TOGAF & Zachman — the EA mapping

Each LEARN phase quietly maps to two classic enterprise-architecture (EA) frameworks — you'll see them under Show more info on the phase panel. You don't need them to use Sandbox, but they're a useful lens for keeping your architecture thinking honest. Here's the short version.

Two frameworks, two questions

The frameworks answer different questions, so they complement rather than compete:

TOGAF tells you how to build architecture — it's a method.
Zachman defines what to describe — it's a classification schema.

Use TOGAF to run the process; use Zachman to check you haven't left a gap in what you've described.

TOGAF — a method (the ADM cycle)

TOGAF's core is the Architecture Development Method (ADM), an iterative cycle of phases with Requirements Management at the hub:

Preliminary — set up your architecture capability and principles.
A · Architecture Vision — scope, stakeholders, and the target in outline.
B · Business Architecture — processes, organization, capabilities.
C · Information Systems — the Data and Application architectures.
D · Technology Architecture — the platforms and infrastructure beneath.
E · Opportunities & Solutions — group the work into deliverable increments.
F · Migration Planning — sequence and plan the transition.
G · Implementation Governance — keep delivery aligned to the architecture.
H · Architecture Change Management — manage change and feed the next cycle.

The four architecture domains

TOGAF organizes what you're architecting into four domains, often shortened to BDAT: Business, Data, Application, Technology. B–D of the ADM walk straight through them.

Zachman — a schema (what to describe)

The Zachman Framework is a 6×6 grid. It doesn't tell you how to proceed; it makes sure every important aspect is described from every important point of view.

Columns — the interrogatives: What (data), How (function), Where (network), Who (people), When (time), Why (motivation).
Rows — the perspectives: Executive (contextual), Business Management (conceptual), Architect (logical), Engineer (physical), Technician (detailed), and the functioning Enterprise.

If TOGAF is the journey, Zachman is the checklist of everything worth packing.

How they map to the LEARN phases

Sandbox tags each phase with the ADM phase it most resembles and the Zachman interrogative(s) it emphasizes:

LEARN phase	TOGAF (ADM)	Zachman
Look & Listen	A — Vision	Why
Elaborate & Evaluate	B–E — Business, Data, Application, Technology	What · When · Who
Adapt & Agree	F — Migration Planning	How · When
Run & Register	G — Implementation Governance	How
Next or Not?	H — Change Management	How