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IT Architecture Practice
Graham BirdVice President
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John SpencerDirector, Architecture Forum
Apex PlazaForbury Road, Reading
Berkshire, RG1 1AXUnited Kingdom
Tel +44 118 950 8311 x2244Fax +44 118 950 0110
www.opengroup.org
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Agenda
q BackgroundqGoal & Rationaleq Envisaged Operationq Relationship to TOGAF Certificationq Next Steps
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Architecture Forum – Vision
q Knowledgeable and professional practitioners
q Adequate “Commercial Off-The-Shelf” tools
q An effective, open framework and method
Resource Base
BBIBSIBTRM
ADM
Target
TOGAF
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Architecture Forum – Vision
q Knowledgeable and professional practitioners
q Adequate “Commercial Off-The-Shelf” tools
q An effective, open framework and method
Resource Base
BBIBSIBTRM
ADM
Target
TOGAF
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IT Architecture Practice - Goal
q A global industry standard, including a standard certification process, for the practice of IT Architecture.
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IT Architecture Practice - Rationale
q Place the practice of IT Architecture on a more professional footing within the industry.
q Reduce the time, cost, and risk involved in training, hiring, and managing IT Architecture professionals, both internal and external.
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Background
q IT Architecture skills in increasing demand within the industry.
q The terms “Architecture”, “Architect” widely used, poorly defined in the IT industry.
q Lack of uniformity causes problems:§ Contracting consultants / professional services§ Recruiting / assigning staff to IT Architecture positions
q Mis-communication between recruiters and those seeking to fill IT Architecture roles.§ Staff apply in good faith, still lack required skills / experience.§ Staff capable of filling roles are overlooked, or do not apply.
§ Increased risk of engaging unsuitable personnel.
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Background (continued)
q Many enterprises considering an in-house “IT Architecture Practice”§ Goal: foster development of in-house skills / experience to support IT
architecture tasks within the enterprise.
q An effective certification process a key component:§ The means to formally recognize skills of practising IT Architects. § Need a similar process anyway when contracting consultants.
q BUT… Certification processes difficult and costly to set up: § Document requirements§ Establish peer review board§ Time and talent of technical leadership § Time of candidates in preparing for assessment
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How?1. Define the different “Architect” roles involved in
developing information systems.2. Identify the skills, knowledge, proficiency levels,
and experience necessary for each role.3. Identify reliable techniques for validating (2).4. Define an effective IT Architect Certification
Process, based on (1-3).5. Encourage enterprises with IT Architecture
practices to establish internal certification programs based on (1-4).
6. Implement a program to accredit conformant certification programs, to achieve a global level playing-field for IT Architect certification.
… How Far?
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Roles…
Standardsbody
Certification Authority Certification
ProviderArchitecture
Practice User
ProvidesArchitecturalServices to
EvaluatesArchitects
of
AccreditsCertificationProgram of
Specifiesprocedures& standards
Certifies theArchitects
of
RecommendsCertification
to
AccreditationAuthority
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… and Players
Standardsbody
Certification Authority Certification
ProviderArchitecture
Practice UserAccreditation
Authority
IT vendor and customer enterprises -- any one, two, or three roles
The Open Group Architecture Forum (possibly with others) --standards
The Open Group company (possibly with others) --Certification/Accreditation
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Relationship to TOGAF Certification
q Complementary, not competing, programsq TOGAF Certification about knowledge and
experience of TOGAF (specifically)q IT Architecture Practice about overall profession of IT
Architecture§ Typically, IT Architects need to know more than one
architecting framework / method§ TOGAF could (but need not) be one such method§ In which case, TOGAF certification would be an
accepted credit for this program
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Stakeholder categories
q Enterprise Users q IT industry§ Individual IT Architects§ Suppliers of architecting services – internal or external
(professional services organizations)§ Suppliers of certification & supporting services§ The Open Group
q Academic institutionsq Education & Training organizationsq Professional Bodies and Associations q Legislators q Recruitment Organizations
q 28 Stakeholder categories identified
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The story so farq November 2001 – Workgroup meeting hosted by IBM in
New Yorkq June 2002 – UK Chapter BoF meeting in London§ Separating the issues§ Identifying the stakeholders
q October 2002 – Cannes meeting§ Matrix of benefits against stakeholders
q February 2003 – San Francisco meeting§ TOGAF Certification launched§ Agreement to canvass other bodies§ IEEE, WWISA, . . . .
q June 2003 – Workgroup meeting hosted by IBM in New York§ Strawman IT Architecture Skills Matrix
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Next Steps
q Further development of the IT Architecture Skills Matrix within the Architecture Forum§ To be discussed in tomorrow’s Architecture
Forum workshop
q Survey The Open Group membership to further understand drivers and barriers
q Promote and recruit
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