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BCS Business Analysis and Architecture Roadmap

One structured roadmap for business analysis, enterprise and solution architecture, agile analysis, information assurance architecture, data management, and IS project management.

Certification Roadmap

1Track 1: Business Analysis Core

Build foundational and advanced business analysis skills from first principles to practitioner-level application.

BCS Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis

Analysis principles, stakeholder understanding, requirements basics

Start your business analysis career with core BA methods — foundational analysis principles, stakeholder engagement, and requirements gathering and documentation basics.

2-3 Weeks
BCS Practitioner Certificate in Business Analysis Practice

Advanced BA techniques, practical application frameworks, organizational change

Apply advanced business analysis techniques and practical application frameworks to real organizational change scenarios and enterprise improvement initiatives.

3-4 Weeks
Professional Certificate in Agile Business Analysis

Agile BA techniques, iterative delivery, product team collaboration

Master business analysis in agile delivery and product team environments — backlog refinement, user story mapping, iterative requirements, and agile stakeholder management.

2-3 Weeks

2Track 2: Architecture Foundations

Establish architecture knowledge across business, data, and technology domains before specializing.

BCS Foundation Certificate in Architecture Concepts and Domains

Architecture domains, principles, governance, business/data/technology baseline

Gain an architecture baseline across business, data, and technology domains — foundational architecture principles, governance frameworks, and domain relationships.

2-3 Weeks
BCS Practitioner Certificate in Enterprise and Solution Architecture

Enterprise architecture, solution design, strategic alignment

Link business objectives to architecture and solution outcomes — enterprise architecture frameworks, solution design principles, capability mapping, and strategic alignment methods.

3-4 Weeks
BCS Professional Certificate in Business Architecture

Business capability modeling, target operating model, transformation planning

Design business capability models and target operating models — strategic business architecture methods and transformation planning for enterprise-level change programs.

3-4 Weeks

3Track 3: Security and Data Governance

Extend architecture skills into information assurance and data management specializations.

BCS Practitioner Certificate in Information Assurance Architecture

Security architecture, assurance frameworks, compliance, enterprise systems

Build secure, compliant, and assurance-focused architectures — security architecture concepts, information assurance frameworks, risk management, and governance for enterprise systems.

3-4 Weeks
BCS Practitioner Certificate in Data Management Essentials

Data governance, data quality, metadata, lifecycle management

Develop data management capabilities for modern enterprises — data governance principles, data quality frameworks, metadata management, and data lifecycle strategies.

2-3 Weeks

4Track 4: IS Project Management

Complete the roadmap with structured project delivery and governance for information systems initiatives.

IS Project Management

Project planning, delivery controls, governance, stakeholder management

Apply practical project management for information systems initiatives — project planning, delivery controls, risk and issue management, governance structures, and stakeholder engagement.

3-4 Weeks

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Program Details

Duration

Flexible

Mode

Live (Online)

Experience Level

Foundation to Practitioner