Dragon1 Foundation Training & Certification

€1750 (pp, excl tax)

Follow this Dragon1 training course, containing all the required learning materials, for level 1 certification.

This training course is provided by the Dragon1 Academy and learns you the basics of the Dragon1 open EA method. The course is provided at request as Business Architecture Foundation training.

This training course is about the Dragon1 open EA method and has no dependency on a software tool. Although optionally a tool can be used during the training course.

This course has been fully accredited by the Dragon1 Foundation.

Learn to Visualize and Communicate Enterprise Architecture

Take a peek at the Dragon1 demos to see how to create enterprise architecture products easily. The EA products are created with the PRO edition.

Dragon1 Certified Architects typically create these kind of A0-sized or interactive visualizations for stakeholders, using the Dragon1 Architecture Canvas.

Why Should You Take This Course?

Become Dragon1 Certified Architect, level 1, by taking a fully accredited class-based or online training course for Dragon1 Foundation!

Certification Scheme

Dragon1 Certified Architect in 3 training courses:

Dragon1 Foundation, 2 days → Level 1
Dragon1 Practitioner, 2 days → Level 2
Dragon1 Professional, 2 days → Level 3

Dragon1 Masterclass combines the three training courses.

This training focuses on five things:

What is Enterprise Architecture, an intro
Enterprise Architecture Principles, how to
Enterprise Architecture Visualization, how to
Making EA Work, Fitting it in the Architecture Processes
Aligning EA to your Companies' Priorities

This training course, class-based or as an interactive e-learning course, is a complete package for those wishing to become Dragon1 Certified.

There are no prerequisites for taking this course, although you must pass the exam at both levels to achieve your certification.

Browse the course syllabus below for a full module-by-module breakdown of what's included.

With this course, you'll receive six months' access and an exam voucher to use within six months of course access. Just contact us when you are ready to sit the exams!

Schedule Dates

November 18, 2024, Wageningen, The Netherlands

Class size is 4 to 8 participants.

Elearning is individual and starts at any time, anywhere in your web browser.

Details of our Dragon1 Foundation Course (level 1):

Read the contents of this training course:

Module 1 - Introduction

Core Concepts of Dragon1 (Concepts, Principles, Standards, Building Blocks, Capabilities, Value Streams, etc. )
Core Models of Dragon1
Meta Model, Layers and Glossary
Vision / Way of Thinking on Enterprise Architecture
Critical Thinking, Creativity and Design
Way of Visualizing: Models, Views and Visualizations

Module 2 - Architecture Principles

About Concepts, Principles, Rules and Standards
Business and IT Principles
Process, Service, and System Principles
Data and Application Principles
Agile and Waterfall Principles

Module 3 - Architecture Views & Visualizations

Dragon1 Architecture Canvas / Architecture View Layout
Concept Design Sketches
Governance, Business, Process, Information, Data, Application and IT Infrastructure model
Business and Enterprise Blueprints
Process, Data, Application and IT Landscapes
Strategy Maps, Road Maps, Heat Maps
Architecture Design Books

Module 4 - Architecture Processes

Architecture Governance & Management Process
Architecture Requirements, Design and Communication Process
Architecture Team, Architecture Board and Roles
Architecture Orders, Pipeline and Services

Alignment with other Frameworks and Languages

If an organization already has a method, framework, reference architecture, and modeling language chosen as an internal corporate standard for working with enterprise architecture, we will fit the Dragon1 content into the internal corporate standard.

Customized Private Group Training

The Dragon1 Academy offers customized private training solutions to corporates to achieve maximum value for their training funds. We have been helping our clients achieve their private group training objectives since 2005.

At the Academy, we offer all the classroom or online courses in a private format - at your facility or ours or online, in any time zone and anywhere in the world.