This course will help leaders face the challenge of fusing technology with business. In particular, to identify gaps between IT function in strategy, structure, people, process and technology and your future anticipated organizational direction. It will further focus on how to establish a blueprint operation model and key deliverables in a roadmap, to achieve these goals

At the end of this course the participants will be able to:

• Understand Enterprise Architecture, its Strategic Aims and Objectives
• Align Commercial Drivers within the Enterprise with IT Enterprise Objectives
• Consider the best model and framework for current requirements
• Consider appropriate governance and legal considerations
• Appreciate the current state and future direction of Enterprise Architecture
• Appreciate best management practice to avoid commercial difficulties
• Use the digitalization within the IT strategy and Enterprise Architecture
• Create digital twins of IT within the enterprise

COURSE CONTENT:
Introduction

• Architects and IT Architecture
• Architecture and Strategy in Context
• Architecture Domains and Challenges
• Concepts behind Architecture Frameworks
• Focus on the users

Enterprise Architecture and Digitalisation:

• Terms and Domains Defined
• Enterprise Architecture Frameworks and Selection Principles
• Interface, Governance and Products for Enterprise Architectures
• Implementation Strategy of Enterprise Architecture Digitalization
• Enterprise Architecture Key Management Considerations
• Choices for Enterprise Architecture TOGAF, Zachman Framework (ZF) and RUP/EUP, DoDAF, MODAF, AGATE, FEAF, CEAF and NASCIO

Enterprise Architecture Concepts:

• Architecture Frameworks and Enterprise Architecture
• Enterprise Architecture Principles and Practices
• Current State Future State Architecture
• Concepts behind Gap Analysis
• Business and IT/Technology Alignment Issues
• The Framework Dilemma
• Types of Architecture Frameworks

Information Architecture and Digital Twins:

• Modeling the Digital Twin of IT architecture
• Digital Twins in industry
• Data Management Tools
• Information Management Tools
• Approaches to Architecture (Business, System and Technical)
• Successfully leveraging Service-Oriented and Model Approach to Architecting
• Completing the Design and Avoiding Common Pitfalls
• Integration technologies, middleware platforms and architecture

What Drives the Future in IT Strategy:

• Aligning IT Requirements to Business Challenges
• Creating a digital twin for IoT
• Regulatory Compliance and Legal Considerations
• Customer journeys and interactions simulation
• Digital twin impact on the enterprise architecture

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.

This course is available in the following locations:
Nigeria - $5500
Rwanda - $7500
UK - $8500
USA - $8500