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Our courses – on the calendar below - lead to architect
certificates from three industry bodies.
Namely: the British Computer Society, the iSAQB and The Open
Group.
FCACD: to the BCS Foundation
Certificate in Architecture Concepts and Domains (“open
in new window”)
Attend our 3 day on-line FCACD
course (or the first four days of our classroom F+P course).
PCESA: to the BCS Practitioner
Certificate in Enterprise and Solution Architecture (“open in new window”)
Attend our 3 day on-line PCESA
course (or the combined F+P course
below).
F+P: Foundation + Practitioner: Attend our 5
day F+P classroom course that
covers both syllabuses.
“A good F+P 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.”
CPSA-F: to the Certified
Professional Software Architect – Foundation from International
Software Architecture Qualification Board (iSAQB).
TOGAF: to certification in The
Open Group Architecture Framework from The Open Group.
Public course dates are shown on the calendar below.
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“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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All prices exclude VAT.
Zoom. Small case study.
(This course can be extended, on request, to include the CPSA-F course.)
FCACD 3 day
£1,290, including the FCACD exam fee
Prepares you for the BCS
Foundation Certificate in Architecture Concepts and Domains.
You take the on-line exam after the course, when you choose.
“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!”
Zoom. Large case
study.
PCESA 3 + 1
day, £1,590, including the PCESA exam
fee
Prepares you to be interviewed
for the BCS Practitioner Certificate in Enterprise and Solution
Architecture.
And sit the case-study-based Avancier
Practitioner Certificate in Enterprise and Solution Architecture.
Note the BCS need up to 2 months
notice to arrange the on-line interview exam.
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The 3 day on-line course
covers the syllabus
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Then you do private
study, answering more than 100 set questions.
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Then we give you an
on-line review of preparation work set – on a day near to your interview date.
Note: If you are satisfied with
completing the case study in the course, and decide not to proceed to the PCESA
exam, we return the BCS exam fee.
Classroom (usually Epsom, SW of London). Large case study.
F+P 5 day,
£2,390, including FCACD and PCESA exam
fees
Following the course above, one more
day completes coverage of the syllabus for
the interview-based BCS
Practitioner Certificate in Enterprise and Solution Architecture.
Note the BCS need up to 2 months
notice to arrange the on-line interview exam.
So, after the course, you do private study, answering
more than 100 set questions.
And then, we give you an on-line review of preparation work set
– on a day near to your interview date.
F+P 4 day
variant, £1,490, including the FCACD
exam fee
Concludes with in-class examination to
the BCS Foundation Certificate in
Architecture Concepts and Domains, and
the case-study-based Avancier
Practitioner Certificate in Enterprise and Solution Architecture.
Zoom. Small case study.
CPSA-F,
3 day, £990, excluding the exam fee.
Leads to the Certified Professional
Software Architect – Foundation exam.
You sit the on-line exam after the course, whenever you choose.
You can ask us to buy a voucher for
you (250 euros + VAT), or choose to pay after the course.
Read this feedback
from the first running of the course.
On-site: private courses
only.
TOGAF® and ArchiMate® are
registered trademarks of The Open Group.
“Thank so much for the wisdom you
imparted”.
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.
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 (c15.00) 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.
The first three days cover content common to the
syllabus of both FCACD and CPSA-F certificates.
