1. The Motivation for CITA
• Have seen too many large IT projects failed
– Minimum IT architecture works
– Leave the architecture works to most Junior staff
• IT Architect works & roles have been overlooked
– No career path as an IT Architect.
– IT Architects couldn’t find peers & right resources
– Want to BECOME AN IT ARCHITECT but don’t know how, none of University
offers Degree in IT Architecture
• Issues Finding Architecture Resources
– Google Search Result for Books as of October 09 => Marketing: ~29,000 –
Publishing: ~171,000 – Building Architecture: 43,000 – Software or IT
Architecture: ~700
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2. Other Respected Professions…
Medical Profession
/ Doctor Building Architect
Legal /
Lawyers
Engineering Profession
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3. How about IT Architect?
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4. Seriously, who we are?
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5. So, Who is an IT Architect?
• Super-developer?
• Super-Database Administrator?
• IT/Development Manager?
• Developer Lead with business competence?
• Business person with technical competence?
• Network and System specialist with having business
sense and strong infrastructure competence?
• IT person who can bridge between business and
technology ?
• All of the above?
• Technology Strategist for the business?
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6. Various IT Architect roles today
• Strategic Architect (CTO/CIO)
• Security Architect
• Information/Data Architect
• Solutions Architect
• Infrastructure/Network Architect
• Software Architect
• Application Architect
• Business Architect
• User Experience Architect
• Enterprise Architect
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7. Why do Industry Needs Good IT
Architects?
40%
40% of Enterprise Architecture
Failure by 2010 (Gartner Report)
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8. Why do Industry Needs Good IT
Architects? Cont…
60%-70%
~65% of IT projects failed in
some way (Standish & Gartner
Report)
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9. Why do Industry Needs Good IT
Architects? Cont…
80%+
80%+ of IT budget spent on
maintenance only (Forrester
Report)
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10. So, what are the benefits of
being an IT Architect?
1. Increase Shareholder Value
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11. So, what are the benefits of
being an IT Architect? Cont…
2. Increase IT Project Success
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12. So, what are the benefits of
being an IT Architect? Cont…
3. Apply Standard Skill Set
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13. So, what are the benefits of
being an IT Architect? Cont…
4. Create repeatable IT Success
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14. So, what are the benefits of
being an IT Architect? Cont…
5. Create predictable IT Success
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15. So, what are the benefits of
being an IT Architect? Cont…
6. Boost Prestige & Image
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16. So, what are the benefits of
being an IT Architect? Cont…
7. The old saying:
“is not what you do but who you
know”
And the new saying:
“is not who you know but who
knows you”
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17. Challenges faced as an IT
Architect in the industry?
How to hire and get hired as an
IT Architect?
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18. Challenges faced in establishing
industry IT Architect Profession
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19. What should we do in fixing all
these issues?
Nothing is working?
What’s next? …
Introducing the IASA Certifications and
Board Certified IT Architect (CITA)
Certifications
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20. The Benefits of IT Architect
Certifications?
1. To deliver more business
values of IT
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21. The Benefits of IT Architect
Certifications? Cont…
2. Help to grow in my IT career
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22. The Benefits of IT Architect
Certifications? Cont…
3. To establish IT Architect as a
recognized profession in
industry
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23. The Benefits of IT Architect
Certifications? Cont…
4. To revitalize IT Image or
Impression of IT to the
Business
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24. The Benefits of IT Architect
Certifications? Cont…
5. To show others what they
don’t haves (motivation and
prestige)
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25. The Benefits of IT Architect
Certifications? Cont…
6. First, by delivering more
business $$$ and then,
hopefully making more $$$
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26. Pragmatic Approach on IT Architect
Certification Development – the journey
1. Create a Profession (umm, look around you, since 2002)
2. All works must be based on IT Architect practitioners (no vendor
companies influenced, since 2002)
3. Develop a baseline on IT Architect skill set (2004-2005)
4. Construct ITABOK-IT Architecture Body of Knowledge (2005-2007)
5. Convert ITABOK to a curriculum for training and teaching IT
Architect i.e. ATP-Architect Training Program (2008)
6. Introduce IASA Certification and Board CITA Certification to certify
IT Architects (end 2009)
7. Market, prove and deliver IT Architecture business values (2010+)
• Note: All established professions work this way
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27. Education Journey &
Professional Platform for IT
Architects
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28. IASA IT Architect Certifications IFC, IAC,
Board CITA Professional & Master
 IFC (IASA Foundation Certification) - Level 1
 100 minutes exams to answer 70 questions
 based on training to cover the introduction of 5 pillars of IT
Architecture Foundational Body of Knowledge
 IAC (IASA Associate Certification) – Level 2
 Many exams & training courses to cover all 5 pillars in detail
 Knowledge based and partnership formed with universities
 Board CITA (Certified IT Architect) Professional – Level 3
 Work, Experience & Capability Based
 Panel and Board Interviews ~ 2-3 hours
 Board CITA (Certified IT Architect) Master - Level 4
 Knowledge, Experience & Contribution Based
