This is the revised edition of the first text book in English specially developed for training for IPMA-D and IPMA-C exams, now based on Version 4 of the ICB.

In this 4th edition, the text has been restructured and extended to align with the structure and scope of the competence elements in the ICB version 4, divided into Practice competences, People competences and Perspective competences. Therefore, this book will be essential guidance and study book for everyone studying for the IPMA-D, IP...

This Pocket Guide provides a concise introduction to the IT4IT™ Reference

Architecture, Version 2.1, an Open Group Standard. The IT4IT standard provides a

vendor-neutral, technology-agnostic, and industry-agnostic reference architecture for

managing the business of IT, enabling insight for continuous improvement.

This Pocket Guide is based on the IT4IT Reference Architecture Version 2.1. What's

more, it's authoritative with material derived from the official IT4IT documentation

and contribu...

IT Service Management (ITSM) quality is one of the most important requirements to provide valuable services that add value to the business. The ISO/IEC 20000 standard for the IT Service Management has been able to join together the principles of ISO quality management and the standard ITSM processes in the market.

The purpose of this book is to help in the preparation of EXIN ITSM Foundation based on ISO/IEC 20000 exam, providing an overview of IT Service Management from the perspective of ISO...

Summary The TOGAF 9 certification program is a knowledge-based certification program. It has two levels, leading to certification for TOGAF 9 Foundation and TOGAF 9 Certified, respectively.

The purpose of certification to TOGAF 9 Certified is to provide validation that, in addition to the knowledge and comprehension of TOGAF 9 Foundation level, the Candidate is able to analyze and apply this knowledge. The learning objectives at this level therefore focus on application and analysis in addit...

Dit boek is een ingrijpende herziening van de in 2005 bij uitgeverij ThiemeMeulenhoff verschenen tiende druk van Geschiedenis van de bouwkunst, verzorgd door Bart Verbrugge, na twee voorgaande drukken die waren geschreven in samenwerking met de in 2004 overleden architectuurjournalist Wim J. van Heuvel. Een aantal zaken, zoals de hoofdopzet en de doelgroep, is voor het voorliggende boek hetzelfde gebleven, maar daarnaast is ook veel veranderd. Om die reden is gekozen voor een nieuwe titel: Ar...

The Banking Industry Architecture Network (BIAN) is a global, not-for profit association of banks, solution providers, consultancy companies, integrators and academic partners with the shared aim of defining a semantic standard for the banking industry covering almost all the well-known architectural layers.

The BIAN was formed in 2008 by a group of banks and solution providers with the shared aim of defining a semantic Service Operation standard for the financial services industry. At a lat...

This is the official courseware for accredited BIAN Foundation training. Intended for professionals that aim to pass the BIAN Foundation Exam.

The BIAN Foundation Exam is the exam for official BIAN Foundation level certification by the Banking Industry Architecture Network and is carried out by Van Haren Learning Solutions.

The BIAN Foundation Certification Exam is to test the delegate’s knowledge about the BIAN standard. This is the common framework for banking interoperability issues. By ...

Summary The overall objective of this book is to show that data management is an exciting and valuable capability that is worth time and effort. More specifically it aims to achieve the following goals:

1. To give a “gentle” introduction to the field of DM by explaining and illustrating its core concepts, based on a mix of theory, practical frameworks such as TOGAF, ArchiMate, and DMBOK, as well as results from real-world assignments.

2. To offer guidance on how to build an effective DM...