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    Get an Agora Insights certificate immediately on successful completion of our Business Architecture Pathway course. Share your success visually across your social platorms.

  • 600+ Practice Tests

    Practice, Practice, Practice ... Make sure you are prepared for your CBA® Exam! Build your confidence with our 600+ practice tests built by those who have got certified themselves.

  • Extensive study materials

    Make use of our library of study materials. This includes a BIZBOK® Summary Study Book, links to study guides, videos and curated learning material.

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Study Business Architecture

Looking to expand your career? Get prepared for your Certified Business Architect CBA® exam.

Business Architect Pathway Programme: CBA® Supported Learning

Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the course!

  • 2

    Module 0: Introduction to Business Architecture

  • 3

    Module 1 Business Blueprinting (Core): Capability Mapping

    • Capability Mapping Summary Guide

    • Module 1: Capability Modelling Presentation

    • Module 1: Capability Mapping Quiz
  • 4

    Module 2 Business Blueprinting (Core): Value Mapping

    • Module 2 Value Mapping Guide Study

    • Module 2 Value Mapping Presentation.pdf

    • Module 2: Value Mapping Quiz
  • 5

    Module 3 Blueprinting (Core): Organisation Mapping

    • Module 3: Organisation Mapping Presentation

    • Module 3: Organisation Modelling Quiz
  • 6

    Module 4 Business Blueprinting (Core): Information Mapping

    • Module 4: (Core) Information Mapping Presentation

    • Module 4: (Core) Information Mapping Quiz
  • 7

    Module 5 Business Blueprinting (Outer): Business Strategy Modelling

    • Module 5: (Outer) Business Strategy Modelling Presentation

    • Module 5: (Outer) Business Strategy Modelling Quiz
  • 8

    Module 6 Blueprinting (Outer): Initiative Mapping

    • Module 6: (Outer) Initiative Mapping Presentation

    • Module 6: (Outer) Initiative Mapping Quiz
  • 9

    Module 7 Business Blueprinting (Outer): Product Mapping

    • Module 7: (Outer) Product Mapping Presentation

    • Module 7: (Outer) Product Mapping Quiz
  • 10

    Module 8 Business Blueprinting (Outer): Stakeholder Mapping

    • Module 8: (Outer) Stakeholder Mapping Presentation

    • Module 8: (Outer) Stakeholder Mapping Quiz
  • 11

    Module 9 Business Blueprinting (Outer): Policy Mapping

    • Module 9: (Outer) Policy Mapping Presentation

    • Module 9: (Outer) Policy Mapping Quiz
  • 12

    Module 10 Business Architecture Practice: Getting Started, and Models

    • Module 10: Business Model Frameworks Presentation

    • Module 10: Business Model Frameworks Quiz
  • 13

    Module 11: Process Modelling and Management

    • Module 11: Process Modelling and Management Presentation

    • Module 11: Process Modelling and Management Quiz
  • 14

    Module 12: Business Architecture and Case Management

    • Module 12: Business Architecture and Case Management Presentation

    • Module 12: Business Architecture and Case Management Quiz
  • 15

    Module 13: Business Architecture and Lean Six Sigma

    • Module 13: Business Architecture and Lean Six Sigma Presentation

    • Module 13: Business Architecture and Lean Six Sigma Quiz
  • 16

    Module 14: Business Architecture and Requirements Alignment

    • Module 14: Business Architecture and Requirements Alignment Presentation

    • Module 14: Business Architecture and Requirements Alignment Quiz
  • 17

    Module 15: Business Architecture and Business Performance

    • Module 15: Business Architecture and Business Performance Presentation

    • Module 15: Business Architecture and Business Performance Quiz
  • 18

    Module 16: Business Architecture and Business Architect Roles and Responsibilities

    • Module 16: Business Architect Roles and Responsibilities Presentation

    • Module 16: Business Architect Roles and Responsibilities Quiz
  • 19

    Module 17: Business Architecture and Business Performance

    • Module 17: Business Architecture and Business Performance Presentation

    • Module 17: Business Architecture and Business Performance Quiz
  • 20

    Module 18: Business Architecture and System Development Lifecycle (SDLC)

    • Module 18: Business Architecture and System Development Lifecycle (SDLC) Presentation

    • Module 18: Business Architecture and System Development Lifecycle (SDLC) Quiz
  • 21

    Module 19: Business Architecture and Application Portfolio Management

    • Module 19: Business Architecture and Application Portfolio Management Presentation

    • Module 19: Business Architecture and Application Portfolio Management Quiz
  • 22

    Module 20: Business Architecture and Service-Orientated Architecture (SOA)

    • Module 20: Business Architecture and Service-Orientated Architecture (SOA) Presentation

    • Module 20: Business Architecture and Service-Orientated Architecture (SOA) Quiz
  • 23

    Module 21: Business Architecture and IT Application and Data Management

    • Module 21: Business Architecture and IT Application and Data Management Presentation

    • Module 21: Business Architecture and IT Application and Data Management Quiz
  • 24

    Module 22: Business Architecture and Solution Architecture/ Transformation

    • Module 23: Business Architecture and Solution Architecture/ Transformation Presentation

    • Module 23: Business Architecture and Solution Architecture/ Transformation Quiz
  • 25

    Module 23: Business Architecture Close: CBA® Certification Process

    • Module 23: Business Architecture Close: CBA® Certification Process Presentation

    • Module 24: Business Architecture Close: CBA® Certification Process Quiz
  • 26

    Next steps

    • Congrats! Here's what's next...