 Regarded as a thought-leader in local community
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29. IASA Certifications are based on
Rigorous IT Skills Taxonomy - ITABOK
Enterprise Architecture
• All specializations must
be based on Foundation IASA FoundationCertified
IASA Associate Certified
Body of Knowledge Software
Architecture
Infrastructure
Architecture
Information
Architecture
Business
Architecture
• Taxonomy includes 250 Board CITA-Professional
Foundation Body of Knowledge
IT Skill Set Library Design &
• Skills must be practical,
IASA Foundation
Human Dynamics
Board CITA-Master
relevant and necessary
Certified
Quality Attributes
IASA Associate Certified
• Taxonomy is versioned IT Environment
and maintained, now
Business Technology Strategy
Ver. 2.0 (Oct 09)
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30. Maintaining IT Architect
Certifications are based on CEU
• No Re-certification
• Follows the world’s most successful professional
certification
– Requires continuous learning, professional contribution and
performing professional tasks/duties
• Maintain Continue Education Unit (CEU) i.e. learning
hours (every 3 years)
– IFC (IASA Foundation Certified) requires 30 CEU (hours)
– Board CITA-Professional required 60 CEU (hours)
• CEU Reporting forms can be downloaded from
website
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31. Preparing for IASA Foundation
(IFC) Certification exam
• It is optional
• Online or in-person training courses
– IT Architect Foundation 101 (4 Days)
– IT Architect Foundation 102 (4 Days)
– Additional online courses
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32. IT Architect Foundation 101 Syllabus
Day 1 – Introduction to IT Architecture
• IT Architecture Definition & landscape
• Understanding challenges
• The Business Value of IT Architecture
• Group Discussion 1: Overcoming Challenges and Revealing
Business Values
• Business Technology Strategy Overview
• Defining Role, Scope and Context
• Group Discussion 2: Delivering Architecture Values using
technology as a strategy mechanism
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33. IT Architect Foundation 101 Syllabus
Day 2 – IT Architect Skills, Specialization and
Engagement
• Introduction to IT Architect Skill Foundations
• Group Discussion 3: Personal & Corporate IT Architect Skills
Assessment
• Choosing Specialization by understanding Discipline/Domains
• Strategy for Business Engagement
• Group Discussion 4: Case study of IT Architects in the Company
• Engagement Principles and Values
• Deciding on IT Architecture i.e. Top Down, Middle Out & Bottom
Up
• Group Discussion 5: Case Study of Top Down vs Bottom Up
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34. IT Architect Foundation 101
Syllabus
Day 3 – Business Technology Strategy: IT
Architecture Valuation
• Understanding & Demonstrating IT Architecture Values
• Valuation Skills, Techniques and Tools Overview
• Identify Business Drivers and Capabilities
• Operating Models and Organizational Dynamics
• Group Discussion 6: IT Architecture Valuation Project
• Risks mitigation and management
• Mapping Scope, Role, Specialization & Context to Business
Technology Strategy
• Group Discussion 7: Case Study on Human Capital Management
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35. IT Architect Foundation 101 Syllabus
Day 4 – IT Environment: The IT Life Cycle
• Introduction to IT Environment
• Prioritization, Requirements, Design, Delivery & Maintenance
• Group Discussion 8: Case study on Levi’s
• IT Portfolio, IT Asset & Program Management
• IT Environment Agility to support Business Demand
• Capability Mapping and Alignment with Enterprise Architecture
• Solution Development and Infrastructure Deployment
• Solution Architecture and Alignment with Enterprise Architecture
• Service Management and technical Support
• Group Discussion 9: Case study on IT Architecture Management
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36. IT Architect Foundation 102 Syllabus
Day 1 - Quality Attributes
• Introduction to Architectural Quality Attributes
• Quality attributes in Software Development & Infrastructure
Engineering
• Group Discussion 1: Identifying Quality Attributes and their
relationship in the Application Development, network and
Infrastructure
• Usability & Operation Attributes Overview
• The important & understanding of Tuning, Balancing and tradeoff
• Group Discussion 2: Quality Attributes Consideration
• Evaluation Methods & Techniques
• Group Discussion 3: Evaluating and Analyzing Quality Attributes
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37. IT Architect Foundation 102 Syllabus
Day 2: Human Dynamics
• Introduction to Human Dynamics
• Understanding of Human Behavior, Communication & Interaction
• Leadership, Mentoring & Coaching
• Situational Analysis & Conflict Resolution
• Group Discussion 4: Understanding of Human characters and
behaviors
• Delivering impactful presentation
• Group Discussion 5: Delivering Impactful Presentation
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38. IT Architect Foundation 102 Syllabus
Day 3 – Design Skills
• Introduction to the fundamental of Design Skills
• Understanding and Managing Complexity
• Requirements to Design Mapping
• Group Discussion 6: Case study on Bali Island, the whole system
design
• Business Requirement Architecture Overview
• Group Discussion 7: Case study on Guest Information System
• Modeling Techniques using abstraction & decomposition from
requirement, objects orientation, database, infrastructure and
deployment
• Group Discussion 8: Case study on Domain Modeling
• View and Viewpoints of System Design
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39. IT Architect Foundation 102 Syllabus
Day 4: Other IT Architecture Aspects & CITA
Coverage
• Introduction to Intellectual Property Right
• IT Governance and Regulatory Compliance Overview
• Group Discussion 9: Identifying Compliance Risks
• The role of Enterprise Architecture and its Lifecycle
• Group Discussion 10: Identifying Business Capabilities
• CITA-Foundation Exam Review & Discussion
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40. How to sign up?
Contact Local IASA Office & visit
the home page at
http://www.iasahome.org/web/hom
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41. IT Architect Regional Conference
Enterprise Innovation through Architecture Resilience
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