Overview

• Interactive 4 day classroom course
• Reinforced learning experience through the use of a practical case study
• Provides a detailed understanding of skills highly sought after by organisations globally
• Allows for fantastic career development opportunities 
• Learn to apply best practice business architecture methods and techniques
• Use Capability-based Planning and Business Anchor Models to develop a business architecture
• Create a set of business architecture artifacts to guide stakeholders
• Make decisions that align to business motivation and the strategic direction of the business

If you are self-funding, have previously attended a course with us, booking 4 weeks in advance or booking multiple courses, you may be eligible for exclusive discounts. Send an enquiry for more information.  

Learning Outcomes

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 operating model
• 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

What our attendees say

“​This course will tell you what you need to be able to do to be a Business Architect. It will give you the tools to be able to do the job and teach you how to apply them using practical examples.”​ Business Architect

“​This was an excellent course that I would recommend to everyone on my Team.  I learned how to use capability-based planning to support strategic objectives, build a motivation model, create a transition plan to stage strategic execution, and present a findings to leadership.”​ Program Analyst 

“​This course was excellent! I thoroughly enjoyed it. The instructor was very experienced and I think there was a really good mix between theory and group exercises. I really liked the business model canvas, the business motivation model and the anchor model - I will definitely use these in my organisation. I think the case study and small groups work very well and I really enjoyed working with my group.    Thanks to EA Learning - great course!”​ Solution Architect

“​I really enjoyed it and could immediately see where I could apply it. I loved the interactive nature of the course and the fact that we discussed the "what" each exercise presented and determined how it applied to bringing transformational change to an organization.”​ Director of Enterprise Architect 

“​The tools & skills acquired in this course enables information to be organised and overlaid in unique way to gain insights on strategic directions, project and resource investment and opportunities yet to be leverage.”​ Architect

“​The instructor was able to bring a wealth of his own knowledge/experience to the course material and was flexible /receptive to ideas from the class.  The team/class activities were  practical and reinforced the material.”​ Solution Designer

“​​​Very well structured content, enjoyable, relevant and a great deal of value which can be taken back to the office. The content provided by EA Learning is very useful as reference for future work.  The instructor​ was very knowledgeable in the field and areas outside of Business Architecture which allowed for him to explain insights and connections back to Business Architecture.”​​  Solution Architect

Who Should Attend

Professionals working in or aspiring to work in the following roles:

• Business Architects
• Domain and Solution Architects
• Technology Leaders
• Business Technology Partners
• Senior Business Analysts
• Enterprise Architects
• Project and Portfolio Managers
• IT Strategy Managers
• Chief Information Officers
• Chief Technology Officers
• Presales Consultants
• IT Managers
• Transformation and Strategy Managers