Zachman Framework 101 - Framework Foundations

Instructor-Led Certification Training Course

Purpose

Enterprise Architecture is fundamental for enabling an enterprise to assimilate internal changes in response to the external dynamics and uncertainties of the information age environment. It not only constitutes a baseline for managing change, but also provides the mechanism by which the reality of the enterprise and its systems can be aligned with management intentions.

Who should attend?

• Enterprise architects
• Information architects
• Technology architects
• Application architects
• System integrators
• Business analysts
• Program and project managers
• Other business and technical specialists engaged in the development of enterprise architectures

Prerequisites

No prerequisite.

Course Description

The objective of this one-day course is to build an understanding of the concepts of Enterprise Architecture and develop a sense of urgency for implementing those concepts in a modern enterprise.

Course Instructor

John A. Zachman is the originator of the “Framework for Enterprise Architecture” which has received broad acceptance around the world as an integrative framework, or "periodic table" of descriptive representations for Enterprises. Mr. Zachman is not only known for this work on Enterprise Architecture, but is also known for his early contributions to IBM’s Information Strategy methodology (Business Systems Planning) as well as to their Executive team planning techniques (Intensive Planning).
 

Course Content

• Environmental Challenges Facing the Modern Enterprise
• Introduction to Enterprise Architecture
• Architecture versus Implementations
• The System IS the Enterprise
• Architecture Work
• Meta Frameworks
• Classification Illustrations
• Reducing Time-to-Market
• Federated Architecture

Course Outcomes

• A sense of urgency for aggressively pursuing Enterprise Architecture
• A definition of Enterprise Architecture
• A "language" (that is, a Framework) for improving enterprise communications about architecture issues
• An understanding of basic Enterprise physics
• A differentiation between building and running systems and Enterprise Architecture
• An understanding of Enterprise engineering design objectives
• An understanding of the cultural changes implied by Enterprise Engineering
• An approach for implementing iteratively and incrementally
• A list of resources to facilitate architectural work

Course Duration

1 day.

Course Format

The course will be presented as a lecture.

Course Logistics

Courses are available on request for groups of five or more candidates.

Course Fees

R1000 for academic delegates R3875 for non-academic delegates (all ex VAT).

Cancellation Policy

There is a 100% cancellation fee for cancellations made within ten working days of the start of the training event.