This course is designed to help you and your organisation to strengthen the business planning process by applying best practice business architecture methods and techniques. Applied Business Architecture is a hands-on course that combines elements of theory, practice and evaluation to provide attendees with an interactive learning experience in Business Architecture. The course will provide you with a practical understanding of:

• How to link strategy and execution with effective planning
• Mapping and communicating business motivation
• Mapping business capabilities
• How to use capability-based planning and business anchor models to develop a business   architecture
• How to begin to plan for transition

The structure of the course is as follows:

      Module 1. Course Outline ​

      Module 2. Capability-based Planning ​

      Module 3. Strategic Planning and Business Architecture ​

      Module 4. Stakeholder Engagement and Facilitation ​

      Module 5. Business Modelling ​

      Module 6. Value Mapping and Value System Model ​

      Module 7.  Capability Mapping and Business Capability Model​

      Module 8. Introduction to Strategic Analyses ​

      Module 9. Strategic Analysis: Maturity ​

     Module 10. Strategic Analysis: Projects ​

     Module 11. Strategic Analysis: Pain Points ​

     Module 12. Strategic Analysis: Customer Value​

     Module 13. Strategic Analysis: Industry and Environment ​

     Module 14. Disruption and Strategic Impact

     Module 15. Problem Synthesis and Definition ​

     Module16. Strategy Mapping and Business Motivation Model​

     Module17. Strategic Analysis: Strategic Importance ​

     Module 18. Operationalising Strategy ​

     Module 19. Target Architecture and Operating Model ​

     Module 20. Transition Planning and Roadmap View ​

     Module 21. Connecting Architecture with IT and Business