TOGAF 9® Foundation Certification

Having a TOGAF 9 qualification can help professionals demonstrate their knowledge and proficiency in the framework. The online training course and certification help professionals to:

• Learn a common language to collaborate with other TOGAF standard architects
• Meet their organization’s IT needs better
• Learn to optimize processes to ensure all departments work efficiently
• Identify areas where they can cut costs for their organization
• Improve their managerial skills
• Grow their careers
• Increase their earning potential

A well-defined IT architecture leads to a much more efficient IT operation, giving business better returns on existing investments while also reducing risks for future investments. The main benefit of adopting the world’s best enterprise architecture practice is the consistency and discipline achieved within the process. It improves interoperability and customer-specific usability, reducing waste and costs. The framework integrates business objectives and adapts enterprise-specific operations, reducing complexity and providing better communication channels between internal and external stakeholders.

Training your staff in the latest version of the TOGAF standard will simplify and speed up the architecture development process in your organization, reducing costs spent on planning, design and implementation.

• Module 1: Introduction
• Module 2: The Core Concept of TOGAF 9
• Module 3: The Architecture Development Method (ADM)
• Module 4: Architecture Views, Viewpoints and Stakeholders
• Module 5: The Concept of Building Blocks
• Module 6: The Key Deliverables of the ADM Cycle
• Module 7: The Enterprise Continuum
• Module 8: The Architecture Repository
• Module 9: The TOGAF standard Reference Models
• Module 10: Architecture Governance and the ADM

TOGAF 9 certified professionals have a sound knowledge of the terminology, principles, basic concepts and structure of the TOGAF standard. The course fees include the exam voucher for the TOGAF 9 Foundation (Part 1) certification exam, which must be taken at a Pearson Vue center. Pearson Vue is the authorized exam provider for The Open Group.

• Demonstrate sufficient understanding of the framework
• Multiple-choice
• 40 questions
• 60 minutes (additional time available if English is not your first language)
• Pass mark is 55% or 22/40
• Closed-book

The TOGAF standard is a globally recognized architecture framework and a valuable tool that enables the design, evaluation and building of the right IT architectures in an organization. It forms the cornerstone of enterprise architecture initiatives in many organizations.

The TOGAF standard is owned and developed by the members of The Open Group,  a body consisting of many of the world’s Fortune 1000 and major IT vendors.

Yes, the TOGAF 9 Foundation certification course has been accredited by The Open Group and delivered by our learning partners, Good eLearning who are an accredited training provider for The Open Group.

There are no formal pre-requisites for this course.

The seat time of the course is 10 hours. This includes all the learning modules, revision modules, the downloadable PDF workbook, module level assessments and the mock exams.

Learners get 6 months of access from the date of purchase.

Learners get 12 months from the date of purchase to complete their examination.

Pearson Vue is an authorized provider of the TOGAF 9 Foundation examination. Once you complete the course, contact our support team on training.support@orbussoftware.com and request your exam voucher, which can be used to book and take the exam at any Pearson Vue test centre.

For further information, please contact us at enquiries@orbussoftware.com.   

The course does not require a manual. However, we do recommend having a copy of ‘The Open Group’s TOGAF Standard – Version 9 Guide’ to compliment your training.  

The purpose of the exam simulator is to provide learners with a simulated environment to take a mock examination before attempting the final certification exam.

The revision module is an additional module designed to provide learners with a summarised revision of the key topics covered within the course that are important from the perspective of the examination. The module also includes tips and guidance that can help learners with their exam preparation.

The online tracker provides an ideal time duration to complete the course and gives users a reminder when they go off-track. Please note that the tracker is purely a ‘nice to have’ feature that works on a recommended timeframe and does not hold any impact on the duration of access.

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Once you purchase a course and start learning, we have a support suite dedicated to assist you through your training. For tutor, technical and administrative support, please mail us on training.support@orbussoftware.com.