NATO Architecture Framework (NAF)

• No prior experience with NAF is required
• Basic understanding of enterprise architecture concepts is beneficial
• Familiarity with UML is helpful but not mandatory

Audience

• Enterprise architects and system architects working in defense or NATO-aligned organizations
• IT professionals and analysts involved in planning and documenting architectural frameworks
• Project managers seeking to understand and align with NATO architecture standards

NATO Architecture Framework (NAF) is a comprehensive structure designed to support system and operational planning, analysis, and communication within NATO and affiliated defense organizations.

This instructor-led, live training (online or onsite) is aimed at intermediate-level professionals who wish to understand and apply NAF to support enterprise architecture design and decision-making across defense-related projects.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the structure and purpose of the NATO Architecture Framework.
• Identify and describe various architecture views within NAF.
• Map stakeholder requirements to architectural components.
• Use tools like Sparx Enterprise Architect to create NAF-compliant models.

Format of the Course

• Interactive lecture and discussion.
• Lots of exercises and practice.
• Hands-on implementation in a live-lab environment.

Course Customization Options

• To request a customized training for this course, please contact us to arrange.

Background

• NATO C3
• NATO C3 Organisation Mission
• NAF goals
• Framework Documentation Structure
• What is inside the NAF
• How NAF works
• NATO Network Enabled Capability

Enterprise Architecture Fundamentals

• What is an Enterprise Architecture?
• How to describe the architecture?
• Why Architecture Matters?
• Architecture as a language
• EA and decisions

Types of NATO Architectures

• Overarching Architecture (OA)
• Reference Architectures (RA)
• Target Architectures (TA)
• Baseline Architecture
• Quiz: Which architecture is described by the sentences below?

NATO Architecture Views

• NATO All View (NAV)
• NATO Capability View (NCV)
• NATO Operational View (NOV)
• NATO Service-Oriented View (NSOV)
• NATO Systems View (NSV)
• NATO Technical View (NTV)
• NATO Programme View (NPV)

Stakeholders and Communities of Interest (CoIs)

• Communities of Interest
• Life-cycle management in NAF
• How NAF aligns stakeholder interests with the architecture
• Identification of Stakeholders and CoIs
• Example CoIs
• Relation between Stakeholders and CoIs
• Requirements Analysis of CoIs
• Description of CoI Interests
• CoIs’ Architecture Interests and Impacts
• Requirements of Architecture Views

Summary and Next Steps