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Aimed at business analysts, project and business managers, and business change specialists, this Business Architecture course enables delegates to gain a greater understanding of the key concepts and techniques involved.
The course focuses on the business rather than the technology side of the subject, covering a range of techniques and frameworks as well as the relationship with other architectures and disciplines. Other topics you’ll explore include value chain analysis, understanding business culture and information management.
Candidates for this course should hold a BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis
During this three day course you’ll receive all the training you need to prepare for the BCS Business Architecture Professional Certificate exam. A pass in this module will contribute to the BCS International Advanced Diploma in Business Analysis Diploma.
For delegates attending a classroom, virtual classroom or online course, the exam may be taken remotely using the BCS online proctoring service. This exam consists of 40 multiple-choice questions with a pass mark of 26/40.
Explore the fundamental concepts and techniques of business architecture and learn how to establish a multi-faceted blueprint of an organisation. Designed for business analysts, business architects, project managers and other change specialists, the course contributes towards the BCS Advanced International Diploma in Business Analysis.
Business Architecture (a three-day course)
Course Content
The Business Architecture Domain
What is Business Architecture?
What are the drivers for using Business Architecture?
Architecture principles.
Relationship between Business Architecture and other architectures.
The business change lifecycle.
The role of the business architect.
Other roles involved in Business Architecture work.
Business Architecture frameworks
The use of views within Business Architecture.
Key Business Architecture artefacts.
Zachman’s architecture framework.
TOGAF ADM (Architecture Development Method).
The Business Architecture Guild framework.
The AssistKD POPIT™ model.
Motivation view of Business Architecture and the organisational view
Rationale for business motivation analysis.
OMG business motivation model.
Core values and strategy.
The business model canvas.
Organisational view of the business.
Capability view of Business Architecture
Business capabilities and business capability modelling.
Levels of business capability.
Defining capabilities.
Process/value view of Business Architecture
Services, service thinking and value propositions.
Value stream analysis.
Value chain analysis.
Business process analysis.
Value network analysis.
Information view of Business Architecture
The importance of the information view.
Meta-data, data and information.
Business information modelling.
People/competency view of Business Architecture
Business culture.
Organisational structures.
Roles, responsibilities and relationships.
Business Architecture and Business Change
The business change lifecycle and Business Architecture.
Organisational memory and the use of business knowledge.
A Pearson VUE exam voucher enables you to book and sit your exam at your local Pearson VUE testing centre at a time and date convenient to you. Pearson VUE centres are worldwide, and you will be able to choose the closest testing centre to you. You then go along to the test centre with your photo ID at the specified date and time and you will then take an electronic exam. Your exam voucher will have an expiration date and your exam must be sat before this date as these vouchers cannot be extended.
