Enterprise Architects of the World Unite
The Open Group launches professional association offering EA certification
February 15, 2007 —
When visiting a doctor for the first time, patients often will look at the diplomas and certifications on the office wall to assess the M.D.’s level of expertise. Unfortunately, in the software development world, there are few certifications to check to measure a person’s skill level.
That is, until last month, when The Open Group launched the Association of Open Group Enterprise Architects (AOGEA) with the goal of elevating the profession through the establishment of standards of ethics, codes of conduct and, borrowing from the financial world, generally accepted architecture principles.
“Businesses need to know if their IT staff or service providers have the skills and experience to address the new complexities of enterprise architecture,” said Allen Brown, president and CEO of The Open Group.
Brown explained that the group’s vision involves boundary-less flow of information—actually, permeable boundaries, as there must be security, gateways and other protections in systems, he said. “You need to be able to gather and integrate information for those people entitled to it,” Brown noted. The other part of the vision requires the adoption of enterprise architecture, which he described as providing a “city planner” view of an enterprise as barriers between data, apps and departments break down.
DEFINING THE EA
The enterprise architect, as defined by the group, is someone who can communicate equally proficiently with IT, business interests and end users, and who has the ability to align IT with tangible business goals.
“It’s time the industry got out of the hacker syndrome and into a more professional attitude,” Brown said. “One of the big concerns for big projects is that software can go horribly wrong. There is an opportunity for IT skill set certification.”
Enterprise architects will be certified by the new organization to denote that they meet standards developed by The Open Group members for skills and experience. For now, members have either The Open Group Application Framework (TOGAF) certification or IT Architect Certification (ITAC). There will be two levels of professional membership: Member, open to all TOGAF and ITAC certified architects, and Fellow, which will require five years of membership in the AOGEA and holding a senior EA position.
Also, there are levels of membership for people working toward certification, students following approved courses of study, and affiliates with an interest in EA, Brown said.
The AOGEA hopes to promote the employment of certified professionals, and will offer such benefits as work groups, job and message boards, global conferences and local chapters.
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