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Can anyone enroll? Yes, the class is an open enrollment workshop.  The Enterprise Architecture seminar is targeted at practicing enterprise architects and aspiring enterprise architects, and managers of enterprise architecture teams, including CTO's and CIO's.

What does the Enterprise Architecture Seminar cover? See the class overview.

Does the class apply to other architecture disciplines? The Enterprise Architecture Seminar, as the name implies, focuses on enterprise architecture, covering the disciplines of Business Architecture, Enterprise Applications Architecture, Enterprise Technology (or Infrastructure) Architecture, and Enterprise Information (or Data) Architecture, from the point of view of enterprise architecture. It is offered in seminar format with very limited class exercises, so if you want to gain experience not just be flooded with ideas, please consider our 4-day Enterprise Architecture Workshop.

Is the class full? No. We have only just opened the class to enrollment. Please note that our workshops do fill, so enroll early to ensure a place in the class. Further, enrollments completed (i.e., paid) by April 30th qualify for a $200 discount.

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What is the value of this class?  Our approach to Enterprise Architecture starts with creating a firm foundation in Architecture Strategy that is aligned with the business strategy. We advocate creating a Business Capabilities Architecture, as the cornerstone to Enterprise Architecture. This supports the business strategy process as well as the Enterprise Architecture process. Now business leaders can focus on what business capabilities are key to achieving strategic objectives, and enterprise architects can focus on creating and enhancing business capabilities identified by the business strategy as critical priorities. This, together with the Minimalist Architecture Principle, ensures that the Enterprise Architecture is focused where it will make the most significant impact on business success. This helps the Enterprise Architecture team focus on achievable, yet highly strategic, objectives.

Hundreds of very talented and experienced architects have taken our classes. They find our classes both inspiring and practical, giving them solid techniques and concepts to apply on the job to make their architectures, and their business, more successful. Even the most experienced architects consistently identify key steps that they have missed on their architecting projects. They also identify much that they have been doing right, and value this confirmation of their use of best practice. Doing the right steps, in the right order, to the right extent, with good techniques and sound principles, saves architects time and makes them more effective. Yes, there is some strength to the argument that architecting skills are learned from experience--but the lesson is always much less costly when it is from someone else's experience! We have focused exclusively on software architectures, effective architectural practice, and architecture teaching since 1995, and arguably lead the industry in synthesizing architecture experience into our approach to architecture and our training classes.  

Who else should take this class? We firmly believe that individuals can bring about significant organizational change, but it takes effort and attention. It would behoove your team to focus this leadership and effort on making the architecture successful, rather than on figuring out a common team approach to creating the architecture! Having the entire team take the class is obviously the most effective way to establish a solid foundation of architecture concepts and practice.  

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Workshop Logistics

What is the location for the workshop? The workshop will be held Indianapolis, IN

When does the class start and end? We will begin at 8:30am and end at 5:00pm each day. We serve lunch, and morning and afternoon snacks.

How do I enroll? Please fill out our online enrollment form. We will contact you to arrange payment. Please note that payment is required to complete your registration. 

Where should I stay? 

MIT Endicott House has plenty of sleeping rooms available at this point, but they can fill up early if there is another event being held at the same time. The alternative is the Hilton in Dedham, and that is not very far away. Please note that accommodation is not included in the workshop price, and you need to make your own reservations.

Where should I park?

• TBD.

Area Information

What is there to do in the area? TBD.