If you want the extended five day version, call us to
discuss,
Mon |
FUNDAMENTALS levels and domains standards and frameworks governace, risk management and compliance. |
business case. gap analysis. drivers architecture description |
BUSINESS ARCH. meaning & objectives, artifacts & activities business system structure business system behaviour |
1. Basic
concepts 2. Roles,
responsibilities 3. Context and requirements CASE STUDY part 1 |
Tues |
DATA ARCH. meaning & objectives, artifacts & activities data v information data structures |
APPLICATIONS ARCH. meaning & objectives, artifacts & activities application behaviour cross-reference grids. kinds of application. |
SOFTWARE ARCH. meaning & objectives, artifacts & activities system modelling
techniques. the role of APIs |
4. Design principles Distributed
systems Data
transformation |
Wed |
INFRASTRUCTURE ARCH. meaning & objectives, artifacts & activities technology rationalization solution technology definition |
SECURITY ARCH. meaning & objectives, artifacts & activities legislation and professional standard data, apps, infrastructure security |
SA PROCESS meaning & objectives, artifacts & activities different types of solution requirements the SA lifecycle |
FCACD exam
preparation Sit the exam
when you choose (in or after
the class) |
Thurs |
5. Design
patterns (inc Microservices) |
6. Additional considerations |
7. Approaches & methods |
7-8 iSAQB
approach |
Fri |
CASE STUDY part
2 |
8. Documentation & communication |
9. Architecture Evaluate & ATAM |
Exam preparation |
Later |
Private study |
Private study |
Private study |
CPSA-F exam |
Mon |
1. Basic
concepts |
2. Roles,
responsibilities |
3. Context and requirements |
CASE STUDY part 1 |
Tues |
4. Design Principles |
5. Design
patterns (inc microservices) |
6. Additional considerations |
7. Approaches & methods |
Wed |
7-8 iSAQB
approach CASE STUDY part
2 |
8. Documentation & communication |
9. Architecture Evaluate & ATAM |
Exam preparation |
Later |
Private study |
Private study |
Private study |
CPSA-F exam |
Mon |
Architecture
Domains and Framework 1.1 architecture in an organization 1.2 architecture relationships 1.3 architecture frameworks 1.4 industry standards |
Architecture
and the Organization 2.1 the role of architecture 2.2 business change cycle 2.3 business needs |
Professionalism
in Architecture 3.1 compliance 3.2 stakeholder types 3.3 stakeholder needs |
Tues |
Professionalism
in Architecture 3.4 influencing others 3.5 customer focus 3.6 team roles and dynamics |
Architectural
Process, Tools and Vision 5.1 SA framework. 5.3 target solution architecture 5.4 common architecture models |
5.5 common modeling techniques. 5.6 business requirement types 5.7 preparing a gap analysis |
Wed |
Planning
and Implementation 6.1 Delivery road map 5.8 Business case 5.2 SDLC varieties |
Corporate
Governance 4.1 Corporate governance 4.2 Key governance concepts 4.3 Risk management |
Quality
Assurance 6.2 Separation of concerns 6.3 Change management 6.4 Continuous improvement. Avancier PCESA exam in class |
Private study, answering more than 100 set questions |
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Later |
On-line review of preparation work set – on a date near to the
interview date. |
The first four days cover content common to the syllabus of both FCACD and PCESA certificates.
Mon |
FUNDAMENTALS Levels
and domains Standards Frameworks
Governance,
risk & compliance |
Business
case Gap
analysis Drivers Architecture
description EXTRA Architect roles |
PRACTITIONER 1.1 architecture in organization 1.2 architecture relationships 1.3 architecture frameworks 1.4 industry standards |
PRACTITIONER 2.1 the role of architecture 2.2 business change cycle 2.3 business needs … 3.1 compliance 3.2 stakeholder types 3.3 stakeholder needs |
Tues |
BUSINESS
ARCH. Meaning
& objectives, Artifacts
& activities Business
system structure Business
system behavior EXTRA Solution business architecture |
DATA
ARCH. Meaning
& objectives, Artifacts
& activities Data v information Data
structures EXTRA Enterprise data architecture Data stores and flows |
APPLICATIONS
ARCH. Meaning
& objectives, Artifacts
& activities Application
behaviour Cross-reference
grids Kinds of
application. |
EXTRA App portfolio rationalization App services Integration tools & patterns |
Wed |
SOFTWARE
ARCH. Meaning
& objectives, Artifacts
& activities System modelling techniques. The role
of APIs |
EXTRA Design
principles Distributed systems Microservices |
SECURITY
ARCH. Meaning
& objectives, Artifacts
& activities Legislation
and standards Data
security Application
security Infrastructure
security |
PRACTITIONER
5.3 target solution architecture 5.4 architecture models 5.5 modeling techniques 5.6 business requirement types 5.7 preparing a gap analysis EXTRA Design for NFR
qualities |
Thurs |
INFRASTRUCTURE
ARCH. Meaning
& objectives, Artifacts
& activities Technology
rationalization |
SA
PROCESS Meaning
& objectives, Artifacts
& activities Requirement
types The SA
lifecycle |
PRACTITIONER 5.1 SA framework. |
FCACD exam preparation FCACD exam sat in class |
Fri |
PRACTITIONER 3.4 influencing others 3.5 customer focus 3.6 team roles and dynamics |
PRACTITIONER 6.1 Delivery road map 5.8 Business case 5.2 SDLC varieties |
PRACTITIONER 4.1 Corporate governance 4.2 Key governance concepts 4.3 Risk management |
PRACTITIONER 6.2 Separation of concerns 6.3 Change management 6.4 Continuous improvement. Avancier
PCESA exam in class |
“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 F+P 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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