IT4IT™ Foundation Training Course

The IT4IT™ Reference Architecture is a vendor-neutral open standard Reference Architecture and value chain-based operating model for managing the business of IT. IT departments run on IT4IT™ principles and framework reap large rewards in cost savings and automation. The IT4IT™ Reference Architecture leverages standardized activities, data artifacts and relationships that can form foundations for business insights across the IT value chain. EA Principals is an early adopter of the IT4IT™ Reference Architecture and has been involved with its production and release. We are experts on the IT4IT Reference Architecture and are one of the only accredited IT4IT™ training providers in the world.

Module 1, Units 1 -4 Unit 1 – Overview

  • IT4IT™ Reference Architecture, its approach, its intended use for organizations and the intended use for suppliers of IT management products and services.
  • The IT Value Chain and its characteristics
 

Unit 2 – Definitions of key terms used in the IT4IT™ Reference Architecture

  • Service Lifecycle Data Object (Data Object)
  • Value Chain
  • IT Value Chain
  • Value Stream
  • Functional Component
  • Service Model Backbone Data Object
  • Relationship
  • System of Record
 

Unit 3 – IT4IT™ Basic Concepts

  • A brief description of the scope, benefits and activities of the IT4IT™ Value Streams
  • Functional components and data objects and their relationships
  • The concept of the four pillars anchoring the IT Value Chain
  • Service lifecycle data objects, key and auxiliary data objects
  • The characteristics and components of the IT4IT™ Functional Model
 

Unit 4 – IT4IT™ Core

  • How the IT4IT™ Reference Architecture uses the value stream concept
  • The five levels of IT4IT™ abstractions
  • How the OMG definition is aligned with service lifecycle data object artifacts
 

Module 2, Units 5 – 8  Unit 5 – The Strategy to Portfolio Value Stream

  • The objectives and benefits of the Strategy to Portfolio (S2P) value stream
  • The Key Performance Indicators supporting the critical success factors for S2P
  • The purpose and the key data objects associated with S2P functional components
 

Unit 6 – Request to Deploy Value Stream

  • The objectives and benefits of the Request to Deploy (R2D) Value Stream
  • The Key Performance Indicators supporting the critical success factors for R2D
  • The purpose and the key data objects associated with R2D functional components
 

Unit 7 – Request to Fulfil Value Stream

  • The objectives and benefits of the Request to Fulfill (R2F) Value Stream.
  • The Key Performance Indicators supporting the critical success factors for R2F.
  • The purpose and the key data objects associated with R2F functional components.
 

Unit 8 – Detect to Correct Value Stream

  • The objectives and benefits of the Detect to Correct (D2C) Value Stream
  • The Key Performance Indicators supporting the critical success factors for D2C
  • The purpose and the key data objects associated with D2C functional components
Application Portfolio Managers
Business Analysts
I.T. strategists, senior business analysts
IT Architects
Program Managers
Project Managers
1 complimentary exam voucher is included in the price of this course:
  • IT4IT Part 1Examination Voucher
 
How do I schedule my certification exam?
Students can book their exams through Visit https://certification.opengroup.org/take-exam. EA Principals, Inc., stands by to help students schedule their exams, should they need help.
 
The IT4IT Part 1 exam:
  • Open Book: No
  • Exam type: Multiple choice
  • Number of questions: 40
  • Pass score: 65% (26 out of 40 questions)
  • Time limit: 60 minutes 

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