PABLO JUNCO

Microsoft’s Enterprise Architect &

Iasa’s Spain Chapter President

Iasa CITA-P certification overview

• Who is IASA?

• Why IASA CITA-P is good for us?

• Iasa’s Foundation Pillars Overview

• IASA CITA-P Certification Process

• Preparation

• Board

• Questions & Answers

Agenda

Who is IASA?

Corporations

Independents

Service Integrators

Vendors

>30.000

Members

Global IT Architect Association

Mission

Make IT architecture the most

recognized profession in the world

Established in 1992, is the premier

association focused on the architecture

profession through the advancement

of best practices and education

IASA perspective of IT architect

Technology strategist for the business

• Deliver business value

• Help grow in career

• Establish IT architecture as recognized profession

IASA Skills Taxonomy

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Software

Architecture

Infrastructure

Architecture

Information

Architecture

Business

Architecture

Enterprise Architecture

Iasa’s Foundation Pillars

• Requirements Modeling

• Architecture Description

• Decomposition and Reuse

• Design Methodologies and Processes

• Design Patterns and Styles

• Design Analysis and Testing

• Traceability Throughout the Lifecycle

• Views & Viewpoints

• The Whole Systems Design

1) Design

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Iasa’s Foundation Pillars

• Managing the Culture

• Customer Relations

• Leadership and Management

• Peer Interaction

• Collaboration and Negotiation

• Presentation Skills

• Writing Skills

2) Human Dynamics

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Iasa’s Foundation Pillars

• Balancing and Optimizing Quality Attributes

• Manageability, Maintainability, Supportability, Extensibility, Flexibility

• Monitoring and Management

• Performance, Reliability, Availability, Scalability

• Security

• Usability, Localization, Accessibility, Personalization/ Customizability

• Packaging, Delivery, Post Deployment

3) Quality Attributes

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Iasa’s Foundation Pillars

• Technical Project Management

• Asset Management

• Change Management

• Infrastructure

• Application Development

• Governance

• Testing Methods, Tools, and Techniques

• Platforms and Frameworks

4) IT Environment

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Iasa’s Foundation Pillars

• Business Fundamentals

• Strategy Rationalization and Development

• Industry Analysis

• Business Valuation

• Investment Prioritization and Planning

• Requirements Discovery and Constraints Analysis

• Compliance

• Business Architecture Methods & Tools

• Decision Support

• Knowledge Management

5) Business Technology Strategy

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Certified Information Technology Architect

• The CITA-P certified architects are fully qualified to lead large projects

and initiatives within their specialization

• Most CITA-P candidates have between 6 and 10 years of experience

as an Architect.

• The CITA-S certified architects are fully qualified to lead small-

medium sized projects and initiatives within their specialization.

• CITA-S generally have more of 6 years of experience as an architect

A specialization based credential focusing on in-depth, role-specific skills

acquisition

Focuses on an architect's knowledge of the five foundation supporting

skills in architecture, the "Five Pillars of Architecture"

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CITA-Professional Certification

It’s about you and your experienceIt’s not really about the projects you’ve been on or the customers with whom you’ve worked

So, you either “have it” or you don’t

It is a process to verify that you are a experienced, capable and practising architect

CITA-Professional Certification

CITA-

Foundation

Optional but

Strongly

Recommended

CITA-P

Application

CITA-P

Preparation

CITA-P

Board

• Create Resume

• Obtain at least 2

Referees

• Complete a Skills

Assessment form

• Complete online

application

• Pay non-

refundable

deposit

• Receive

Confirmation

• Mentor

enrolment

• Complete &

review

documentation

• Proficiency

• Experience

• Gain Mentor

endorsement

• Delivery

Documentation

• Pay balance

• Board scheduled

• Prepare

presentation

• Do dry runs

• Presentation and

Interviews

• Receive results

The Journey

CITA-P Certification: PreparationCandidate Pack Documents

Curriculum

Vitae

Skills

Assessment

Proficiency

Assessment

Experience

Document

Specialization

Assessment

Board

Presentation

Must be delivered 3 weeks before your CITA-P Board

(You may require about 60 – 100 hours)

CITA-P Certification: Preparation

Curriculum

Vitae

Skills

Assessment

Proficiency &

Specialization

Assessment

Documents

Experience

Document

Board

Presentation

Candidate Pack Documents Relationship

CITA-P Certification: Board

CITA-P Candidate CITA-P Board

Moderator 4 members

CITA-P Certification: Board

Candidate

Presentation

Candidate

Interview

Part 1

Break

Candidate

Interview

Part 2

30 minutes 40 minutes 10 minutes 40 minutes

Board Structure

First IASA CITA-P Board in Spain

¿Preguntas? y Respuestas…

http://www.iasaglobal.org/iasa/Spain_Chapter.asp