The course is divided into a series of focused modules that will enable learners to build knowledge, understanding, and confidence in the skills, capabilities, and frameworks that they will need to develop across their teams to engage and present in an architecturally aligned approach.The course is designed to help learners understand the business and technology drivers that necessitate the transition from products and solutions to an architectural approach and how this will require the fundamental change of their approach. The course also presents and utilizes a methodology that attendees can use to engage architecturally with their customers and create a unique architecture roadmap tied to the business strategies and objectives of the customers. Each of the modules focuses on specific areas that, when combined, will provide the basis for the development toward architecturally focused engagements.

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Understand the application and relevancy of TOGAF and ITIL^® to the role of the Transformative Architecture Specialist
• Be able to outline the benefits in using TOGAF and ITIL^®, and recognize and respond to architecture opportunities
• Be able to adopt a consultative, business-led sales approach to customer engagements that enable them to position, articulate, and create the business case for the architectural propositions in alignment with the customer vision and business strategy; it will help teams to work with customers to better understand their business challenges and needs, identify the value that they can bring, and gain commitment to action (buy)
• Be able to understand important principles and functioning of business finances to ensure that they are equipped with the business knowledge and awareness that will drive their customer initiatives and business priorities. Be able to successfully conduct a Business Vision Workshop (Phase One of Cisco Strategic IT Roadmapping) to capture business strategies, objectives, and requirements, and describe and plan the desired outcomes for Phase Two and Three of Cisco Strategic IT Roadmapping as a method to engage with customers architecturally off and on cycle
• Understand how to build a three-to-five-year architecture roadmap and articulate the benefits and end deliverable to gain executive level customer commitment to the “end-to-end” approach, completing the necessary business and sales qualification