Applied Business Architecture is a hands-on course that combines elements of theory, practice and evaluation to provide attendees with a collaborative, interactive learning experience in Business Architecture.
This three-day course will provide you with a practical understanding of:
How to link strategy and execution with effective planning
Mapping and communicating business motivation
Mapping business capabilities
How to use capability-based planning and business anchor models to develop a business architecture
How to begin to plan for transition
Please note: This course is currently available only as a virtual class. You will need a laptop/tablet with internet connectivity to join the virtual classroom and view the electronic course materials. Course materials will be provided to you in a digital format prior to the course commencing.
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What you’ll learn
Attendees will learn how to successfully:
Create a Business Motivation Model to structure strategic thinking
Create a Business Model Canvas to conceptualise strategic business models
Create a Business Capability Model to conceptualise and structure a business
Use a Capability-based Planning approach to shape and operationalise strategy
Identify key Stakeholders and their concerns; determine how to find answers for those concerns
Summarise useful ways to engage with Stakeholders through a strategic planning process
Summarise Business Modelling techniques and artefacts
Use a Business Capability Model as an Anchor model for a variety of strategic analyses
Summarise a variety of strategic analyses of business capabilities
Create a simple Transition Plan to stage strategic execution
Present a strategic narrative to an executive audience using artefacts to illustrate strategic advice
TOGAF and Applied Architecture at DDLS
TOGAF 9 Level 1 and 2 delivered by EA Learning is a course accredited by The Open Group.
TOGAF® stands for "The Open Group Architecture Framework", the world's leading Enterprise Architecture framework.
From our state-of-the-art classrooms to telepresence to your offices, our instructor-led training caters to your needs.
Track Record
30 years driving innovative, award-winning learning solutions
More Courses, More Often
When you train with DDLS you get more courses, more often, in more locations and from more vendors.
Quality instructors and content
Expert instructors with real world experience and the latest vendor- approved in-depth course content.
Partner-Preferred Supplier
Chosen and awarded by the world’s leading vendors as preferred training partner.
Ahead of the technology curve
No matter your chosen technologies or platforms, we can help you stay one step ahead.
Train Anywhere
From our state-of-the-art classrooms to telepresence to your offices, our instructor-led training caters to your needs.
Track Record
30 years driving innovative, award-winning learning solutions
More Courses, More Often
When you train with DDLS you get more courses, more often, in more locations and from more vendors.
Quality instructors and content
Expert instructors with real world experience and the latest vendor- approved in-depth course content.
Partner-Preferred Supplier
Chosen and awarded by the world’s leading vendors as preferred training partner.
Ahead of the technology curve
No matter your chosen technologies or platforms, we can help you stay one step ahead.
Train Anywhere
From our state-of-the-art classrooms to telepresence to your offices, our instructor-led training caters to your needs.
Track Record
30 years driving innovative, award-winning learning solutions
More Courses, More Often
When you train with DDLS you get more courses, more often, in more locations and from more vendors.
Who is the course for?
Business Architects
Department Heads
Strategic Roles
Technology Leaders
Business Technology Partners
Business Analysts
Enterprise Architects
Project, Programme and Portfolio Managers
Management Consultants
Solution and Domain Architects
Course subjects
Capability-Based Planning
What is Capability-Based Planning (CBP)?
What is Capability?
What challenges may be addressed using CBP?
What is an Anchor Model?
Engaging Stakeholders and Eliciting Concerns
Creating Stakeholders Maps
Principles for engaging and facilitating with Stakeholders
Strategic Planning and Business Architecture
What is Business Architecture and the relationship between Business Architecture and Enterprise Architecture?
Three principles of Business Architecture
The value of Business Architecture
What parts of a business can be modelled by Business Architecture?
The relationship between Business Architecture and Strategy Planning and Projects
Strategy Mapping
Business Architecture Maps and how they can be used to define and operationalise strategy
Case Study Introduction
Strategy Mapping and Business Motivation Model (BMM)
What is a BMM?
Strategic concepts formalised in BMM
Business Modelling
What is a Business Model?
The value of business modelling
Modelling a business
What is a Strategic Business Model?
Elements of Business Model Canvas
Value-Discipline models
Value Mapping
Terms
Value Chains
The difference between Value Chains and Process
Steps for defining a value chain
Creating a value chain definition
Capability Mapping and Business Capability Model (BCM)
What is a BCM? Key elements
What is Capability?
The value of defining business capabilities and mapping a BCM
Capability Mapping – the process
Different approaches to Capability Mapping
Core and Supporting Capabilities
Guidelines for identifying and defining capabilities
Capability Catalogues
Introduction to Overlays/Views
Different overlays
Data points and insights
Strategic Analyses – Pain Points View
What is a Pain Points View?
How to analyse Pain Points
Strategic Analyses – Maturity View
What are Maturity Views?
Capability Maturity Models and how to measure
Determine the measure of the future/strategic target maturity of a list of capabilities
Step-gaps between maturity states
Strategic Analyses – Projects View
What is a Projects View?
How to analyse Project Impact on Capability Maturity
Strategic Analyses – Strategic View
What is a Strategic View?
How do you measure strategic importance
Using BMM/BCM to identify capabilities with strategic priority
Concerns – View Point: Strategic x Maturity
Concerns – View Point: Future Maturity View
Concerns – View Point: Strategic x Maturity x Inflight Projects
Concerns – View Point: Current Maturity x Projects x Pain Points
Transition Planning and Roadmapping
What is a transition plan?
Models used to determine which changes to execute
Looking for opportunities
Roadmaps and the concerns addressed
Presenting the Strategy
What makes an effective presentation?
Provide a presentation in a group using BMM
Operationalising Strategy
How maps are used to operationalise strategy
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course, however knowledge of business fundamentals and TOGAF are an advantage.
Industry Association Recognition
International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA)
Credit Hours: 21 hours
Continuing Development Units (CDUs): 21 CDUs
THIRD PARTY REGISTRATION
DDLS offers training through our partnership with EA Learning. This arrangement requires DDLS to provide your details to EA Learning for course registration purposes.
Terms & Conditions
The supply of this course by DDLS is governed by the booking terms and conditions. Please read the terms and conditions carefully before enrolling in this course, as enrolment in the course is conditional on acceptance of these terms and conditions.
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Become certified in TOGAF® Standard Version 9.2 and bridge the gap between strategy and execution by applying best practice business architecture methods and techniques with Applied Business Architecture. Save over $1000 when you purchase both courses together for the bundle price of $4099 + GST.