BCS Practitioner Certificate in Enterprise and Solutions Architecture

This BCS Practitioner Certificate in Enterprise and Solutions Architecture course gives you an in-depth understanding of the role of architecture in an organisation, including key frameworks, lifecycles, artefacts and activities required of successful architecture.

You will take a practical approach to developing your competencies as an IT architect by developing and learning how to apply your knowledge and skills.

On this course, you’ll be able to demonstrate a practical understanding of:

• The roles and relationships between architecture levels and domains
• The required skills and professional behaviours of an architect
• Tools, frameworks and artefacts used in architecture
• Implementing and upholding governance and quality assurance

At the end of this course, you’ll sit the BCS exam and achieve your BCS Practitioner Certificate in Enterprise and Solutions Architecture v5.0 certification.

At Firebrand, we're proud to be a BCS Accredited Training Partner. Through our Lecture | Lab | Review method, you’ll access official courseware, learn from certified instructors, and train in a distraction-free environment.

Audience

This course is ideal for anyone who is involved in any aspect of enterprise and solution architecture.

Module 1: Architecture Domains and Frameworks (15%)

• Discuss the role of architecture in an organisation
• Discuss the different architecture domains and the relationships between them
• Discuss the key architecture frameworks
• Discuss how industry standards are relevant to architecture

Module 2: Architecture and the Organisation (15%)

• Explain the role of architecture to other business areas
• Discuss use of the business change lifecycle as an input for architecture
• Discuss the business needs and the intended solution

Module 3: Professionalism in Architecture (20%)

• Discuss compliance with professional standards
• Discuss types of stakeholders
• Explain specific stakeholder needs
• Discuss how to influence others
• Apply a practical customer focus
• Discuss the roles and dynamics of a successful team
• Discuss social, ethical and economic concerns to the role of an architect

Module 4: Corporate Governance (10%)

• Explain corporate governance and the impact it has on the role of an architect
• Discuss key architecture governance concepts, roles and artefacts
• Explain the importance of risk management to the role of an architect

Module 5: Architectural Process, Tools, and Vision (25%)

• Discuss the practical application of the solution architecture framework
• Discuss three varieties of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
• Discuss the design of a target solution architecture
• Discuss the use of common architecture models
• Discuss the use of common information systems modelling techniques
• Explain different types of business requirements
• Explain a method of preparing a gap analysis
• Discuss a business case for presentation

Module 6: Quality Assurance (15%)

• Discuss the use of a range of quality assurance tools or techniques
• Discuss the principle of Separation of Concerns (SoC)
• Explain change management tools and processes
• Discuss opportunities for continuous improvement

At the end of this course, you’ll sit the following exam at the Firebrand Training Centre, covered by our Certification Guarantee:

BCS Practitioner Certificate in Enterprise and Solutions Architecture v5.0 exam

• Duration: 50 minutes
• Format: Online interview with scenario-based questioning
• Passing score: 65%

Before attending this course:

• You must have obtained either the BCS Intermediate Certificate in Enterprise and Solutions Architecture or the new BCS Foundation Certificate in Architecture Concepts and Domains, or have a current TOGAF 9 or current TOGAF 10 level 2 certificate.
• Candidates should also have six or more years’ experience of IS / IT work, with some contact with architects and architecture descriptions. Training with a BCS accredited training provider is recommended.

Individuals who successfully complete their first examination of any BCS qualification will qualify for a free one-year Professional BCS Membership.

Your course includes:

• Accommodation *
• Meals, unlimited snacks, beverages, tea and coffee *
• On-site exams **
• Exam vouchers **
• Practice tests **
• Certification Guarantee ***
• Courseware
• Up to 12 hours of instructor-led training each day
• 24-hour lab access
• Digital courseware **

* For residential training only. Accommodation is included from the night before the course starts. This doesn't apply to online courses.
** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts.
*** Pass the first time or train again for free as many times as it takes, unlimited for 1 year. Just pay for accommodation, exams, and incidental costs.

Six reasons to sit your course with Firebrand Training

• Three training options. Choose between residential classroom-based, live online, or city-centre courses
• All-inclusive course. A one-off fee covers all course materials, exams**, accommodation* and meals*. No hidden extras.
• Pass the first time or train again for free. This is our guarantee. We’re confident you’ll pass your course the first time. But if not, come back within a year and only pay for accommodation, exams and incidental costs
• You’ll learn more. Our expert instructors cover exclusive additional materials not taught through the official curriculum
• You’ll learn faster. Chances are, you’ll have a different learning style compared to those around you. We combine visual, auditory and tactile styles to deliver the material in a way that ensures you will learn faster and more easily
• You’ll be studying with the best. We’ve been named in the Training Industry’s “Top 20 IT Training Companies of the Year” every year since 2010. As well as winning many more awards, we’ve trained and certified over 145,000 professionals

*For residential training only. Doesn't apply to online courses
**Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts

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