COURSE OBJECTIVE:
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.
Presented to you by one of the expert training consultants pictured below, each of whom brings substantial experience of business architecture and business analysis projects to the programme.
TARGET AUDIENCE:
Business analysts, project managers, business managers, and business change specialists – and anyone who requires a thorough understanding of business architecture frameworks. Business Architecture is also a Analytical Skills module on the BCS (ISEB) Advanced Diploma in Business Analysis.
COURSE PREREQUISITES:
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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.
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