Enterprise Architecture Course Syllabus



Module OneIntroduction—The EA Toolkit


Objective: Understanding which strategies for enterprise architecture work and why
  • Architecture: What and Why

  • 4 Mini-Case Studies

  • Best Practices

  • The Enterprise Architecture Toolkit

Module Two
Using the Business Framework


Objective: Understanding what business information to collect and how to collect and analyze it


  • The Business Framework

  • Capturing the Current

  • Analyzing the Current

  • Capturing the Target

  • Analyzing the Target

Module ThreeUsing the Architecture Framework—Part 1


Objectives: Understanding how to translate business drivers to architecture outputs

Understanding how to develop architecture outputs
  • The Architecture Framework

  • Principles

  • Models—Part 1 

Module FourUsing the Architecture Framework—Part 2


Objectives: Reading architecture models - Describing six dimensions of architecture modeling

Understanding key facets of Inventory and Standards
  • Models—Part 2

  • Inventory/Standards

Module FiveTranslating Architecture to Projects


Objective: Identifying and selecting viable architecture projects
  • The Framework for Implementation

  • Identifying Projects

  • Selecting Projects

Module SixSix Data-driven Project Implementation Strategies


Objective: Understanding how to intentionally minimize architecture project scope
  • Six Strategies for Containing Project Scope

Module SevenKey Implementation Activities


Objectives:

Understanding what to measure and how to create metrics

Understanding how to gain concurrence for the target architecture
  • Defining Metrics

  • Gaining Concurrence for Architecture

     

Module EightKey Architecture Processes


Objectives:

Defining architecture governance

Assessing and defining key processes
  • Governing Architecture Compliance

  • Related Architecture Processes

Module NineSupporting Policies


Objective: Assessing adequacy of policies and roles that enable architecture
  • Key Architecture Roles

  • HR policies/processes for the architecture team.




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