Enterprise Architecture Green Belt - Canada

Enterprise Architecture Green Belt Course Outline

Enterprise Architecture is a framework used to align an organisation’s assets, people and information systems with its needs and goals. Although there are numerous approaches to constructing enterprise architecture, this 1-day course is intended to provide a generic overview that can be applied to any enterprise architecture scenario.

The following topics will be taught during this course:

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 Architect
• Architecture and Architects

Architecture Precursors

• Drivers
• Aims and Directives
• Aim Hierarchy
• SMART
• Balanced Scorecards
• Directive Hierarchies

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

• Business Architecture
• 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

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

Design for NFRs

• Non-Functional Requirements
• Design for NFRs

Infrastructure Architecture

• Infrastructure Service
• Platform Service
• Technology Catalogue or Portfolio