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ITAC Self-Assessment Tool - Levels 1 &
2
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This interactive self-assessment
tool has been provided to The Open Group by CLARS Limited. It is not part of
the formal certification process, but is intended to help prospective IT
Architect Certification candidates make a preliminary assessment of their
potential for satisfying the ITAC conformance criteria at Levels 1 &
2.
Use the drop-down list at the end of each question to select your
answer. At the end of each section you
will get an indication of whether, or not, you could submit a suitable
package. When you have completed all sections, you should click on SUBMIT and
a copy of the completed form will be emailed to the address you give
below.
In this abbreviated form every care has been taken to convey the correct
meaning of the definitive text published by The Open Group. When there is
doubt, you should refer to the Conformance Requirements and the appropriate
Certification Package Template at: www.opengroup.org/itac/cert/docs.
The references in the square brackets after these questions indicate the
specific conformance requirement. Some of the questions have very similar
wording, so please read carefully to identify the key differences.
The checklist originates from the CLARS Limited ITAC mentoring services that
are described at:
www.clars-global.com/The_ITAC_Mentor.htm.
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Copyright © 2009 CLARS
Limited
Based on material Copyright © 2006-2009 The Open Group
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YOUR PERSONAL DETAILS
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First Name
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Last Name
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Email address
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These details will only be
used to contact you on the subject of the ITAC Certification Program.
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EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
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Do you have at least two
years of experience developing successful IT architectures, with supervision,
or mentoring, when necessary? [EC01]
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2
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Do you have at least
three years of experience taking responsibility for the production of
successful IT architectures? [EC01]
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3
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Can you describe one or
more occasions on which you have used any of the architecture methods
recognized by The Open Group? [EC04]
See: www.opengroup.org/itac/cert/methods.tpl
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4
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Can you describe at least
three occasions on which you have selected and used any of the architecture
methods recognized by The Open Group? [EC04]
See: www.opengroup.org/itac/cert/methods.tpl
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5
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Can you produce
experience profiles describing two projects, or architectural engagements, in
which you have been involved in the last eight years, one of which must have
been in the last three years? [EP]
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Can you produce
experience profiles describing three projects, or architectural engagements,
on which you have undertaken a leading role in the last eight years, one of
which must have been in the last three years? [EP]
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7
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Will one of your
experience profiles describe how you have performed architectural work across
the full life-cycle of the work effort from inception to deployment? [EC06]
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8
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Can you describe at least
three occasions on which your experiences involved the application and
integration of different products, technologies, and services from either the
enterprise or solution perspective? [EC02]
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Can you describe at least
three occasions on which your experiences involved the application and
integration of a broad variety of products, technologies, and services from
either the enterprise or solution perspective? [EC02]
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Can you describe at least
three occasions on which your experiences encompassed both functional and
non-functional components within different elements (Business, Application,
Infrastructure, and Information) of IT architecture? [EC02]
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Can you describe at least
three occasions on which your experiences encompassed both functional and
non-functional components across multiple elements (Business, Application,
Infrastructure, and Information) of IT architecture? [EC02]
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12
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Have your experiences
included working with more than one hardware and software platform? [EC03]
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13
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Have your experiences
included multiple types of systems and application architectures and also
multiple hardware and software platforms? [EC03]
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14
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Can you describe three
activities in which you have acquired and used up-to-date and relevant
awareness of one or more industry sectors? [EC07]
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Can you describe three
activities in which you have acquired and used broad and up-to-date knowledge
of one or more industry sectors? [EC07]
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Can you describe three
activities in which you have acquired and used awareness of current
significant market and technology trends in the IT domain? [EC08]
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Can you describe three
activities in which you have acquired and used knowledge of current
significant market and technology trends in the IT domain? [EC08]
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RECOMMENDATION
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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Have you during the last
three years completed training in the design and engineering of IT
architectures either through attendance at a taught course, or through
self-study? [PD01]
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Have you during the last
five years completed training in the design and engineering of IT
architectures either through attendance at a taught course, or through
self-study? [PD01]
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Have you, in the last
three years, maintained your knowledge of the technology, trends, and
techniques in the IT industry by undertaking at least two of the following
activities: attended conferences, personal reading, formal education, being
mentored, training courses, professional memberships, other activities?
