Enterprise Architecture in the UAF
Full enterprise architecture modelling in UAF v1.2. Covers Strategic, Operational, Resources, and Security viewpoints. Required for most defence programmes.ing practices from 2025.
Duration
5 days
Format
Direct + Open Enrollment
Level
Foundational
Overview
About This Course
Five-day combination of lecture, demo, and interactive labs showcasing the foundations for building and maintaining an Enterprise Architecture in the Unified Architecture Framework (UAF 1.2). Verified against 25 delivered modules covering every UAF Aspect and Viewpoint.
Required Software
No Magic's MagicDraw (v19.0+) or equivalent No Magic (CSM) or Dassault Systèmes CATIA Magic / Magic Systems Modeler (MSM) —
• with SysML
• UAF
• Cameo Simulation Toolkit plug-ins
Take-Aways
Foundational understanding of building and maintaining an Enterprise Architecture in the UAF.
Prerequisites
Applying SysML with MagicDraw
Enterprise Architecture in the UAF
Foundational Enterprise Architecture course in UAF 1.2, covering all aspects and viewpoints through lectures, demos, and interactive labs.
- Level: Foundational
- Duration: 5 Days
- Format: Direct + Open Enrollment
Course Curriculum
DAY 1 - Foundations & Early Aspects
Module 01: Training Overview (course purpose, agenda, references)
Module 02: Enterprise Architecture Fundamentals (EA vs MBSE, integrating MBSE into EA, working in an EA model repository, document-based vs model-based)
Module 03: Introduction to the UAF (model-based fundamentals, UAF aspects, viewpoints, fit-for-purpose views)
Module 05: Aspects: Taxonomy (Tx) — type hierarchies, generalization
Module 06: Aspects: Structure (Sr) — composition and aggregation of structural elements
Module 07: Aspects: Connectivity (Cn) — ports, interfaces, flow properties, exchanges, connectivity tables, internal connectivity diagrams
Module 08: Aspects: Processes (Pr) — process diagrams, IsCapableToPerform, actions, flows, control nodes, simulation execution rules, functional decomposition
DAY 2 - Behavioral & Information Aspects
Module 08: Aspects: Processes (Pr) — process diagrams, IsCapableToPerform, actions, flows, control nodes, simulation execution rules, functional decomposition
Module 09: Aspects: States (St) — state machines, regions, simple/final/composite/orthogonal/submachine states, transitions, pseudostates
Module 12: Aspects: Parameters (Pm) — measurements, ISO-80000, environment diagram, conditions, risk diagram
Module 14: Aspects: Roadmap (Rm) — evolution diagram, forecast diagram, milestones, configuration phases
Module 15: Aspects: Traceability (Tr) — viewpoint-specific matrices, building traceability views
Module 16: Architecture Management (Am) Viewpoint + Summary & Overview — architectural description, viewpoints/views, dictionary, EA-level metadata
DAY 3 - Roadmap, Traceability & Architecture Management
Module 14: Aspects: Roadmap (Rm) — evolution diagram, forecast diagram, milestones, configuration phases
Module 15: Aspects: Traceability (Tr) — viewpoint-specific matrices, building traceability views
Module 16: Architecture Management (Am) Viewpoint + Summary & Overview — architectural description, viewpoints/views, dictionary, EA-level metadata
Module 17: Viewpoints: Strategic (St) — capabilities, temporal/structural enterprise phases, enterprise goals
DAY 4 - Operational, Service, Personnel & Resource Viewpoints
Module 18: Viewpoints: Operational (Op) — business processes, operational performers, operational exchanges
Module 19: Viewpoints: Services (Sv) — service-oriented architecture supporting Operational, Personnel, and Resources
Module 20: Viewpoints: Personnel (Ps) — organizations, people, HR processes
Module 21: Viewpoints: Resources (Rs) — system resources, technologies, solution architectures, capability realization
DAY 5 - Security, Project, Standards & Actual Resources
Module 22: Viewpoints: Security (Sc) — cyber risks, security controls, mitigation processes
Module 23: Viewpoints: Projects (Pj) — project management, milestones, project activities, master schedule
Module 24: Viewpoints: Standards (Sd) — standards and protocols the enterprise conforms to
Module 25: Viewpoints: Actual Resources (Ar) — deployed resources and trade studies on alternative configurations
Course wrap-up:
• review of EA concepts
• UAF process
• MBSE integration
• additional learning resources
• Q&A
Outcomes
DAY 1 - Foundations & Early Aspects
Understand UAF and EA fundamentals and model the motivation, taxonomy, structure, and connectivity aspects.
DAY 2 - Behavioral & Information Aspects
Capture process, state, sequence, information, parameter, and constraint aspects of the enterprise.
DAY 3 - Roadmap, Traceability & Architecture Management
Establish enterprise roadmap, traceability, architecture management, and the strategic viewpoint.
DAY 4 - Operational, Service, Personnel & Resource Viewpoints
Express operational, service, personnel, and resource viewpoints of the enterprise.
Day 5 - Security, Project, Standards & Actual Resources
Complete the UAF coverage with security, project, standards, and actual resource viewpoints, and consolidate learning.