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relevant all-round architect courses I have come across.” CTO “The most inspiring and useful course I have been on” Architect. “Depth and breadth of knowledge second to none.” Architect |
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“A good ESA course really goes a long way to become an
excellent architect.
I attended one of Graham's courses and it made me a much
better architect.” 2023
Our courses help you pass
exams for one or two certificates
from three industry bodies.
The
British Computer Society (BCS) foundation and
practitioner-level architect certificates
The International Software Architecture Qualification Board (iSAQB) certified professional
software architect.
The Open Group is a global consortium that develops open,
vendor-neutral technology standards and certifications.
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ESA |
5 day |
classroom |
Enterprise and solution architecture practitioner |
PCESA |
Avancier / BCS (*) |
£2,090 |
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4 day |
classroom |
Architecture concepts and domains foundation |
FCACD |
BCS |
£1,590 |
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SSA |
4 day |
Zoom |
Software architecture foundations |
CPSA-F |
iSAQB |
£1,590 (+) |
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3 day |
Zoom |
Architecture concepts and domains |
FCACD |
BCS |
£1,290 |
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CPSA-F |
3 day |
Zoom |
Software architecture foundations |
CPSA-F |
iSAQB |
£1,190 (+) |
Both
SSA and ESA courses include examination for the Foundation Certificate in
Architecture Concepts and Domains, details
here.
Both
add value to the syllabus. SSA has a small case study. ESA has a large case
study.
By adding one more day to SSA, you can sit the exam
to be a certified professional software architect.
By adding one more day to ESA, you can sit the exam
for a case-study-based practitioner
certificate in ESA from Avancier.
(*)
During 2024, the BCS will replace their old PCESA certificate by a very
different interview-based
Practitioner Certificate.
Call
us on 020 8949 8077 for advice on how to proceed from the ESA course to that
interview.
(+) Our CPSA-F course
prepares you the Foundation Certificate in Software Architecture (250 euros + VAT).
Read
this feedback from the first running of the
course
Call
us on 020 8949 8077 to say whether you want us to purchase a voucher, or decide
and pay after the course.
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Courses that help you pass exams for certificates |
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ESA:
Enterprise & Solution Architect Classroom: usually Epsom,
SW of London. Price
includes exam fee(s) and exams. 4th day exam: BCS: Foundation Certificate in
Architecture Concepts and Domains 5th day exam: Avancier: Certified Enterprise and
Solution Architecture Practitioner The
BCS are replacing their Practitioner Certificate by an interview. Call us for
advice on that. “I highly recommend Avancier
Limited if you actually want to learn, not just pass the exam… a really
enjoyable and informative course.” “I thoroughly
enjoyed your teaching, the work and the time to think about what I am and am
not doing properly at the moment.” “Excellent course. I enjoyed every minute. Almost everything relevant
to what I do. Great to meet you and thanks for an excellent week!” |
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SSA:
Solution & Software Architect Zoom. Price
includes exam fee(s), one exam within the course, and one exam the day after. 3rd day exam: BCS: Foundation Certificate in Architecture
Concepts and Domains Prepares
candidates for iSAQB: Certified Professional for Software Architecture –
Foundation “Thanks again for passing on your knowledge
and wisdom and not just reading out the syllabus. I appreciated your real-life
examples and going the extra mile to explain in more depth. Defo a worthwhile course!” |
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CPSA-F: Software Architect Zoom Price
excludes the exam fee - unless you ask us to buy a voucher for you.. The course is 3 days; you sit
the on-line exam the next day, or whenever you choose Prepares
candidates for iSAQB: Certified Professional for Software Architecture –
Foundation Read this feedback from the first running of the course |
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TOGAF: The
Open Group Architecture Framework On-site: private courses only. Price excludes the exam
fee. “Thank so much for the wisdom you
imparted”. |
TOGAF® and ArchiMate® are registered
trademarks of The Open Group.
Public course dates are
shown on the calendar below. Private courses are arranged on request.
Book a course place No risk to you booking Ask
for a discount or information
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UK venues for public courses: Epsom or elsewhere in the London area.
Other possible venues: Utrecht, Zagreb, and onsite for private courses.
Call 07711 884412 for
information you cannot find on this web site about
public or private courses.
