OGEA-101 study plan

Week 1chapters 1–7 · about 10 hours Done

• Read these chapters:
  • 1. Enterprise Architecture and the TOGAF Standard
  • 2. Core Concepts: Domains, Abstraction and Work Products
  • 3. The Enterprise Continuum and the Architecture Repository
  • 4. The Architecture Development Method
  • 5. The Preliminary Phase and Phase A
  • 6. Phases B, C and D: Developing the Architecture
  • 7. Phases E and F: Opportunities, Solutions and Migration Planning
• After each chapter, cover its key takeaways and explain each one out loud. Re-read any you can’t.
• Free study notes for this week: The four architecture domains: Business, Data, Application and Technology, Levels of abstraction in enterprise architecture, The Enterprise Continuum: what it is for, The ADM phases at a glance.
• Look up any unfamiliar term in the OGEA-101 glossary.

Exam skill areas this week: Unit 1: Concepts · 8 of 40 questionsUnit 2: DefinitionsUnit 3: Introduction to the ADM · 14 of 40 questionsUnit 4: Introduction to ADM Techniques · 6 of 40 questionsUnit 5: Introduction to Applying the ADM · 4 of 40 questions

Week 2chapters 8–14 · about 9 hours Done

• Read these chapters:
  • 8. Phases G, H and Requirements Management
  • 9. Architecture Principles and Business Scenarios
  • 10. Gap Analysis and Interoperability
  • 11. Business Transformation Readiness and Risk Management
  • 12. Applying the ADM: Iteration, Levels, Partitions and Purpose
  • 13. Architecture Governance
  • 14. Architecture Content: Views, Building Blocks and Deliverables
• After each chapter, cover its key takeaways and explain each one out loud. Re-read any you can’t.
• Free study notes for this week: Building a gap matrix: baseline versus target, The four ADM iteration cycles, The Architecture Board: role, responsibilities and set-up, Stakeholders, concerns, views and viewpoints.
• Look up any unfamiliar term in the OGEA-101 glossary.

Exam skill areas this week: Unit 1: Concepts · 8 of 40 questionsUnit 3: Introduction to the ADM · 14 of 40 questionsUnit 4: Introduction to ADM Techniques · 6 of 40 questionsUnit 5: Introduction to Applying the ADM · 4 of 40 questionsUnit 6: Introduction to Architecture Governance · 3 of 40 questionsUnit 7: Architecture Content · 5 of 40 questions

Week 3review Done

• Go back through every chapter’s key takeaways. Anything you can’t explain without looking, re-read that section.
• Re-read the common-trap callouts: they mark the answers that look right but aren’t.
• Check the exam coverage map against The Open Group’s own outline, in case it has changed since the book was checked.
• Read the official OGEA-101 exam page once more and tick off every objective.

Week 1chapters 1–3 · about 4 hours Done

• Read these chapters:
  • 1. Enterprise Architecture and the TOGAF Standard
  • 2. Core Concepts: Domains, Abstraction and Work Products
  • 3. The Enterprise Continuum and the Architecture Repository
• After each chapter, cover its key takeaways and explain each one out loud. Re-read any you can’t.
• Free study notes for this week: The four architecture domains: Business, Data, Application and Technology, Levels of abstraction in enterprise architecture, The Enterprise Continuum: what it is for.
• Look up any unfamiliar term in the OGEA-101 glossary.

Exam skill areas this week: Unit 1: Concepts · 8 of 40 questionsUnit 2: DefinitionsUnit 5: Introduction to Applying the ADM · 4 of 40 questions

Week 2chapters 4–5 · about 3 hours Done

• Read these chapters:
  • 4. The Architecture Development Method
  • 5. The Preliminary Phase and Phase A
• After each chapter, cover its key takeaways and explain each one out loud. Re-read any you can’t.
• Free study notes for this week: The ADM phases at a glance.
• Look up any unfamiliar term in the OGEA-101 glossary.

Exam skill areas this week: Unit 1: Concepts · 8 of 40 questionsUnit 3: Introduction to the ADM · 14 of 40 questionsUnit 4: Introduction to ADM Techniques · 6 of 40 questionsUnit 5: Introduction to Applying the ADM · 4 of 40 questions

Week 3chapters 6–8 · about 4 hours Done

• Read these chapters:
  • 6. Phases B, C and D: Developing the Architecture
  • 7. Phases E and F: Opportunities, Solutions and Migration Planning
  • 8. Phases G, H and Requirements Management
• After each chapter, cover its key takeaways and explain each one out loud. Re-read any you can’t.
• Look up any unfamiliar term in the OGEA-101 glossary.

Exam skill areas this week: Unit 1: Concepts · 8 of 40 questionsUnit 3: Introduction to the ADM · 14 of 40 questions

Week 4chapters 9–11 · about 3 hours Done

• Read these chapters:
  • 9. Architecture Principles and Business Scenarios
  • 10. Gap Analysis and Interoperability
  • 11. Business Transformation Readiness and Risk Management
• After each chapter, cover its key takeaways and explain each one out loud. Re-read any you can’t.
• Free study notes for this week: Building a gap matrix: baseline versus target.
• Look up any unfamiliar term in the OGEA-101 glossary.

Exam skill areas this week: Unit 1: Concepts · 8 of 40 questionsUnit 4: Introduction to ADM Techniques · 6 of 40 questions

Week 5chapters 12–14 · about 4 hours Done

• Read these chapters:
  • 12. Applying the ADM: Iteration, Levels, Partitions and Purpose
  • 13. Architecture Governance
  • 14. Architecture Content: Views, Building Blocks and Deliverables
• After each chapter, cover its key takeaways and explain each one out loud. Re-read any you can’t.
• Free study notes for this week: The four ADM iteration cycles, The Architecture Board: role, responsibilities and set-up, Stakeholders, concerns, views and viewpoints.
• Look up any unfamiliar term in the OGEA-101 glossary.

Exam skill areas this week: Unit 3: Introduction to the ADM · 14 of 40 questionsUnit 5: Introduction to Applying the ADM · 4 of 40 questionsUnit 6: Introduction to Architecture Governance · 3 of 40 questionsUnit 7: Architecture Content · 5 of 40 questions

Week 6review Done

• Go back through every chapter’s key takeaways. Anything you can’t explain without looking, re-read that section.
• Re-read the common-trap callouts: they mark the answers that look right but aren’t.
• Check the exam coverage map against The Open Group’s own outline, in case it has changed since the book was checked.
• Read the official OGEA-101 exam page once more and tick off every objective.