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    • Before you go...

Business Architects on average earn significantly higher salaries.

According to Salary.com as of May 28, 2020, the average Business Architect salary in the United States is $123,072 but the salary range typically falls between $112,551 and $134,101. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession.

Value for money prices

Get everything you need in our course, including BIZBOK® Summary Guide, videos, links to study guides and over 600 practise tests!

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How do I become a Business Architect?

Deirdre Caren provides 3 easy steps to get into the field of Business Architecture.

A little more information

The training is offered to anyone who is interested in business architecture.The Business Architecture Pathway Programme (BArch) course is simple, fast-paced and targeted to help learners understand Business Architecture using fictional business scenarios. The course is designed to prepare learners for the CBA® exam offered by the Business Architecture Guild®. Learners who successfully complete the course will obtain a Certificate of Achievement from Agora Insights Ltd.

  • BIZBOK® Guild-Aligned Training and preparation for CBA®

  • 600+ CBA® practice tests to try as many times as you want, so that you can be confident to write the exam

  • Get your Agora Insights Ltd Certificate once you have successfully completed the training

  • Learn more about Business Architecture and how it can help grow your business career

  • Talk to a mentor who will help you with any additional questions and suggestions

  • Make use of our Business Architecture Library with links to study guides to solidify your understanding

Business Architecture in a nutshell...

“Business architecture represents holistic, multidimensional business views of: capabilities, end to-end value delivery, information, and organizational structure; and the relationships among these business views and strategies, products, policies, initiatives, and stakeholders, so that businesses can tactically deliver to strategic goals”

Guild Accredited Training Partner™ (GATP™)

Some key things to know before you start the course.

Agora Insights Ltd, a Guild Accredited Training Partner™ (GATP™), helps ensure that the knowledge and skills being developed by the business architecture community are aligned with industry standards, leading to consistent practices. To achieve this, we develop our material based on A Guide to the Business Architecture Body of Knowledge® (BIZBOK® Guide).

We recommend that you become a member with the Business Architecture Guild®. From there you will  have access to their own copy of the BIZBOK® Guide, prior to starting the course.  This is OPTIONAL but will assist in meeting the learning objectives. You will still be provided with additional learning materials and links to study guides.

Go to the Business Architecture Guild® website

Get your Agora Certificate

We like to reward our learners for all their hard work, once successfully completing the course, with an Agora Insights Certificate. The Business Architecture Pathway Programme is an intense course that helps learners on their pathway to becoming a Certified Business Architect. We acknowledge that getting though the programme requires hours of hard work, study and practice to successfully achieve results.
Business Architecture Pathway Course Certificate
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Business Architecture Benefits

Why we think you should get into Business Architecture.

Are you even ready to move to Business Architecture?

At Agora, we believe that Business Architecture is a natural growth path for for many Business Analysts. According to BABOK® 3, Business Architecture is a perspective in chapter 11 of the guide.The Business Architecture Perspective highlights the unique characteristics of business analysis when practiced in the context of business architecture. Business architecture models the enterprise in order to show how strategic concerns of key stakeholders are met and to support ongoing business transformation efforts. Consider if you meet these underlying competencies.

  • a high tolerance for ambiguity and uncertainty

  • the ability to put things into a broader context

  • the ability to transform requirements and context into a concept or design of a solution

  • the ability to suppress unnecessary detail to provide higher level views

  • the ability to think in long time frames over multiple years

  • the ability to deliver tactical outcomes (short term), which simultaneously provide immediate value and contribute to achieving the business strategy (long term)

  • the ability to consider multiple scenarios or outcomes

  • the ability to interact with people at the executive level

  • the ability to lead and direct change in organizations

  • a great deal of political acumen

FAQ

Helping you understand a bit more...

  • What certificate will I get if I complete this course?

    Learners will receive a Certificate of Achievement from Agora Insights Ltd on successful completion of the course. Learner hours per module will be sent to the Business Architecture Guild®, on request, for those who want to gain CEUs.

  • How long is the course?

    The course consists of 26 modules which are approximately 2.5 hours each. In total it should take the average student 65hrs to complete the video material. There are practice exam questions that can take 1- 2 hours per module, depending on your understanding.

  • Is the course live or on demand?

    The answer is both. The whole course is "on demand" and typically drip fed so that the learner can understand module by module. Additionally we offer optional live online mentoring sessions where learners can discuss the modules with the mentor. Typically the live sessions are scheduled, recorded and topic specific.

  • What are course modules?

    We have broken the course into modules to explain specific areas of business architecture, in one sitting. Considering the field of business architecture can be substantial, we thought it best to break it up into bite size modules. This allows you to go back and focus on a particular area if required.

  • Will I be a CBA® after completing the course?

    You will get an Agora Insights certificate but we cannot issue you a CBA® certification. Agora Insights Ltd is a training partner and helps you prepare for the exam but does not offer the CBA® exam. Application, registration and taking the CBA® exam is offered by the Business Architecture Guild® which is a separate organisation. It is at the sole discretion of, and the responsibility of, the learner to apply and complete this process. Agora Insights Ltd takes no accountability for any process being operated and managed by the Business Architecture Guild® including the application, membership and CBA® exam outcomes.

  • How much will it cost

    We have several pricing options to suit your needs. This includes subscription payments, payment plans and once-off discounted plans. The Business Architecture Bundle page has all the pricing options.

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