Course #:WA2343 Fundamentals of Architectural Thinking Training 04/27/2020 - 04/28/2020 USD$1,395.00 Instructor Led Virtual Courseware: Available for sale This course is for architects of all types (EA, solution architecture, technical architecture, etc.). It covers core architecture concepts: Architecture Principles, Stakeholders, Views & Viewpoints, Quality Attributes, Nonfunctional requirements, Tactics, Patterns, and Techniques. Audience Architects Prerequisites None Duration 2 Days Outline of Fundamentals of Architectural Thinking Training Chapter 1 - Introduction Introductions Course Outline Handouts & Appendices Practical Application Practical Application: Filling Your Toolbox Course Evaluation & Questions Course Delivery Overview Chapter 2 - Architecture Overview Architecture Architects Importance of Architecture Communications Vehicle Among Stakeholders The Project is Organized Around Architectural Elements What is a System? Why Focus on Structure? Architecturally Significant Architecturally Significant Elements Solution Architecture Solution Architecture Context Solution Architecture & Domains SA Spans All Domains Relationship to EA Architecture Development Process Solution Architecture Stakeholders Solution Architecture Deliverables EA Involvement in SA Agile Architecture Continuous Architecture Group Discussion: Architecture Summary Chapter 3 - Architecture Strategies Fundamental Architecture Concepts Abstraction Coupling Cohesion Decomposition & Modularization Encapsulation & Information Hiding Separation of Interface & Implementation Architecture Principles Components of Principles Qualities of a Good Set of Principles Example: Architecture Principles Sample: Architecture Principles Summary Chapter 4 - Core Architecture Methods Shared Vision Example Shared Vision Draw the Boundary Well-defined Interface Example: Context Diagram Identify the External Interfaces Subsystems Subsystem Context Diagram Layers Example: Subsystems with Layers Components Decomposing the System Requirements Allocation Group Discussion: Requirements Allocation Summary Chapter 5 - Agile Architecture What is the Problem We're Trying to Solve? Prioritization Integration What About How the Environment Has Changed? So What to Do? Goals of Agile Architecture Benefits Agile Architecture at Work Agile Architecture for Agile Software Projects Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Continuous Architecture Agile Architecture for Software Agile Architecture Research Agile Architecture Research Example 1 Agile Architecture Research Example 2 Agile Architecture Research Example 3 Agile Architecture as an EA Practice Agile Architecture in the Industry Agile Architecture for EA Conclusion Summary Chapter 6 - Architecture Requirements Architecture Quality Attributes Quality of Service Requirement Categories Checklist: Quality Attribute (QA) Categories Trade-off Analysis Group Discussion: Trade-offs Technique: Requirement Patterns Tool: Non-Functional Requirement Patterns Checklist: Requirement Statement Best Practices Technique: Architecture Change Cases Template: Elements of a Change Case Example: Change Case Eliciting Change Cases Group Discussion: Change Case Summary Chapter 7 - Stakeholder Management Stakeholders Stakeholder Management When to Focus on Stakeholder Management Steps in the Stakeholder Management Process Identifying Stakeholders Example Stakeholders & Concerns Views and Viewpoints Example View: Claim Handling from a Process Viewpoint Classifying Stakeholde Positions: The Stakeholder Matrix Determining the Stakeholder Management Approach and Tailoring the Deliverables: The Stakeholder Map Example: Stakeholder Map Template: Stakeholder Map Matrix Template Summary Chapter 8 - Architecture Techniques Progressive Filtering Rubric Example: Service Design Rubric Example: Architecture Rubric Refactoring Think About the Future, But Wait to Act Feature Tree Decision Tables Decision Table Example Flowcharts Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threat (SWOT) Analysis Example: SWOT Layout SWOT Steps Summary Chapter 9 - Architecture Deliverables Documentation Best Practices Architecture Requirements Document Template: Requirements Specification IEEE Architectural Description Document Template: Architectural Description Document TOGAF Architecture Definition Document Templates: Architectural Definition Document Group Discussion: Architecture Definition Documents Interface Design Document Template: Interface Design Document Database Design Document Template: Database Design Document Platform Design Document Template: Platform Design Document Architecture Decision Document Template: Architecture Decision Document Group Discussion: Documentation Verbal Supports: CREST Group Discussion: Presentations Summary Chapter 10 - The Architecture Toolbox Improving Architecture Skills Improving Architecture Skills: Spend Time @ the Library Improving Architecture Skills: Use Cookbooks Improving Architecture Skills: Practice with Mentors Improving Architecture Skills: Look for Existing Stuff Improving Architecture Skills: Build a Toolbox What Goes in A Toolbox Business Analysis Book of Knowledge (BABOK) Resource: Business Architecture