BCS Professional Certificate in Business Architecture

Business Architecture addresses how the business strategy of an enterprise can be developed. It embodies a range of techniques that address areas such as motivation analysis, the planning of capabilities, identifying value chains and streams, and information needs. A clear business architecture can enable a better understanding of the data and applications needed to support the business.

The course includes the BCS Professional Certificate in Business Architecture examination voucher.

Delegates will learn how to:

• Explain the rationale for business architecture, and how it fits in with data, application and technology architectures
• Define the components of Business Architecture
• Understand various Business Architecture Frameworks
• Examining the elements related to business motivation
• Illustrate the use of Business Models and an understanding of the business model canvas
• Explanation of Value Chains and Value Streams
• Understand Competency definition
• Describe the structure of the cultural web
• Define elements of an information concept model
• Understand the impact of business change

There are no specific techniques that need to be understood prior to this course. However those who have been in a business environment, such as business policy-makers, business analysts and change managers, will be more able to identify with the content.

Day 1:

• Business Architecture Frameworks
• The Business Motivation View
• Capability and Organisation View

Day 2:

• Value and Process View
• Information and Technology View

Day 3:

• Competency and People View
• Business Architecture and Business Change