This 3 day classroom course prepares you for on-line exam to the CPSA-F certificate, the day after the course.
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Mon |
1. Basic concepts Services and interfaces |
2. Roles and responsibilities, Architect roles |
3. Context and requirements Case study part 1 |
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4. Design principles From mainframes to distributed
systems |
5. Design patterns Microservices |
6. Additional considerations 7. Approaches & methods |
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Wed |
7-8 iSAQB
4 view approach Case study part
2 |
8. Documentation & communication 9. Architecture Evaluate & ATAM |
Exam preparation |
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Thurs |
Private study |
Private study |
CPSA-F exam
on-line |
This 4 or 5 day classroom course prepares you for one or two exams.
It includes a case study that adds value to the BCS FCACD syllabus.
The “P” below divides the foundation material from additional practitioner-level material.
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Mon |
1 FUNDAMENTALS Levels and domains Business case. Drivers Gap
analysis Governance,
risk and compliance P Systems, modularity, hierarchies Enterprise & solution architect roles |
FUNDAMENTALS cont. Relevant frameworks Architecture description. Professional standards P Architecture processes Architecture products Architecture reference models |
P Principles Scoping Stakeholders and concerns Goals and requirements |
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Tues |
2
BUSINESS ARCHITECTURE Meaning
and objectives Artefacts
and activities Business structure and
behavior P Enterprise business architecture Business behavior decomposition Solution business architecture |
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DATA ARCHITECTURE Meaning
and objectives Artefacts
and activities Data
v information Data structures and qualities P Enterprise data architecture Data stores Data flows |
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APPLICATIONS ARCHITECTURE Meaning
and objectives Artefacts
and activities Cross-reference
grids Kinds
of application P Application portfolio rationalization Applications services Integration tools and patterns |
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INFRASTRUCTURE ARCHITECTURE Meaning
and objectives Artefacts
and Activities P Technology portfolio rationalization Application deployment |
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SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE Meaning,
objectives Artefacts
and activities Software
modeling |
P Design principles ainframes
to distributed systems SOA
design option exercise |
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Thurs |
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SECURITY & OTHER NFRS Meaning
and objectives Artefacts
and activities Standards Domain
security P Performance, availability, recoverability, integrity, security, etc. |
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SOLUTION ARCH. PROCESS Meaning
and objectives Artefacts
and activities Solution
requirements Solution
architecture lifecycle |
FCACD
prep and exam Candidates
sit the exam in class |
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Fri |
MIGRATION PLANNING Migration path Business case |
ARCHITECTURE
MANAGEMENT The agile mindset Governance etc. |
ESAP
prep and exam Candidates
sit the exam in class |
This 3 or 4 day on-line course prepares you for one or two on-line industry exams.
It includes case study work and materials that add value to both BCS and iSAQB syllabuses.
The pink sections of the course in the first three days cover content in the syllabus of both certificates.
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Mon |
1 FUNDAMENTALS Levels and domains Business case. Drivers, Gap
analysis Governance,
risk and compliance Frameworks, description, standards |
CPSA-F 1.
Basic concepts 2.
Roles, responsibilities |
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BUSINESS ARCHITECTURE Meaning
and objectives Artefacts
and activities Business structure and behavior |
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CPSA-F 3.
Context and requirements CASE
STUDY part 1 |
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DATA ARCHITECTURE Meaning
and objectives Artefacts
and activities Data
v information Data structures and qualities ++ Data stores Data flows |
3
APPLICATIONS ARCHITECTURE Meaning
and objectives Artefacts
and activities Cross-reference
grids Kinds
of application ++ Application services Integration tools and patterns |
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SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE Meaning
and objectives Artefacts
and activities Software
modeling |
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CPSA-F 4. Design principles From mainframes to
distributed systems SOA
design option exercise |
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Wed |
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INFRASTRUCTURE ARCHITECTURE Meaning
and objectives Artefacts
and activities ++ Application deployment |
7
SECURITY & OTHER NFRS Meaning
and objectives Artefacts
and activities Standards Domain
security ++ Performance, availability, recoverability, integrity, security, etc. |
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SOLUTION ARCH. PROCESS Meaning
and objectives Artefacts
and activities Solution
requirements Solution
architecture lifecycle |
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exam preparation FCACD
exam in class |
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CPSA-F 5. Design patterns Microservices |
CPSA-F 6.
