The document describes various scenarios for using an Enterprise Architecture Toolkit. It outlines goals, personas, and processes for scenarios such as describing an architecture with current tools, building collaborative architecture designs, extending architecture metadata in Visio, making architecture decisions, managing architectures, exploring approved patterns and assets, determining total cost of ownership, and managing principles and policies.

1. Enterprise Architecture Toolkit Scenarios Mike Walker http://blogs.msdn.com/MikeWalker Global Architecture Strategist Platform Architecture Team Microsoft Corp.

4. Describing an Architecture with Current Tools - Process 2. Open MS Word. 4. Enter Architecture Meta Data 5. Start Architecture Scoping 1. Allocates 6. Document Architecture w/ Current info 7. Click on Arch Patterns Ribbon 8. Research areas of interest to current effort 9. Select appropriate pattern 13. Design additional architecture components 12. Review / Modify and add additional information 11. Import pattern by Double-Clicking 10. Select document region in which to import 14. Get feedback on other architecture domains 15. Prepare for architecture review 3. Open Arch Template Solution Architect PM Design Build | Stabilize| Deploy Envision SDLC

5. Describing Architectures with Current Tools

7. 2. Building a Collaborative Solution Architecture Design - Process 2. Open MS Word. 4. Enter Architecture Meta Data 5. Start Architecture Scoping 6. Document Architecture w/ Current info 7. Architect starts to query about other impacts 8. Selects the Architect Finder Ribbon 12. SA asks where the application should be hosted based on criteria 11. Office Communicator appears with an IM to HA 10. SA clicks on the IM for the Hardware Architect (HA) 9. Architect Finder Populates task pane with all the architects assigned 13. HA answers and is sent a workflow request to modify the architecture 14. Additional information is sent to the HA’s My Site for the SA 3. Open Arch Template 1. Assigns architects to project in PPM tool 15. SA reviews and modifies architecture 16. Process is repeated with other architects. Repeat steps 8 - 15 Solution Architect PM Design Envision SDLC

8. 2. Building a Collaborative Solution Architecture Design

10. 2. Extend Visio Models - Process 2. Open MS Visio 4. Copy Server Shapes to the canvas 5. Open External Links Pane 6. Select the “Approved DMZ Hardware List” 7. Review list of selections that may be appropriate for the solution 11. Import information into System Architecture Document 10. Save diagram on to portal share 9. Repeat as necessary 8. Select suitable hardware information and drag it onto the shape 3. Select stencils Solution Architect Design SDLC

12. 4. Deriving to a Series of Architecture Decisions

14. 5. Architecture Management

16. 6. Navigate and Explore Approved IT Patterns

18. 7. Navigate and Explore Architectures Maintain 1. Navigates to EA Portal 2. Click on Architecture Mgmt Link 3. User presented with listing of architectures 4. User clicks on architecture name 5. Architecture detail page opens 6. User clicks on Lifecycle link 7. Architecture lifecycle information is presented Solution Architect

20. 8. Obtain IT Strategy Information

22. IT Standards 1. Navigates to EA Portal 2. Click on IT Standards Link 3. User presented with listing of standards 4. User clicks on standard 5. Architecture detail page opens 6. User modifies the guidance Enterprise Architect

23. 10. Manage Principles, Policies and Standards

25. Total Cost of Ownership Results Pane Operational Tables Development Tables Service Management Tables Mock Tables Project Server CIO 1. Navigates to EA Portal 2. Click on IT Reports > Cost of My Architectures 3. User enters the “ATM” search criteria 4. Report is generated with the total cost of the ATM Architecture Search Web Part Architecture Drop Down Search x Calculate Dependencies

26. More Information Microsoft Architecture Portal http://msdn.microsoft.com/architecture Microsoft Enterprise Architecture Portal http://msdn.microsoft.com/architecture/EA Mike Walker’s Blog http://blogs.msdn.com/MikeWalker

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