[PD02]
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Have you, in the last
three years, maintained your knowledge of industry sectors by undertaking at
least two of the following activities: attended conferences, personal
reading, formal education, being mentored, training courses, professional
memberships, other activities? [PD03]
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Have you, in the last
three years, developed your skills and knowledge of IT architecture by
undertaking at least two of the following activities: attended conferences,
personal reading, formal education, being mentored, training courses,
professional memberships, other activities? [PD04]
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RECOMMENDATION
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CONTRIBUTION TO THE IT ARCHITECT COMMUNITY
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Have you, in the last
three years, contributed to the architecture profession by undertaking at
least three of the following activities: mentoring, publications, teaching,
research collaboration, participation in professional organizations, or other
activities? [CC01]
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RECOMMENDATION
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CORE FOUNDATION SKILLS
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Can you list three
documents to which you have contributed, which were published, or provided to
clients, that demonstrate your ability to effectively communicate
architectural decisions and designs in writing? [CFS01]
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25
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Can you list three
documents that you published, or provided to clients, that demonstrate your
ability to effectively communicate architectural decisions and designs in
writing? [CFS01]
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Can you list three formal
presentations that you published and presented verbally to stakeholders, and
which demonstrate your ability to effectively communicate architectural
decisions and designs? [CFS01]
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Can you provide three
instances where, given a scope of architectural work to be accomplished, with
supervision or mentoring if necessary, you planned the work, formed a team,
and guided the team in performing the work to a conclusion? [CFS02]
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Can you provide three
instances where, given a scope of architectural work to be accomplished,
without supervision, you planned the work, formed a team, led the team in
performing the work to a conclusion, and were recognized as the driving force
in performing and accomplishing the task? [CFS02]
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Can you document three
situations where you observed or helped in mediating opposing technical
and/or architectural viewpoints leading to the successful negotiation of an
equitable solution to ensure the successful outcome of an IT project, or
architectural task? [CFS03]
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Can you document three
situations where you helped, possibly with supervision or mentoring, to
mediate opposing technical and/or architectural viewpoints and successfully
negotiated an equitable solution to ensure the successful outcome of an IT
project or architectural task? [CFS03]
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Can you document three
examples where, with supervision or mentoring if necessary, you worked
closely with the client/project manager to identify elements of the project
plan that put the architectural integrity of the project plan/timeline at
risk and then mitigated the risk to both the architecture and the project
milestones? [CFS04]
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Can you document three
examples where, without supervision, you worked closely with the
client/project manager to identify elements of the project plan that put the
architectural integrity of the project plan/timeline at risk and then
mitigated the risk to both the architecture and the project milestones?
[CFS04]
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Can you provide three
examples where you have demonstrated your understanding, possibly with
supervision or mentoring, of the stakeholders’ business needs, and how these
needs relate to the wider context of the business and mission? CFS05
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Can you document three
instances where, given one or more business requirements, you created, or
helped create, the structures of a solution that satisfied the functional and
non-functional business requirements and which were communicated to the
development team and reviewed and/or validated by the client? [CFS06]
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Can you document three
instances where, given one or more business requirements, as lead architect,
you created the structures of a solution that satisfied the functional and
non-functional business requirements and which were communicated to the
development team and reviewed and/or validated by the client? [CFS06]
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Can you provide three
examples where, possibly with supervision or mentoring, you employed accepted
modeling techniques – such as use-case scenario modeling, prototyping,
benchmarking, and performance modeling – to describe the problem space, to
size the solution, and to validate that the proposed architecture addresses
the business requirements? [CFS07]
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Can you provide three
examples where, as lead architect, you employed accepted modeling techniques
– such as use-case scenario modeling, prototyping, benchmarking, and
performance modeling – to describe the problem space, to size the solution,
and to validate that the proposed architecture addresses the business
requirements? [CFS07]
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Can you provide three
examples where, given a technical solution and the underlying business
requirements that drove its development, you assessed, or helped to assess,
the technical integrity and risks inherent in that solution in such a way
that the recommendations and findings were appropriate and implementable?
