
Course Overview
This course will teach the DOD Architecture Framework (DODAF) using the UPDM modeling language. It consists of 5 days of lecture with a hands-on practical exercise after each module, plus a 4-hour lab exercise.
While there are no prerequisites for this course, previous systems engineering or enterprise architecture modeling experience is helpful.
Course Curriculum
Day 1
Module 1 - Getting Started with MagicDraw
Overview of MagicDraw tool interface
Common/basic modeling features and operations
Getting Started with MagicDraw
Module 2 - UPDM/DODAF Overview
DODAF and UPDM Overview
Module 3 - Operational Views
OV Overview
OV-1 High Level Operational Concept Graphic
OV-2 Operational Node Connectivity Description
Day 2
Module 4 - Operational Views (continued)
OV-5 Operational Activity Model
OV-3 Operational Information Exchange Matrix
OV-4 Organizational Relationships Chart
OV-6a Operational Rules Model
OV-6b Operational State Transition Description
OV-6c Operational Event-Trace Description
Day 3
Module 5 - Systems Views/Services Views
SV-1 Systems Interface Description
SV-4 Systems Functionality Description
SV-6 Systems Data Exchange Matrix
SV-2 Systems Communications Description
SV-3 Systems-Systems Matrix
SV-5 Operational Activity to Systems Function Traceability Matrix
SV-10a Systems Rules Model
SV-10b Systems State Transition Description
SV-10c Systems Event-Trace Description
SV-7 Systems Performance Parameters Matrix
SV-8 Systems Evolution Description
SV-9 Systems Technology Forecast
Day 4
Module 6 - Capability Views
CV-1: Vision
CV-2: Capability Taxonomy
CV-3: Capability Phasing
CV-4: Capability Dependencies
CV-5: Capability to Organizational Mapping
CV-6: Capability to Operational Mapping
CV-7: Capability to Services Mapping
Module 7 - Project Views
PV-1: Project Portfolio Relationships
PV-2: Project Timeline
PV-3: Project to Capability Mapping
Module 8 - Standards Views
StdV-1 Technical Standards Profile
StdV -2 Technical Standards Forecast
Day 5
Module 9 - Data and Information Views
DIV-1:Conceptual Data Model
DIV-2: Logical Data Model
DIV-3: Physical Data Model
Module 10 - All View
AV-1 Overview and Summary Information
AV-2 Integrated Dictionary
Module 11 - Wrap Up
Course Review
Feedback Session
Questions & Answers