Business Architecture Foundation Programme Pathway

Master the fundamentals of Business Architecture to align your organization's goals, improve performance, and drive transformation.

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Course curriculum

1. Introduction to Business Architecture Foundation Course
2. Our Mission
3. Course Overview
4. Why Business Architecture and this course
5. Who Should Join
6. How Best To enjoy this Course
7. Resources Needed
8. About the trainer
9. Session Quote
10. Training Handbook & Textbooks
11. Course Overview - Quizzes
12. Capstone Project - Project Blue Badge
1. Module 1 - Overview
1. Unit 1 - Overview
2. M1 U1 - Quote
3. Business Architecture explained
4. Solution Architecture explained
5. Data Architecture explained
6. Enterprise Architecture Explained
7. Wrapping things up - Architecture
8. Key Learning Points
9. M1 U1 - Practice Questions
1. Unit 2 - Overview
2. M1 U2 - Quote
3. Who is a Business Architect
4. Why Business Architecture
5. When Business Architect services are needed
6. Roles and responsibilities of a Business Architect
7. Why Stakeholder Management & Engagement matters
8. Typical day of a Business Architect
9. Business Architect's Technical Skills
10. Business Architect's Soft Skills
11. Business Architect's Mindsets
12. Business Analysis vs Business Architecture Practices
13. Transferable skills from Business Analysis to Business Architecture
14. M1 U2 - Key Learning Points
15. M1 U2 - Practice Questions
1. Module 1 Unit 3 - Overview
2. ADM - Preliminary Phase
3. ADM - Phase A - Architecture Vision
4. ADM - Phase B - Business Architecture
5. ADM - Phase C - Information System Architecture
6. ADM - Phase D - Technology Architecture
7. ADM - Phase E - Opportunity Architecture
8. ADM - Phase F - Migration Planning
9. ADM - Phase G - Implementation Governance
10. ADM - Phase H - Architecture Change Management
11. ADM - Requirement Management
12. The 5Ds - The TOGAF Lifecycle Model
13. Phase B - Business Architecture
14. Business Architecture Blueprints
15. Business Architecture - Outputs
16. M1 U3 - Key Learning Points
17. M1 U3 - Practical Questions
1. Module 1 Unit 4 - Overview
2. What are Reference Models?
3. Why business architects leverage reference models
4. Common Reference Models
5. Practice - Common reference Models (Place holder video)
6. Framework comparison - BIZBOK
7. Framework comparison - TOGAF
8. Framework comparison - APQC
9. Framework comparison - Zachman
10. M1 U4 - Conclusion
11. M1 U4 - Key Learning Points
12. M1 U4 - Practical Questions
1. Module 1 Unit 5 - Overview
2. Business Modeling Explained
3. Why BAs use Business Models
4. Benefits of Using Business Models
5. Examples of Business Models
6. Business Model Canvas explained
7. Business Model examples
8. M1 U5 - Practical Questions
9. M1 U5 - Key Learning Points
1. Module 2 - Overview
2. Module 2 - Quote
3. Module 2 Unit 1 - Overview
4. What is Strategic Context
5. Elements of Strategic Intent
6. Internal tools used to shape strategic intent
7. Why organisations Invest in Transformation
8. M2 U1 - Unit Learning Point
9. Module 2 Unit 2 - Overview
10. Architecture Stakeholders defined
11. Architectural Stakeholders
12. M2 U2 - Unit Learning Point
13. M2 U3 - Overview
14. Key Architecture Blueprints
15. What is Architecture ViewPoint
16. Characteristics of Architectural view
17. Architecture View defined
18. Module 2 Unit 3 - Learning points
1. Module 3 - Overview
2. Module 3 - Quote
3. Module 3 Unit 1 - Overview
4. Business Capability defined
5. Capability demonstrated
6. Business Capability - Guiding Principles
7. Rules for naming and defining capabilities
8. Examples of capability naming and definition
9. Stability of Capability
10. Common Capability Naming Mistakes
11. What is Business Capability Model (BCM)
12. BCM Approach
13. How to build a BCM - Orgnaisational Chart
14. How to build a BCM - Using Business Model
15. How to build a BCM - Using business/ financial and strategic plans
16. Factors to consider when building the BCM
17. M3 U1 - Unit Learning Points
18. Module 3 Unit 2 - Overview
19. BCM Structure - Stratification
20. BCM Structure - The tiers
21. Heat mapping - Stratified Capabilities
22. BCM - Leveling
23. Level of Granularity - Audience and stakeholder needs
24. Level of Granularity - Maturity of the organisation
25. Level of Granularity - Time and resources
26. Level of Granularity - Scope of analysis
27. Level of Granularity - Level of linkages to other blueprints
28. Level of Granularity - Examples of leveling
29. What is a Reference model?
30. Why reference models
31. Module 3 Unit 2 - Unit learning Points
32. Module 3 Unit 3 - Overview
33. Why Capability Heatmapping
34. Drawing Insights from Capability Heat Mapping
35. Capability Heat Mapping
36. Enterprise view - NHS Trust Capability Map
37. How to Jumpstart a Capability heatmapping workshop
38. Capability Mapping & 100 Dollar Technique
39. Multi Criteria Capability Prioritisation Model
40. Supporting C Cuite Executives with insights
41. Module 3 Unit 3 - Unit Learning Points
42. Module 3 Unit 4 - Overview
43. What is Cross Mapping
44. Why Cross Mapping
45. Common Types of Cross Mapping
46. Module 3 Unit 4 - Unit Learning Points

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Business Architecture Foundation Programme Pathway

Course curriculum

Course Overview - BA Foundation Architecture Pathway

Module 1 - Introduction to Business Architecture

Module 1 - Unit 1

Module 1 Unit 2

Module 1 Unit 3

Module 1 Unit 4

Module 1 Unit 5

Module 2 - Business Architecture Modeling

Module 3 - Business Capability Modeling

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