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What an interesting day. For a while now I have wanted to do some sort of certification in the enterprise architecture realm. Mainly because I want to see if what I say all the time is actually the case and having a certification proving you know what you talking about never hurts!

Well I was extremely pleased with day one of the two day training presented by http://www.realirm.com. The supporting documents are clear, there are no gaps in the presenters knowledge and the environment is fun and interactive yet professional.

I was very please to find that my ideas are correct but today also filled in a few gaps I have been struggling with. The thing that has become glaringly clear is that the role of enterprise architect is one often misunderstood. While a technical background is a good idea, a great deal of the initial work is done outside the context of any specific technologies. This is the part I absolutely love! Being presented with a problem or in TOGAF terms a “concern” then finding solutions to that concern. Problem solving is something I thoroughly enjoy, whether it be code based or business based.

Really looking to tomorrow and once I have finished the foundational aspect I will most definitely be doing the next level.

For more info on TOGAF check out:

http://www.opengroup.org/togaf/

Other interesting links

http://www.zachman.com/

http://www.isaca.org/Knowledge-Center/COBIT/Pages/Overview.aspx

http://www.itil-officialsite.com/

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