IT architecture, BTABoK, Architecture TrainingWebinar: Core Architecture Training – Building the Foundation of Professional Practice

The Core Architecture Training webinar introduces participants to the essential disciplines, models, and practices of professional architecture as defined in the BTABoK (Business Technology Architecture Body of Knowledge). This session provides a comprehensive overview of the core skills and value streams that define the architect’s role in modern organizations, grounded in the BTABoK’s Engagement Model, Competency Model, and Value Framework.

Date: 11 november

Time: 08:30 - 09:30

Place: Online 

In this webinar with Paul Preiss, CEO Iasa Global, participants will explore the five core areas of architectural practice… Business, Information, Software, Infrastructure, and Solution Architecture… and how these integrate to form a unified professional discipline. 

The training emphasizes architectural thinking, stakeholder engagement, and value delivery, aligning architecture work with the strategic goals and outcomes of the enterprise.

 Through this session, attendees will gain a working understanding of key BTABoK concepts such as the:

• Architectural Engagement Lifecycle, and how architects deliver value through continuous engagement and evidence-based decision making.
• BTABoK Competency Model, including foundational competencies in business acumen, technology fluency, design reasoning, and leadership.
• Value Streams of Architecture, describing how architects create measurable impact across strategy, design, and realization activities.
• Practice Model, defining architecture as a collaborative, outcome-driven profession that spans teams, products, and ecosystems

This webinar is ideal for professionals seeking to understand the core framework of architecture practice and how the BTABoK defines the skills, behaviors, and deliverables required of every architect, regardless of specialization.

• By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
• Describe the core principles of the BTABoK and their relevance to organizational success.
• Identify the key competencies and engagement models that shape the professional architect.
• Apply BTABoK concepts to structure and communicate architectural value effectively.

Add-On: Applying BTABoK Principles with AI 

In the era of artificial intelligence, architects must extend BTABoK principles into a new context … one where data, automation, and intelligent systems increasingly shape organizational ecosystems.

This add-on segment demonstrates how the BTABoK provides the foundation for AI-aligned architectural practice, ensuring that architects remain strategic leaders rather than technology operators.

Participants will learn how to:

• Use the BTABoK Information and Business Architecture views to structure and govern data that fuels AI systems.
• Apply architectural thinking and design reasoning to evaluate when and how AI adds measurable value.
• Integrate AI-enabled analysis tools into architectural decision-making while preserving professional judgment and evidence-based governance.
• Align AI solutions with the BTABoK Competency Model, emphasizing ethics, transparency, and responsible innovation.

By extending BTABoK’s frameworks to AI contexts, architects gain the ability to harness intelligent systems as part of professional practice:  improving insight, automation, and design quality without losing sight of architecture’s core mission: delivering business and ecosystem value through thoughtful, evidence-based structure.

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The course IASA - IT Architect Core

Iasa IT Architect Core develops a clear pathway and defined baseline for successful IT architects. 

It gives you architecture:

• Thinking: building a solid foundation and ensuring architects think like architects 
• Engagement: understanding the role and how architects engage 
• Demand: discovering ways to understand the demands of the business 
• Supply: Fulfilling that demand and delivering the architecture 
• Practice: How best to build the practice of architecture within your organization 

 Read more about IASA - IT Architect Core

Paul Preiss is the CEO and Founder of Iasa, one of the world’s largest associations for Enterprise and IT architects. From its start as a small user group in Austin, he has grown it into a global organization with chapters in 25+ countries. Paul’s vision is a unified architecture profession built on strong education, credentials, and ethics. A tireless advocate, he has spoken at hundreds of events worldwide and continues to advise companies on technology strategy, team structure, and the role of architecture in delivering business value.