TOGAF for Practitioners 2009 - e-Learning

Course objective and pre-requisites

The Architecting the Enterprise e-Learning programme provides detailed training in TOGAF for those seeking to use TOGAF in their own enterprise and/or those seeking TOGAF certification. Built around the core TOGAF Architecture Development Method.

This course:

• Describes the new features of TOGAF Version 9,
and
• It will provide training for the new features of TOGAF Version 9 Level 1 and 2 as well as provide the learning to allow for TOGAF 8 Certification.

Students should already have an understanding of IT or Enterprise Architectures. Students should also have a high standard of written English.

Mentoring approach ensures success

We employ a mentoring approach to e-Learning, supporting the student through the self-study material. Mentoring consists of access to an introductory webinar and email discussions with a personal mentor. The mentor works with the student, assessing progress via a workbook. The instructor’s final assessment of the completed workbook leads to successful students being nominated for TOGAF 8 certification by The Open Group. TOGAF Version 9 Certification is based on an examination, which is independent of this training programme.

Course duration

The student typically completes the course on a part-time basis over ten-weeks. Successful completion of the course and qualification for TOGAF 8 certification normally takes at least 28 hours of self-study and requires the satisfactory completion of a workbook, comprising 48 short factual questions and 3 longer “application” questions based around a case study.

Start-up webinar

A four-hour webinar is available to get students started on the e-Learning materials.

Course content

The e-Learning materials cover all of the features that are common to TOGAF 8 and TOGAF Version 9:

• The business rationale of enterprise architectures and TOGAF
• Architecture principles and their development
• Architecture views & viewpoints, patterns
• Architecture goals and architecture governance
• Requirements engineering using business scenarios
• The TOGAF Architecture Development Method (ADM) and deliverables including business, data, application and technology architectures
• An introduction to building blocks and their relationship to ADM
• The enterprise continuum with supportive architectures
• The components of TOGAF including the Technical Reference Model
• Architecture maturity assessments
• Architecture skills framework
• Other architecture frameworks
• Tools, techniques and methods for architecture development

Plus the many new features added in TOGAF Version 9:

• Architecture Partitioning
• Content Framework and Meta Model
• Capability Based Planning
• Gap Analysis derived from Gap Analysis with new materials
• Business Transformation Readiness
• Using TOGAF to develop Security Architectures
• Architecture Repository
• Using TOGAF to develop SOAs

This course meets ALL of the requirements for TOGAF 8 certification and addresses ALL of the Learning Outcomes required for TOGAF Version 9 Level 1 and Level 2.

TOGAF Version 9 Certification

There are three alternative routes to TOGAF certification following completion of this e-learning course:

1. For candidates who have opted to take TOGAF 8 certification: a single Bridge examination to continue to TOGAF Version 9 Level 2.
2. For candidates who have prior experience of Enterprise Architecture: a single examination for TOGAF Version 9 Level 1 and 2.
3. For candidates who will not be working with TOGAF on a day-to-day basis: an examination for TOGAF Version 9 Level 1.

For candidates who have limited prior experience of Enterprise Architecture: start with the TOGAF Version 9 Level 1 examination and take a separate examination for Level 2 after gaining the necessary understanding.

The examinations are available via Architecting the Enterprise or through the worldwide Prometric organization. Candidates who have successfully completed the e-learning course are eligible for appropriate examination vouchers through Architecting the Enterprise.

TOGAF 8 Certification

Students who successfully complete this e-learning programme are also eligible for TOGAF 8 Certification.

Alternative approaches to certification

As an alternative approach to learning TOGAF and working towards TOGAF certification, you should also consider instructor-led training courses held at various venues around the world.

Please note that TOGAF Version 9 Examination fees are not included in our price guides, these are given separately.

More information about TOGAF 9

• TOGAF 9 Frequently Asked Questions

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