Another important concept of TOGAF is architecture repository. This can be used to store diverse types of architectural outputs, each at varying levels of abstraction; these outputs are created by ADM. This concept of TOGAF helps to provide cooperation and collaboration between practitioners and architects who are working at various levels in an organization.

Both enterprise continuum and architecture repository allow architects to use all architectural resources and assets that are available in an organization-specific architecture.

In general, TOGAF ADM can be considered typically as a process lifecycle that operates at various levels in an organization. ADM operates under a holistic governance framework and produces outputs that are placed in an architecture repository. Enterprise continuum provides a very good context for understanding the various architectural...