Course Outline

An Introduction to Enterprise Architecture

• Defining Enterprise Architecture
• Why is Enterprise Architecture Necessary?
• Benefits of Enterprise Architecture

Techniques for Developing Architecture

• Architecture Principles
• Management of Stakeholders
• Business Scenarios
• Gap Analysis
• Migration Planning Techniques
• Interoperability Requirements
• Business Transformation Readiness Assessment
• Risk Management
• Capability-Based Planning

Architecture and Architects

• What Does an Architect Do?
• Enterprise Architects
• Architecture and Architects

Architecture Precursors

• Understand Architecture Precursors
• Drivers
• Aims and Directives
• Aim Hierarchy
• SMART
• Balanced Scorecards
• Directive Hierarchies
  • Principles
  • Policies
  • Business Rules

Architecture Frameworks

• What is an Architecture Framework?
• Advantages and Disadvantages of Frameworks
• Architecture Process Frameworks
• Zachman Framework
• Selecting an Enterprise Architecture Framework
• A Basic Enterprise Architecture Process

Business Architecture

• Understand Business Architecture
• Business Architecture Structure and Behaviour
• Business Functions
• Value Chain Diagram
• Business Function Catalogue or Portfolio
• Business Capability and Capability-Based Planning
• Business Model
• Additional Business Terms and Concepts

Data Architecture

• Data Terminology
• Data Model
• Data Quality
• Data Confidentiality
• Data Integrity

Software Architecture

• What is Software Architecture?
• Methods of Software Architecture

Application Architecture

• Understand Application Architecture
• Managing Applications
• Applications Architecture Models
• Applications Architecture Behaviour
• Use Case

Design for NFR’s

• Non-Functional Requirements
• Design for NFRs

Infrastructure Architecture

• Infrastructure Service
• Platform Service
• Technology Catalogue or Portfolio

The Enterprise Continuum

• What is Enterprise Continuum?
• The Need for Tools

The Architecture Repository

• Understand The Architecture Repository
• The Architecture Landscape
• The Governance Log
• The Standards Information Base

The Architecture Content Framework

• The Content Framework
• Benefits of A Content Framework
• The Architecture Content Framework

The Preliminary Phase

Governing Architecture

• Architecture Governance Board
• Architecture Board Responsibilities
• Conceptual Structure
• Architecture Governance Framework - Conceptual Structure
• Levels of Governance
• Benefits of Architecture Governance

Business Scenarios

• What is Business Scenarios?
• Business Scenario Template

Managing Stakeholders

• Understand Managing Stakeholders
• Views and Viewpoints

The Vision of Architecture

• Architecture Vision and its Objectives
• Contents of the Architecture Vision
• Architecture Vision Summary

Architecture of Technology

• Fundamentals of Architecture of Technology