Architecting is a practice for conducting enterprise analysis, design, planning, and implementation, using a holistic engineering approach at all times, for the implementation of strategies. Purpose of Architecting is to support decision makers by providing a coherent and detailed view to satisfy
analysis needs. Architecting applies principles and practices to guide organizations through the business/mission, information, application and technology changes necessary to implement their strategies. Good architecture practices include the usage of architectural artefacts to describe, assess,
evaluate and document relevant aspects of an architecture.
The NATO Architecture Framework (NAF) provides a standardized way to develop architecture artefacts, by defining:
- Methodology – how to develop architectures and run an architecture project (Chapter 2),
- Viewpoints – conventions for the construction, interpretation and use of architecture views for communicating the enterprise architecture to different stakeholders (Chapter 3),
- Meta-Model – the application of commercial meta-models identified as compliant with NATO policy (Chapter 4), and
- a Glossary, References and Bibliography (Chapter 5)
Year published: 2021
URL: https://www.nato.int/nato_static_fl2014/assets/pdf/2021/1/pdf/NAFv4_2020.09.pdf