Self Paced Elearning- Agile Enterprise Architecture for the Digital World

Overview:

Agile Enterprise Architecture Essentials. What is Agile Enterprise Architecture? How to apply and relate to this in your organization ?

Architect there are many types which one are you ? What is your aspiration ?

What does it take to become an Enterprise Architect with agility in all your interactions and touchpoints? What key skills and frameworks are in use ? What tools and methodologies are in use and how you can leverage them effectively ?
Build your organizational specific EA story. Evaluating Architecture trade off decisions and arriving at a best fit architecture. Covering EA and its practice with real life examples on how to leverage EA in your organization.

Learning Objective:

• Enterprise Architecture and how to practice it ?

• What skills to learn and how to apply EA skills at work and add value?

• Overview of various popular frameworks and its application.

• How to do architectural trade off decisions.

• How to practice EA and how to apply them to real life situations.

• How to prioritize architectural roadmap items and drive decisions?

• Build an EA story that suits your organization and the one that works for you.

Prerequisite:

Basic Understanding of Architecture, Familiarity of having worked in either a big or small software project and passion for architecture and to do things better. Have used architecture / design principles in the course of work helps.

Overview:

Agility and Architecture are two wheels that makes an organization move ahead when in balance. What is the right balance to have them work for your organization? How can you balance it and at the same time achieve business results, transformations and even simple align your organization goals in the right direction.

Course Takeaways:

You will be able to mix agility and know how architecture relates to it. Very useful for a solution architect, enterprise architect as you move along your career path and how to apply Togaf EA framework in practice. Practical knowledge of TOGAF 9.1 and help you with clearing the TOGAF Certification and become a TOGAF 9.1 Certified Architect. A case study will run through the course which will help get the practical side of using and tailoring TOGAF 9.1 for your organization.

Who Should Attend:

Course Content:
Module Leads,
Business analysts,
Project Managers,
Managers working on enterprise architecture projects,
Business Leaders in transformational roles,
IT Architects , Solution Architects
Integration folks in client facing roles,
IT professionals wanting to become IT, Software and Enterprise Architects.
1. Enterprise Architecture and Agility
2. TOGAF 9.1 and Real World Application
3. TOGAF 9.1 Tools and Techniques
4. TOGAF with other frameworks
5. TOGAF Customization
6. Become TOGAF Certified Practioner
7. ADM and how architecture is iterated and developed.

Detailed Outline

Workshop Objective:

* The objective is to help the participants understand Enterprise Architecture and TOGAF for its practical application.
* How to align the business and IT aspects of your organization together?
* Understand TOGAF 9.1 and how it can be tailored for an Organization.
* How to go from strategy to execution when posed with having to find a solution to a customer problem?
* Basics of Architecture Frameworks (Zachman / Togaf) and how to apply them.
* How to dive deep from Enterprise Architecture to Solution Architecture.
* Architecture and Design how to apply them to practical scenarios.
* Solution Architecture and how to custom tailor solutions based on customer needs.
* Requirements Prioritization for an Architect.
* Agility and an Architect. How much architecture is just needed for the hour and how much later?
* Project Management essentials for an Architect…

Learning Objective: