The TOGAF Content Metamodel provides a formal, structured definition for all architectural information and work products created during the Architecture Development Method (ADM). It defines the types of entities (e.g., building blocks, artifacts), their attributes, and the relationships between them. This structured approach ensures that architectural information is organized in an orderly and consistent way, allowing it to be effectively stored, analyzed, and processed to address the specific needs and concerns of various stakeholders.

A. A Stakeholder Map: This is a tool used to identify and analyze stakeholders and their concerns; it does not structure the architectural information itself.

B. An Architecture Framework: This is a broad set of tools, methods, and a common vocabulary for creating architectures. The Content Metamodel is a specific component within the framework.

D. An EA Library: An EA Library, or Architecture Repository, is the storage location for architectural assets. It holds the information that is structured by the Content Metamodel, but it is not the structure itself.

1. The Open Group Standard

TOGAF® Standard

10th Edition (April 2022)

Part IV: Content Framework

Chapter 23

Content Metamodel Overview

Section 23.1

Introduction: "The TOGAF Content Metamodel provides a formal definition of the architecture content

ensuring that all the information that is produced and consumed in the ADM is defined in a structured way."

2. The Open Group Standard

TOGAF® Standard

10th Edition (April 2022)

Part III: ADM Guidelines and Techniques

Chapter 21

Stakeholder Management

Section 21.3.1

Steps in the Stakeholder Management Process: Describes the stakeholder map as a matrix for categorizing stakeholders based on power and interest.

3. The Open Group Standard

TOGAF® Standard

10th Edition (April 2022)

Part V: Enterprise Metamodel and Repository

Chapter 32

Architecture Repository

Section 32.1

Introduction: "The Architecture Repository is used to store different classes of architectural output at different levels of abstraction."