BCS Combined (Intermediate + Practitioner) Certificates in Enterprise and Solution Architecture

Overview

This 5 day accredited course spans the breath of architecture concepts from business through data and applications and software to infrastructure.

It concludes with two BCS professional certificate examinations.

After the course, attendees will understand many terms, concepts, processes and products used by enterprise and solution architects, understand what it means to apply architecture frameworks such as TOGAF and Zachman, and understand the place of modelling languages such as UML and ArchiMate. They will be able to fill the gap between high-level management frameworks and low-level software development lifecycles. The course includes class exercises and case study work.

The course concludes with two formal examinations set and marked by the BCS, who later send the exam results directly to delegates.

The BCS Intermediate and Practitioner level Professional Certificates in Enterprise and Solution Architecture are well-respected qualifications that help people understand a variety of architecture frameworks.

Course Approach

The course is intensive. It includes presentations, discussions, class exercises and exam preparation. It concludes with two examinations for the BCS professional certificates.

Pre-requirements

It is recommended that attendees have seven years’ experience of IS/IT work including contact with architects and architecture descriptions. Training with a BCS accredited training provider is also recommended.

Pre-reading

Some pre-reading may be advised before the course.

What will you learn?

• different kinds of architecture and the roles architects play in the IT/IS industry
• the business context, and the importance of business-IT alignment
• architecture precursors: goals, directives and constraints
• architecture development process and description frameworks
• business architecture concepts and techniques
• data architecture concepts and techniques
• applications architecture concepts and techniques
• solution design to meet non-functional requirements
• infrastructure architecture as a process to support applications architecture.

Who is this course for?

The course is designed primarily for people in or approaching a career as a solution architect. It suits software architects, other technical specialists, business analysts and technical team managers who want to broaden their horizons.

But it also suits anybody interested in the terms, concepts and practice of architecture; especially people wanting to act in an architect role, and their stakeholders.