Professional Certificate in Business Architecture
What is a business architect and how can you become one? Take our Business Architecture certification to support business change programmes in your organisation.
- Apply frameworks philosophy, principles and techniques of business architecture, and be able to explain the importance of business architecture in a change context
- Describe the use of business architecture in assessing the impact of change and ensuring the effectiveness of business change
- Develop skills and knowledge to support successful business change programmes within your organisation
- Attain one of the four modules you need to gain the Advanced International Diploma in Business Analysis
Who is our Business Architecture Certification for?
- The professional certificate is for anyone who needs to understand the principles, rationale and techniques of the business architecture discipline
- Suitable for business analysts, business architects, business change managers, project managers and business managers
What are the entry requirements?
- There are no entry requirements for this certification.
What will I learn?
You’ll gain a broad understanding of business architecture including:
- The business architecture domain
- Business architecture frameworks
- Business motivation view
- Capability / organisation view
- Value / process view
- Competency / people view
- Information and technology views
- Business architecture and business change
The syllabus includes training objectives, details of modules and learning hours, plus a recommended reading list:
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Download our sample question paper (PDF)
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What format is the exam?
- Pass mark is 65% (26/40)
- 90 minute 'closed book' with 40 multiple choice questions. Please note: this exam has been updated to an online format. The new syllabus reflects a change in exam format only, syllabus content has not changed.
Resources to help you study
Business Architecture: A comprehensive guide
This title is the official aligning book to the Professional Certificate in Business Architecture and will support your training for the exam.
What are the benefits of gaining a BCS certification?
Demonstrate your practical experience and show you have the capabilities to be an effective business analyst.
Map your skills and identify your goals along your career path by following the SFIAplus industry-standard framework.
Gain an internationally recognised certification, enabling you to take your skills around the world.
"The industry recognised certifications provide the science behind the skills that I practise every day."
What's next?
Demonstrate your skills and expertise by gaining the internationally-recognised BCS Advanced International Diploma in Business Analysis, available once you have completed three other professional-level modules.
Available once you’ve completed the BCS International Diploma in Business Analysis, and a BCS professional certification in each of the analytical, business and people skills subjects, and one additional BCS professional certification in either an analytical or business skills subject.
Advanced International Diploma in Business Analysis
- Designed for senior business analysts with at least five years’ experience
- Validates your experience and expertise as well as your contribution to the wider business analysis community
- To attain the Advanced Diploma you must gain four professional level certifications and complete a portfolio review
Read more about our Advanced International Diploma in Business Analysis
This qualification is not regulated by the following United Kingdom Regulators - Ofqual, Qualifications Wales, CCEA Regulation or SQA.