Body of Knowledge (BIZBOK™) DAMA DMBOK Software Engineering Institute (SEI) Software Engineering Book of Knowledge (SWEBOK) OpenUp Microsoft Library Financial Industry Organizations Health Industry Organizations Retail Industry Organizations Technology Industry Organizations Reference Library Practitioner Toolbox Items Group Discussion: Toolbox Items Summary Handout 1 - Sample Principles Business Principles Data Principles Application Principles Technology Principles Governance Principles SOA Governance Principles Handout 2 - Requirement Patterns Handout 3 - Rubric Worksheet Appendix A - Reference Library Overview Industry Organizations References & Further Reading Appendix B - Architecture Tactics Tactics Availability Tactics Modifiability Tactics Performance Tactics Security Tactics Testability Tactics Usability Tactics Approach for Describing Tactics Group Discussion: Tactics Pipes & Filters: Tactics Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA): Tactics Architectural Patterns and Corresponding Tactics for Modifiability Summary Appendix C - Patterns What are Patterns? Elements of a Pattern Pattern Levels Pattern Types How to Start Using Patterns? Common Architectural Patterns Layers Pattern Example: Retail Layered Architecture Object-Oriented Design Patterns OO Design Patterns Structural Design Pattern: Facade Pattern Example Enterprise Integration Patterns Messaging Systems: Overview Example Pattern: Pipes and Filters Example: Monitoring Credit Bureau EAA Patterns Model-View-Controller (MVC) Pattern SOA Patterns Example: Saga Pattern Business Process Patterns Example: Synchronizing Merge Pattern Configuration Management Patterns New Patterns Continue to Emerge Group Discussion: Patterns Summary Appendix D - Pattern List Appendix E - Interface Specifications Interface Specification Best Practices Appendix F - Architecture Glossary ABC DEF GHI MNO PQR STU VWXYZ Lab Exercises Lab 1. RequirementsLab 2. System ScopeLab 3. Architecture TechniquesLab 4. Start Your Architecture Toolbox We regularly offer classes in these and other cities. Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Calgary, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Jacksonville, Miami, Montreal, New York City, Orlando, Ottawa, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Seattle, Toronto, Vancouver, Washington DC. View Course Outline Share This Request On-Site or Customized Course Info REGISTER FOR A COURSEWARE SAMPLE x Sent First Name Last Name Email Request On-Site or Customized Course Info x Sent First Name Last Name Phone Number Company Name Email Question
Course #:WA2343 Fundamentals of Architectural Thinking Training 04/27/2020 - 04/28/2020 USD$1,395.00 Instructor Led Virtual Courseware: Available for sale This course is for architects of all types (EA, solution architecture, technical architecture, etc.). It covers core architecture concepts: Architecture Principles, Stakeholders, Views & Viewpoints, Quality Attributes, Nonfunctional requirements, Tactics, Patterns, and Techniques. Audience Architects Prerequisites None Duration 2 Days Outline of Fundamentals of Architectural Thinking Training Chapter 1 - Introduction Introductions Course Outline Handouts & Appendices Practical Application Practical Application: Filling Your Toolbox Course Evaluation & Questions Course Delivery Overview Chapter 2 - Architecture Overview Architecture Architects Importance of Architecture Communications Vehicle Among Stakeholders The Project is Organized Around Architectural Elements What is a System? Why Focus on Structure? Architecturally Significant Architecturally Significant Elements Solution Architecture Solution Architecture Context Solution Architecture & Domains SA Spans All Domains Relationship to EA Architecture Development Process Solution Architecture Stakeholders Solution Architecture Deliverables EA Involvement in SA Agile Architecture Continuous Architecture Group Discussion: Architecture Summary Chapter 3 - Architecture Strategies Fundamental Architecture Concepts Abstraction Coupling Cohesion Decomposition & Modularization Encapsulation & Information Hiding Separation of Interface & Implementation Architecture Principles Components of Principles Qualities of a Good Set of Principles Example: Architecture Principles Sample: Architecture Principles Summary Chapter 4 - Core Architecture Methods Shared Vision Example Shared Vision Draw the Boundary Well-defined Interface Example: Context Diagram Identify the External Interfaces Subsystems Subsystem Context Diagram Layers Example: Subsystems with Layers Components Decomposing the System Requirements Allocation Group Discussion: Requirements Allocation Summary Chapter 5 - Agile Architecture What is the Problem We're Trying to Solve? Prioritization Integration What About How the Environment Has Changed? So What to Do? Goals of Agile Architecture Benefits Agile Architecture at Work Agile Architecture for Agile Software Projects Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Continuous Architecture Agile Architecture for Software Agile Architecture Research Agile Architecture Research Example 1 Agile Architecture Research Example 2 Agile Architecture Research Example 