Solution Architecture
December 2, 2024 2025-01-28 18:03Solution Architecture
CITA – Solution
“Welcome to the IASA Solution Course! It is an absolute pleasure working with architects from all over the world on understanding and growing our professional practice. We hope to work with you as well both to teach and to learn. The Iasa curriculum is designed by architects, with architects and for architects. It is my life’s mission and true joy to have seen these ideas emerge and take root in our field.” Paul Preiss, CEO, Iasa Global
What You Will Learn
- Understand the 4 primary aspects of solution architecture and work with critical stakeholders to deliver them.
- Function within the team throughout project life cycles to ensure appropriate technology strategy delivery.
- Deliver solutions regularly based on sound value management techniques.
- Manage stakeholders and key team members expectations and communications strategy.
Competency Focus Areas
A Solutions Architect is an expert in many categories. They should have hands-on experience in multiple industries and across several disciplines. They can master a variety of hardware platforms including mainframes, distributed platforms, desktops, and mobile devices. Akin to that, they should also possess skill and understanding of a variety of Operating Systems. A broad and deep understanding of Databases is also required.
Who is this course for?
The CITA-A Solution course is for architects, managers, senior technical and delivery staff who wish to get a full life-cycle view of working and deliverable architectures at the enterprise solution level. They are expected to have completed CITA-Foundation and the IASA Core course. Students of the class have included CTO’s, Senior Development teams, architects of all types, and business managers with technical skills.
What you'll learn
- Understand the 4 primary aspects of solution architecture and work with critical stakeholders to deliver them.
- Function within the team throughout project life cycles to ensure appropriate technology strategy delivery.
- Deliver solutions regularly based on sound value management techniques.
- Manage stakeholders and key team members expectations and communications strategy.
Module 0
Introduction
1. Core review
2. The Mini-MBA
3. Innovation Management in Architecture
4. Agility and Traditional Approaches Throughout
Module 1
The Solution Architect
1. Understanding the Role and the Skills
2. Components of a Solution Architecture
3. Engagement Models, Principles, and Architect.
4. The EA/SA Bridge
Module 2
Stakeholder Value to Requirements
1. Business Architecture For Solutions
2. Strategy, Business Models and Customers
3. Measures and Value Management
4. Business Case Impact on Solution Success
Module 3
Ideas to Alternatives
1. Solution Architecture Process
2. Modeling, Documenting and Communicating for Solutions
3. Early Analysis and Depth Requirement Management
4. Traceability Through the Lifecycle
Module 4
Alternatives to Projects
1. Services and Blueprints
2. Roadmaps, and Early Stage Team
3. Agile Architecture @ Scale
4. DevOps and Continuous Integration/Delivery/Deployment
Module 5
Solution Delivery Done Right
1. Evolutionary Design
2. Software Engineering and Teams
3. DevOps Pipeline and Delivery
4. Modern Architecture Stack
Module 6
Digital Transformation and the Cloud
1. Digital Transformation and the Solution Architect
2. Making the Most of the Cloud
3. Complex Cloud Scenarios
Module 7
Information and Integration
1. Modern Solution Information Patterns in Microservices and Cloud
2. Information Architecture Opportunities
3. Integration Architectures with APIs, Serverless, Microservices and Legacy
4. Bringing It Back to the Solution
Module 8
Working with the Enterprise
1. Change Management
2. Governance and Risk
3. Enterprise Frameworks and overlaps
4. Building a Complete Architecture Engagement Model
Teaching Modalities
- 5 days
- 4 lessons per day
- Full time
- 45 min presentation
- 45 min workshops with. group
- Classroom
- Classwork – Miro
- Course Material – MS Teams
- 9 weeks
- 4 hrs per week plus homework Total 6 hrs/wk
- 45 min lessons
- 1 hr group work
- Homework
- Final presentation to instructor for grade
- Online (Teams)
- Homework – Miro
- Course Material – MS Teams
- 10 weeks
- 2 hrs Online Self-Paced
- 2 hrs Homework
- 2 hrs Mentor meeting to review homework
- Final presentation to mentor for grade
- Online Instructor Reviewed
- Homework
- Homework – Miro
- Course Material – Chronus
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