Course Description

This certification evaluates proficiency in Business Architecture principles and techniques, emphasising their relevance to business analysis within change programmes. The course is designed for business analysts, customer journey managers, project managers, and change specialists.

This course serves as an Analytical Skills module for the BCS Advanced International Diploma in Business Analysis.

Pre-requisites

There are no entry requirements for this certification.

Target Audience

This professional certificate is ideal for professionals seeking to understand and apply business architecture principles and techniques in their roles.

Suitable for:

• Business Analysts
• Business Architects
• Business Change Managers
• Project Managers
• Business Managers
• Customer Journey Managers

It also serves as an Analytical module for the BCS Advanced Diploma in Business Analysis.

Course Materials

We'll send a printed copy of the latest comprehensive course manual to your home address well before your course begins. Additionally, you'll receive an email with a link to access a digital version of the same manual, ensuring you have both physical and electronic references for your convenience and future use.

Exam

The course prepares delegates for the BCS Professional Certificate in Business Architecture examination. If this course is part of your BCS Advanced International Diploma in Business Analysis programme you have three further modules to choose in addition to already having completed the BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis.

The exam is accessible only at the registered date and time. Candidates with disabilities or special considerations, including English as a second language, may request adjustments or additional time in line with BCS reasonable adjustments policy.

Learning Objectives

You'll gain a broad understanding of business architecture including:

• The business architecture domain
• Business architecture frameworks
• Business motivation view
• Capability / organisation view
• Value / process view
• Competency / people view
• Information and technology views
• Business architecture and business change

Course Content

The Business Architecture Domain

• What is Business Architecture?
• What are the drivers for using Business Architecture?
• Architecture principles.
• Relationship between Business Architecture and other architectures.
• The business change lifecycle.
• The role of the business architect.
• Other roles involved in Business Architecture work.

Business Architecture frameworks

• The use of views within Business Architecture.
• Key Business Architecture artefacts.
• Zachman's architecture framework.
• TOGAF ADM (Architecture Development Method).
• The Business Architecture Guild framework.
• The AssistKD POPIT™ model.

Motivation view of Business Architecture and the organisational view

• Rationale for business motivation analysis.
• OMG business motivation model.
• Core values and strategy.
• The business model canvas.
• Organisational view of the business.

Capability view of Business Architecture

• Business capabilities and business capability modelling.
• Levels of business capability.
• Defining capabilities.

Process/value view of Business Architecture

• Services, service thinking and value propositions.
• Value stream analysis.
• Value chain analysis.
• Business process analysis.
• Value network analysis.

Information view of Business Architecture

• The importance of the information view.
• Meta-data, data and information.
• Business information modelling.

People/competency view of Business Architecture

• Business culture.
• Organisational structures.
• Roles, responsibilities and relationships.

Business Architecture and Business Change

• The business change lifecycle and Business Architecture.
• Organisational memory and the use of business knowledge.