[CFS08]
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Can you provide three
examples where, given a technical solution and the underlying business
requirements that drove its development, as lead architect, you assessed the
technical integrity and risks inherent in that solution in such a way that
the recommendations and findings were appropriate and implementable? [CFS08]
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Can you provide three
examples where, given project requirements that call for or would benefit
from the use of standards, you effectively integrated, or helped to
integrate, industry or company IT standards into the solution design in order
to meet project/business requirements? [CFS09]
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Can you provide three
examples where, given project requirements that call for or would benefit
from the use of standards, as lead architect, you effectively integrated
industry or company IT standards into the solution design in order to meet
project/business requirements? [CFS09]
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Can you provide three
examples where, given requirements and a list of stakeholders, you
identified, or helped to identify, approaches, tools, techniques, and
technologies to meet the requirements, and to explain the present and future
rationale so that stakeholders accepted the choices and agreed with the
rationale? [CFS10]
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Can you provide three
examples where, given requirements and a list of stakeholders, as lead
architect, you identified approaches, tools, techniques, and technologies to
meet the requirements, and to explain the present and future rationale so
that stakeholders accepted the choices and agreed with the rationale? [CFS10]
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Can you provide three
examples where, given an architectural question, you used and applied, or
helped to use and apply, various techniques such as data collection, data
analysis, hypothesis, and solution formulation, to produce a supportable
answer to the question? [CFS11]
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Can you provide three
examples where, given an architectural question, as lead architect, you used
and applied various techniques such as data collection, data analysis,
hypothesis, and solution formulation, to produce a supportable answer to the
question? [CFS11]
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Can you provide three
examples where, given a work effort, you selected any of the architecture
methods recognized by The Open Group and adapted, applied, and enforced the
use of that method to successfully guide the creation of architectural work
products that met the requirements of the work effort, or have helped to do
so? [CFS12]
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Can you provide three
examples where, given a work effort, as lead architect, you selected any of
the architecture methods recognized by The Open Group and adapted, applied,
and enforced the use of that method to successfully guide the creation of
architectural work products that met the requirements of the work effort?
[CFS12]
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Can you provide three
examples where, given the functional and non-functional requirements, you
defined, or helped to define, a solution that met the stated requirements
using the organization’s and industry standard procedures and tools? [CFS13]
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Can you provide three
examples where, given the functional and non-functional requirements, as lead
architect, you defined a solution that met the stated requirements using the
organization’s and industry standard procedures and tools? [CFS13]
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Can you provide three
examples where, given approved business goals, objectives, and constraints,
you documented, clarified, refined, detailed, and prioritized functional and
non-functional requirements, or have helped to do so? [CFS14]
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Can you provide three
examples where, given approved business goals, objectives, and constraints,
as lead architect, you documented, clarified, refined, detailed, and
prioritized functional and non-functional requirements? [CFS14]
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52
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Can you provide three
examples where you determined, documented, and communicated architectural
decisions to support and rationalize the design of the solution, or have
helped to do so? [CFS15]
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53
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Can you provide three
examples where, as lead architect, you determined, documented, and
communicated architectural decisions to support and rationalize the design of
the solution? [CFS15]
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54
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Can you provide three
examples where, given a set of requirements, you defined and executed
strategies and plans for ensuring and demonstrating that the solution
satisfied the documented architecture, or have helped to do so? [CFS16]
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Can you provide three
examples where, given a set of requirements, as lead architect, you defined
and executed strategies and plans for ensuring and demonstrating that the
solution satisfied the documented architecture? [CFS16]
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56
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Can you provide three
examples where you have advised on IT industry technical trends and
techniques and applied your knowledge of them to the development of solution
designs, or have helped to do so? [CFS17]
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Can you provide three
examples where, as lead architect, you have advised on IT industry technical
trends and techniques and applied your knowledge of them to the development
of solution designs? [CFS17]
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RECOMMENDATION
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Version 3.7 - 2 March 2009
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