roger is a very active member of the EA community and continues to provide EA training, mentoring, and coaching to individuals and teams.