About the Authors

Andrew Josey, The Open Group

Andrew Josey is VP Standards and Certification, overseeing all certification and testing programs of The Open Group. He also manages the standards process for The Open Group. Since joining the company in 1996, Andrew has been closely involved with the standards development, certification, and testing activities of The Open Group. He has led many standards development projects including specification and certification development for the ArchiMate®, TOGAF®, POSIX®, and UNIX® programs. Most recently he has led the development of the TOGAF Business Architecture Level 1 certification credential and DPBoK™ Foundation certification. He has led the automation of The Open Group standards development using a GitLab-based automated build toolchain. He is the lead author of this document.

He is a member of the IEEE, USENIX, and the Association of Enterprise Architects (AEA). He holds an MSc in Computer Science from University College London.

David Lounsbury

David is Chief Technical Officer for The Open Group. As CTO he ensures that the people and IT resources at The Open Group are effectively used to implement the organization’s strategy and mission, including The Open Group proven processes for collaboration and certification both within the organization and in support of third-party consortia.

David’s previous executive assignments at The Open Group and the Open Software Foundation (OSF) include VP Advanced Research and Innovation which fostered open systems technology through collaborative funding and development, including LDAP, ActiveX Core Technology, DCE 1.2, CDE-Next, and Complex Text Layout.

David holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and is holder of three US patents.

Anna Adams

Anna is a Technical Editor at The Open Group. Before joining the company full-time in January 2020, Anna worked in the Education sector in the UK, teaching History in a range of settings to include A-Level and SEND.

Anna holds an undergraduate degree in Social Anthropology from Manchester University, a Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) from Keele University, and an MA in Environment, Policy, and Society from the Open University.