Additional considerations 7. Approaches & methods |
CPSA-F 7-8 iSAQB
4 view approach Case study part
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8. Documentation & communication 9. Architecture Evaluate & ATAM |
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Private study |
Private study |
CPSA-F exam
on-line |
Course
delivery £1,200 per tutor day for up to 4 delegates,
+ an amount to be determined for each delegate over 4.
+ relevant exam fees for each delegate
+ tutor
expenses
Expenses:
typically an amount in the range £700 to £1,000
If the
customer pays for transport costs, and nights in a hotel with dinners, then
Avancier will charge no expenses.
The tutor
expects to arrive late evening before the course (c22.00) and leave early
evening (c18.00) on the last day of the course.
Other prices that are usually not applicable:
+
£500 for leaving home before midday on the day before the course.
+
£500 for returning home the day after the course.
+ any taxes that apply.
We never cancel a course place and date you have paid for –
unless you ask us to.
We refund money in full if you cancel more than five days before
a course.
We offer free retraining to anybody who fails an exam.
Payment is due a week before the course, or on booking within
ten days of the course start date.
After you have paid, our policies protect you from the dodgy
practices of some other training providers.
If others drop out and the class size reduces to one, then
we offer you three options: a) go ahead with a 1-to-1 course, b) join a future course c) full money back immediately.
“For me, spot on” Architect”.
“I can highly recommend Avancier Limited
if you actually want to learn about Enterprise and Solution Architecture and
not just pass the exam. Graham Berrisford delivered a really enjoyable
and informative course.”
“I thoroughly enjoyed
your teaching, the work itself and the time those two things gave me to think
about what I am and am not doing properly at the moment.” Enterprise Architect
“Excellent
course. I enjoyed every minute of it.
Almost everything relevant to what I do every day. I'll make a post... that
highlights the value it delivers. Great to meet you and
thanks for an excellent week!”
“Whereas TOGAF training is abstract, your ESA training fleshes
it out with concrete guidance on techniques and artifacts. Much was new to me,
well beyond what I learned when studying for TOGAF. The training is more
intense – it teaches very useful stuff, as well as covering the reference model
for the exams. Internal training tends to focus on our core domain and job role (e.g.
I never see Business Architecture). This training is much broader and develops
knowledge and skills across all the domains of Solution & Enterprise
Architecture. It will be a huge benefit to me when working on future projects.”
IBM Infrastructure architect
“A great course with the content brought alive by the depth
of knowledge and understanding of the tutor which made it far more meaningful
and easier to learn - and I certainly achieved my objective of bringing
together my understanding into a coherent picture of the work and role. Do
quote me!”
“Your course is
brilliant I would recommend it to anyone.” Solution Architect
“The course was very
interesting and it is what I needed. I found it very professional and it will
help in my future career.”
“Thank you. It was
amazing how [the training] helped me understand architecture terms and
concepts. I have started to put into practice some lessons learned and look
forward to the practitioner course soon.”
“I really enjoyed your
course and [have since] found the material you presented very useful.”
Solutions Architect
"explains what others (TOGAF, CMU…) leave obscure."
“Really good and provided
me with new views on EA and SA – one of the best trainings I attended.”
Enterprise Architect
“Your exam
preparation really useful (a key objective for me).” Consultant
“One of the few people I know who can articulate this area
and subject in an understandable format.” Consultant
“It is amazing how my
conversations have changed! On Monday I had three conversations that [made me] realise the positive effect the course has had… many things
I now understand that I had only the smallest glimmer of before.” Infrastructure architect.
“An
intensive course, covering the end-to-end of enterprise and solution architecture,
from a tutor with a clear in depth knowledge and experience of his subject
matter. A ‘must’ for all technologists,
not just architects, it provides the structure of what all of us do on a day to
day basis, business, data, systems and technology.” Solution architect
“thank
you for an interesting and stimulating course. It covered a lot of what I was
expecting and more, and opened my eyes to architecture questions and concerns I
need to be more familiar with.... Your anecdotes and examples helped make what
is often a dry subject more interesting... [it] really
helped me to grab the fundamentals of what it takes to be an Enterprise
Architect.” Business intelligence architect.”
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