The business architect: key player in strategy, structure and change
What do business architects do? As a business architect, you link business strategy with operational implementation. You develop overarching models and frameworks that guide change and innovation. In this, you cooperate closely with enterprise architects, IT architects and management teams to translate business objectives into tangible, feasible solutions.
Business architects oversee the big picture. Consider process optimization, for example, or designing organization structures, implementing governance and facilitating agile decision-making. In many organizations, you are the bridge between business and IT – the engine of sustainable change.
These skills make a business architect successful
The role of business architect demands a unique combination of skills. So a professional business architect training course also pays attention to the most important competences:
- Strategic insight: As a business architect, you understand how organizations work, and how to translate strategic objectives into structure and action.
- Analytical capacity: Business architects oversee complex situations and make these tractable and approachable.
- Communication: It is vital that you be able to switch effortlessly between stakeholders and departments, and to do this at varying levels.
- Cooperation: It’s important that you can cooperate with experts from both the business and IT.
- Knowledge of methods: Frameworks such as TOGAF, ArchiMate and SAFe help in the development of robust architectures.
These skills enable you to help build resilient organizations.
Essential professional knowledge for a business architect
Business architects use proven frameworks and methodologies to provide structure to change. A few important tools:
- TOGAF® – TOGAF is a globally recognized framework for enterprise architecture. It provides a structured methodology for designing, developing and managing architectures that align with an organization’s strategic goals.
- ArchiMate® – ArchiMate is a visual modeling language that provides insight into the correlation between business processes, applications and technological infrastructures. It helps business architects communicate complex structures clearly.
- SAFe® – SAFe stands for Scaled Agile Framework and it helps organizations use architectural principles effectively in Agile environments. It provides guidelines for structuring architecture at scale and encourages agility.
This knowledge is essential for anyone who wishes to use architecture as a strategic instrument to make organizations agile, efficient and future-proof.
The must-have training for business architects
Whether you are just starting out in the profession or want to develop your role further, Capgemini Academy offers training courses that prepare you step by step to work as a full-fledged business architect.
- Architecture Fundamentals: This training course is the perfect starting point if you have no experience with architecture. You learn the basic principles, methods and terminology, and discover how architecture helps organizations achieve strategic goals.
- TOGAF® Business Architecture Foundation: This training course provides a complete picture of the architecture process, from strategy to implementation. With the globally recognized TOGAF framework, you can develop the skills to translate business objectives into robust, scalable and future-proof solutions.
- SAFe® for Architects: This training course shows how you as an architect play a key role in Agile transformations. You learn to deploy architectural principles effectively in agile environments, combining innovation and speed with stability and consistency.
With this offering, you not only lay a solid foundation, but you also develop specialized knowledge and practical skills that are directly deployable within your organization.
View all of the business architect training courses at Capgemini
Capgemini Academy offers a broad range of training courses for business architects – from introductory training to specialized certification programs. Below is a selection of training courses grouped by topic, so that you can quickly see which ones best align with your development needs.
Future-focused and innovative working
Focus on new technologies and working methods that make architecture future-proof.
- GenAI for Architects: Discover how you can use generative AI within architectural processes – from concept development to implementation.
- Open Agile Architecture (O-AA): Combine architectural principles with agile working methods to expand innovation and flexibility in an organization.
- Enterprise Design: In this unique training, you learn how to design and coordinate an organization’s IT architecture so that all components together form a coherent and future-proof whole.
Architecture and methods
Along with the previously mentioned TOGAF®, strengthen your knowledge of models and frameworks with the equally important ArchiMate®.
- ArchiMate® 3 Foundation & Practitioner: This training course teaches you the international standard language for visualizing business processes, applications and technology – including official certification.
Data and data-driven strategy
Develop skills for managing, securing and deploying data effectively.
- Data Management & Data Governance: This training course teaches you how to apply guidelines, processes and ownership to keep data reliable and well-managed.
- Data Security and Privacy in a Data-driven Organization: Discover how to effectively integrate privacy and security principles into data-driven processes.
- Introduction to Master Data Management & Reference Data Management: This training course provides basic knowledge about master and reference data and shows how to use it for consistent decision-making.
- Becoming a Data-Driven Enterprise for C-level: This training course teaches directors and board members how to manage their organization in a data-driven way.
Digital security
Expand your knowledge of threats and learn how to set up a proactive security culture.
- Cyber Security Awareness: This introductory training expands your awareness of digital threats and helps achieve behavioral change.
With this selection, you as a business architect can deepen your knowledge of topics that contribute directly to strategic guidance, innovation and future-proofing
Personal skills
Strong interpersonal skills are vital for every business architect. You must be able to deal with resistance, align disparate opinions and convince others of your vision. These training courses help you develop these skills further.
- Empathetic listening: This training course teaches you how to listen actively and sincerely, enabling you to respond better to the needs and emotions of others.
- Professional presence & profile: You will discover how to present yourself powerfully and professionally, both in face-to-face meetings and online.
- Acting politically: This training demonstrates how to effectively navigate in organizations with diverse interests and power dynamics.
- Systematic Working: You learn how to work in a structured manner and to divide up complex tasks into clear steps.
- Storytelling: Develop the capacity to inspire people and move them to action using persuasive stories.
Your springboard to success: Capgemini Academy
- Part of one of the largest, most innovative IT service providers in the world.
- A large range of training course offerings: available both fully online and in the classroom.
- Most training courses include certification and exams.
- Trainers with passion, didactic skills and extensive practical experience.
- Our trainees give our training courses a rating of 8.8.
Do you have any questions about the role of the business architect, or about which business architect training fits best for you? Please do not hesitate to contact us. We will be glad to share thoughts with you – also if you’re looking for custom courses at your organization.