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Background

  • NATO C3
  • NATO C3 Organisation Mission
  • NAF objectives
  • Framework Documentation Structure
  • Contents of the NAF
  • Operational mechanics of NAF
  • NATO Network Enabled Capability

Enterprise Architecture Fundamentals

  • Defining Enterprise Architecture
  • Methods for describing architecture
  • The importance of architecture
  • Architecture as a communicative language
  • Enterprise Architecture and decision-making

Categories of NATO Architectures

  • Overarching Architecture (OA)
  • Reference Architectures (RA)
  • Target Architectures (TA)
  • Baseline Architecture
  • Knowledge check: Identify the architecture described in the following statements

NATO Architecture Views

  • NATO All View (NAV)
  • NATO Capability View (NCV)
  • NATO Operational View (NOV)
  • NATO Service-Oriented View (NSOV)
  • NATO Systems View (NSV)
  • NATO Technical View (NTV)
  • NATO Programme View (NPV)

Stakeholders and Communities of Interest (CoIs)

  • Understanding Communities of Interest
  • Life-cycle management within NAF
  • Aligning stakeholder interests with the architecture
  • Identifying Stakeholders and CoIs
  • Illustrative CoIs
  • The relationship between Stakeholders and CoIs
  • Requirements analysis for CoIs
  • Articulating CoI interests
  • Architectural interests and impacts of CoIs
  • Requirements associated with Architecture Views

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • No previous experience with NAF is necessary.
  • A foundational grasp of enterprise architecture concepts is advantageous.
  • While not mandatory, familiarity with UML is recommended.

Target Audience

  • Enterprise and system architects operating within defense or NATO-aligned entities.
  • IT specialists and analysts engaged in planning and documenting architectural frameworks.
  • Project managers looking to align with NATO architecture standards.
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