Section 01 — The DBJ Method

A pragmatic, right-sized adaptation of TOGAF that makes Enterprise Architecture actionable for growing companies — without the overhead of a full TOGAF implementation.

What is TOGAF?

TOGAF (The Open Group Architecture Framework) is the world’s leading EA framework. It provides a structured method — the Architecture Development Method (ADM) — for designing, planning, implementing, and governing enterprise IT architecture.

Think of TOGAF as a public library of Enterprise Architecture. Complex and often overwhelming for organisations that have not yet established formal EA practices. The DBJ Method solves this.

What is the DBJ Method?

The DBJ Method distils TOGAF to its essential patterns, adapting them for smaller, faster-moving organisations. It preserves the rigour of TOGAF’s governance and maturity model while reducing ceremony, jargon, and process overhead.

The result: a team can achieve measurable EA maturity — and begin developing AI-informed strategy — without first building a dedicated architecture function.

Core premise: You do not need to be EA to think architecturally. The DBJ Method treats Enterprise Architecture as a shared discipline — not an IT department — that every domain (Business, Products, Technology) practises together.

DBJ Method Principles

Architecture is everyone’s job

Every domain is responsible for understanding how its decisions affect the whole system.

Maturity before complexity

Practice the CMM ladder progressively. Each level must be stable before the next begins.

Cycle, don’t waterfall

“BPT” The B→P→T loop replaces linear delivery with iterative, domain-aware execution.


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