Schedule

For training information and detailed course outlines, call 773-227-7110 x106

Click here to download the detailed syllabus for this course.

At A Glance

What does Business Architecture mean to your organization? How do you enable it to create value for the organization? What pieces need to be in place to ensure its success? What skills and techniques need to accompany a successful BA effort? These questions and many others need to be carefully considered while embarking on the journey of creating a business architecture within your organization.

An organization’s business model, goals, organizational structure and other constraints need to be considered when looking at how business architecture can become a value-added, business-focused discipline within the organization.

This 1-day overview course addresses these questions and considerations by discussing business architecture fundamentals and the array of different ways that today’s organizations are moving ahead with their BA efforts.

Learning Objectives

• Define Business Architecture and its benefits
• Identify and define the important dimensions that make up a Business Architecture
• Present modeling techniques used in the three dimensions of business architecture
• Discuss the different approaches organizations have for their Business Architecture initiatives
• Review the organizational considerations when applying Business Architecture
• Address the relationship and critical success factors between business architecture and IT automation
• Understand how to tailor a Business Architecture for multiple purposes including business transformation and business improvement
• Identify the appropriate use of tools to support business architecture

Target Audience/Who Should Attend

• Executives and Senior Managers focused on building business architecture competency within their organization
• Business Process Analysts and BPM Professionals
• Individuals looking to leverage Business Architecture

Unique Value of this Course

• Students are provided with a clear definition of the necessary dimensions of Business Architecture to implement concrete concepts and linkages that represent an organization’s interdependent motivations, decisioning and behavior
• The realities of how business architecture is used within organizations is presented. Pragmatic examples are discussed that show how business architecture can deliver value to many types of initiatives at differing levels of maturity
• Guidance is provided on how business architecture can be integrated with IT automation and what tooling is available to support business architecture related initiatives

Reference Material Provided

• Student course handbook

IIBA Business Analysis Body of Knowledge and CBAP Certification Coverage