Course Description

On this course, you'll gain a thorough understanding of architecture and the domains an architect can work across. Some of the topics that you'll cover along the way include enterprise architecture subdomains and their interactions, architecture standards and frameworks, and business, data, applications, software, infrastructure, security and solution architecture.

You'll discover all you need to know when it comes to core architecture terms and concepts, including the role of the architect, the key artefacts used in each subdomain, stakeholders and their areas of architectural concern, and how gap analysis is used to move from a current state to a target one.

Target Audience

Business analysts, project managers, business change managers and anyone who requires a thorough introduction to business-related architectures. There are no prerequisites for this certificate, so it suits both those beginning a career in architecture and those looking to broaden their understanding of domains outside their own.

A natural next step after this certificate is Business Architecture, an Analytical module in the BCS Advanced International Diploma in Business Analysis.

Course Content

Fundamentals of architecture: concepts

• Meaning and levels of architecture
• Sub-domains of enterprise architecture
• Architecture descriptions
• Role of the architect
• Gap analysis

Fundamentals of architecture: approaches

• Architecture drivers
• Architecture standards and frameworks
• Governance, risk and compliance

Business architecture

• Objectives of business architecture
• Key artefacts
• Key activities
• Structure and behaviour of a business system

Applications architecture

• Objectives of applications architecture
• Types of application
• Key artefacts
• Key activities
• Cross-referencing models with grids and matrices
• Structure and behaviour of applications in a business

Data architecture

• Data, information and metadata
• Data states and lifecycles
• Objectives of data architecture
• Key artefacts
• Key activities

Infrastructure architecture

• Objectives of infrastructure architecture
• Key artefacts
• Key activities

Software architecture

• Objectives of software architecture
• Key artefacts
• Key activities
• System modelling techniques
• APIs

Security architecture

• Objectives of security architecture
• Key concepts in data, applications and infrastructure architectures
• Key artefacts
• Key activities
• Legislation and professional standards

Solution architecture

• Objectives of solution architecture
• Key artefacts
• Key activities
• Solution requirements
• Solution architecture lifecycle
• Stakeholder categories

Applying architectures holistically

• Cross-referencing architecture
• Configuration management of architecture
• Realising architecture

BCS Foundation Certificate in Architecture Concepts and Domains Certification

During this three day course you'll receive all the training you need to prepare for the hour long BCS Foundation Certificate in Architecture Concepts and Domains examination. The exam consists of 40 multiple-choice questions with a pass mark of 26/40, and is taken remotely using the BCS online proctoring service for delegates attending classroom or virtual classroom courses.