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200 plus certifications in April 2008 - a world record!!

Architecting the Enterprise is delighted to announce that in the financial month of April 2008, 227 students were TOGAF 8 certified through our training courses. This is a record achievement and shows the growth in interest in TOGAF training and certification globally.

Judith Jones CEO of Architecting the Enterprise said "We wish to thank all our clients for helping us achieve this record number. We are seeing a major uptake of TOGAF by the leading organisations worldwide and recognition of the value that TOGAF standards bring to business leadership and management. We wish all our clients every success in developing their TOGAF based Enterprise Architectures."

Architecting the Enterprise enters Russia with TOGAF certification training

Architecting The Enterprise carried out the first ever TOGAF 8.1 Training course in Moscow on 15/02/2008, resulting in 16 Delegates obtaining Certification. We have found a growing number of delegates from Russia attending our London and European courses, but this is the first time we have travelled to them. Architecting the Enterprise are planning further public course events in Moscow in April, June and September, later this year.

TOGAF Pocket Guide available for all delegates on all Public and Private TOGAF courses

Architecting the Enterprise are extremely pleased to launch the new Architecting the Enterprise The Open Group 8.1.1 Enterprise Edition pocket guides (RRP 21.00 USD) for all students on our Private and Public TOGAF courses. The pocket guide is a simplified version of the TOGAF specification and is useful as a quick reference for everyone involved in TOGAF based projects.

Contents include:

• A high-level view of TOGAF, enterprise architecture, and the contents of TOGAF.
• An introduction to the Architecture Development Method (ADM), the method that TOGAF provides to develop enterprise architectures.
• An overview of the key processes and deliverables of the ADM cycle.
• An introduction to the Enterprise Continuum, a high-level concept that can be used with the ADM to develop an enterprise architecture.
• An introduction to the TOGAF Resource Base, a set of resources, guidelines, processes, checklists, templates, and background information provided for architects to use during an application of the ADM.
• Guidelines for developing a business scenario.
• A Foreword from Judith Jones, Chief Executive Officer, of Architecting the Enterprise.

New company brochure

Architecting the Enterprise have produced a new interactive company brochure which is now available to view online or to download from here.

TOGAF certification expands further into Eastern Europe

Architecting the Enterprise are proud to announce a new public course in Eastern Europe - Vilnius, Lithuania. The course is scheduled for 25th - 28th February 2008. There has been a growing demand in Eastern Europe, and through our Architecting the Enterprise offices in Poland, we are delighted that we are able to offer more regions for TOGAF certification. We advise to book soon as demand is high.

See our Europe Public course page for additional course details.

Architecting the Enterprise becomes a member of the TM Forum

"The TM Forum is very pleased to welcome Architecting the Enterprise as a member. With their expertise in TOGAF products & services and Enterprise Architecture solutions, we feel they will make a positive contribution to the work of the TM Forum and our industry." - Aileen Smith, Chief Operating Officer, TM Forum.

TOGAF certification to be held in Hungary

Architecting the Enterprise are proud to announce a new public course location, this time in Hungary. This is in addition to our current Eastern European dates, where demand for TOGAF is growing at an exciting pace. The course will be held in the capital Budapest on the 4th - 7th December 2007 in the stunning EMKE Building.

Please see our Europe Public course page for further course details.

TOGAF heads to the Nordic region

Architecting the Enterprise are delighted to announce a new public course location in the Nordic region. Our first course will be in Copenhagen on the 20th - 23rd of November 2007. This course will be the first of many Nordic region courses that we are planning to run.

TOGAF certification comes to Manchester, UK!

Due to an increase in national demand, Architecting the Enterprise launched its first public certification course in Manchester, United Kingdom from the 9th - 12th of October.

The response to this course has been overwhelming and the next course in this location will be scheduled for December.

Manchester is the latest location on our growing list of major cities, around the world, where we provide TOGAF consultancy and training. Please see our Europe Public course page for further details.

Architecting the Enterprise launches new discount scheme at Paris APC

Architecting the Enterprise is pleased to announce that it will unveil an exciting new discount scheme at the upcoming Architecture Practitioners Conference in Paris.

Initially available within Europe, the scheme is based around the notion of a 'Training Passport'. The passport is a volume purchase agreement which will make booking public course places simple, flexible and great value for our regular clients.

For details of the types of passport and corresponding discounts please see our Training Passport page.

The Synergy of Architecture Frameworks: What comes around goes around

DM Direct Newsletter - May 18th 2007

The TOGAF/DoDAF working group recognized that the frameworks were complimentary and enable architects to use the TOGAF ADM to build DoDAF architectures which clearly align to business requirements and services.
 
Both frameworks have a services-based history and reference models and have the fundamental capability to be used to create SOAs. The working group also observed that both frameworks are currently dealing with potential gaps, such as explicit support for service orientation.
 
For the information architect, this ultimately means being better equipped to practice within a much broader space, which is a significant advantage in today's competitive environment. <full article here>

TOGAF spreads over industries

Reflecting the now widespread interest in TOGAF, one recent public course in London contained a wide mix of industries, from Travel to Brewing. Attendees came from Opodo, SABMiller, Holcim, Atos Consulting, Legal and General, Lend Lease and Hedra. The photo is from a private course held for Caterpillar in Peoria - May 2007 - Instructor, Bill Estrem, far right.

TOGAF certification comes to Melbourne!

Architecting the Enterprise are pleased to announce their first public certification course in Melbourne, Australia! The event is taking place in May, from the 22nd - 25th. This event is being held in Association with Aipex, please see our Melbourne course page for further details.

Yet another first - in Rio de Janeiro

TOGAF's popularity is speading so rapidly that almost every month we are visiting a new country. In December 2006, we ran the first TOGAF certification course in Brazil - in Rio de Janeiro. Judith Jones (see picture - second from the right in the front row) was the instructor supported by Annie Moger, Architecting the Enterprise's Operations Manager (front row - far left).

Cape Town course a huge hit

Twelve students from six different organisations ranging from Diamond mining to Telecomms attended a TOGAF certification course in Cape Town at the beginning of December. Mike Lambert was the instructor, pictured second from the right.

TOGAF Certification rate ramps up

This month the number of people certified in TOGAF has risen above 1550. This comes just four months after Architecting the Enterprise added the 1000^th certification to the register in May 2006, showing just how quickly TOGAF is being adopted.

With courses in Bangalore, Brussels, London, Sydney, Toronto, Warsaw and Washington TOGAF Certification is becoming a world-wide phenomena.

Take up from Fortune 500 companies is increasing. The latest team of Enterprise Architects embracing TOGAF are from Caterpillar Inc. They are pictured here with their instructor Bill Estrem in Peoria, a town just South-West of Chicago.

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