3 Agile Architecture as an EA Practice Agile Architecture in the Industry Agile Architecture for EA Conclusion Summary Chapter 6 - Architecture Requirements Architecture Quality Attributes Quality of Service Requirement Categories Checklist: Quality Attribute (QA) Categories Trade-off Analysis Group Discussion: Trade-offs Technique: Requirement Patterns Tool: Non-Functional Requirement Patterns Checklist: Requirement Statement Best Practices Technique: Architecture Change Cases Template: Elements of a Change Case Example: Change Case Eliciting Change Cases Group Discussion: Change Case Summary Chapter 7 - Stakeholder Management Stakeholders Stakeholder Management When to Focus on Stakeholder Management Steps in the Stakeholder Management Process Identifying Stakeholders Example Stakeholders & Concerns Views and Viewpoints Example View: Claim Handling from a Process Viewpoint Classifying Stakeholde Positions: The Stakeholder Matrix Determining the Stakeholder Management Approach and Tailoring the Deliverables: The Stakeholder Map Example: Stakeholder Map Template: Stakeholder Map Matrix Template Summary Chapter 8 - Architecture Techniques Progressive Filtering Rubric Example: Service Design Rubric Example: Architecture Rubric Refactoring Think About the Future, But Wait to Act Feature Tree Decision Tables Decision Table Example Flowcharts Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threat (SWOT) Analysis Example: SWOT Layout SWOT Steps Summary Chapter 9 - Architecture Deliverables Documentation Best Practices Architecture Requirements Document Template: Requirements Specification IEEE Architectural Description Document Template: Architectural Description Document TOGAF Architecture Definition Document Templates: Architectural Definition Document Group Discussion: Architecture Definition Documents Interface Design Document Template: Interface Design Document Database Design Document Template: Database Design Document Platform Design Document Template: Platform Design Document Architecture Decision Document Template: Architecture Decision Document Group Discussion: Documentation Verbal Supports: CREST Group Discussion: Presentations Summary Chapter 10 - The Architecture Toolbox Improving Architecture Skills Improving Architecture Skills: Spend Time @ the Library Improving Architecture Skills: Use Cookbooks Improving Architecture Skills: Practice with Mentors Improving Architecture Skills: Look for Existing Stuff Improving Architecture Skills: Build a Toolbox What Goes in A Toolbox Business Analysis Book of Knowledge (BABOK) Resource: Business Architecture Body of Knowledge (BIZBOK™) DAMA DMBOK Software Engineering Institute (SEI) Software Engineering Book of Knowledge (SWEBOK) OpenUp Microsoft Library Financial Industry Organizations Health Industry Organizations Retail Industry Organizations Technology Industry Organizations Reference Library Practitioner Toolbox Items Group Discussion: Toolbox Items Summary Handout 1 - Sample Principles Business Principles Data Principles Application Principles Technology Principles Governance Principles SOA Governance Principles Handout 2 - Requirement Patterns Handout 3 - Rubric Worksheet Appendix A - Reference Library Overview Industry Organizations References & Further Reading Appendix B - Architecture Tactics Tactics Availability Tactics Modifiability Tactics Performance Tactics Security Tactics Testability Tactics Usability Tactics Approach for Describing Tactics Group Discussion: Tactics Pipes & Filters: Tactics Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA): Tactics Architectural Patterns and Corresponding Tactics for Modifiability Summary Appendix C - Patterns What are Patterns? Elements of a Pattern Pattern Levels Pattern Types How to Start Using Patterns? Common Architectural Patterns Layers Pattern Example: Retail Layered Architecture Object-Oriented Design Patterns OO Design Patterns Structural Design Pattern: Facade Pattern Example Enterprise Integration Patterns Messaging Systems: Overview Example Pattern: Pipes and Filters Example: Monitoring Credit Bureau EAA Patterns Model-View-Controller (MVC) Pattern SOA Patterns Example: Saga Pattern Business Process Patterns Example: Synchronizing Merge Pattern Configuration Management Patterns New Patterns Continue to Emerge Group Discussion: Patterns Summary Appendix D - Pattern List Appendix E - Interface Specifications Interface Specification Best Practices Appendix F - Architecture Glossary ABC DEF GHI MNO PQR STU VWXYZ Lab Exercises Lab 1. RequirementsLab 2. System ScopeLab 3. Architecture TechniquesLab 4. Start Your Architecture Toolbox We regularly offer classes in these and other cities. Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Calgary, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Jacksonville, Miami, Montreal, New York City, Orlando, Ottawa, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Seattle, Toronto, Vancouver, Washington DC. View Course Outline Share This Request On-Site or Customized Course Info REGISTER FOR A COURSEWARE SAMPLE x Sent First Name Last Name Email Request On-Site or Customized Course Info x Sent First Name Last Name Phone Number Company Name Email Question
