The Digital Practitioner Foundation Study Guide

This is the Digital Practitioner Foundation Study Guide for the DPBoK Part 1

Examination. It gives an overview of every learning objective included in the Digital

Practitioner Foundation syllabus, and provides in-depth coverage on preparing and

taking the DPBoK Part 1 Examination. It is specifically designed to help individuals

prepare for certification.

This Study Guide is excellent material for:

• Senior digital business professionals who need an increased awareness of digital

practices

• Mid-career IT professionals who need to stay relevant and validate their digital

Subject Matter Expert (SME) status in specific domain areas

• Entry-level computing and digital business professionals

• College-level students and computing and digital business majors

It covers the following topics:

• An introduction to DPBoK Foundation certification, including the DPBoK Part 1

Examination

• Key terminology, key concepts, and the structure of the Body of Knowledge

• Basic concepts employed by the Digital Practitioner

• The capabilities of digital infrastructure and initial concerns for its effective, efficient,

and secure operation

• The objectives and activities of application development

• Why product management is formalized as a company or team grows, and the

differences between product and project management

• The key concerns and practices of work management as a team increases in size

• The basic concepts and practices of operations management in a digital/IT context

• How to coordinate as the organization grows into multiple teams and multiple

products

• IT investment and portfolio management

• Organizational structure, human resources, and cultural factors

• Governance, risk, security, and compliance

• Information and data management on a large scale

• Practices and methods for managing complexity using Enterprise Architecture