Open Certified Architect - Paul Homan
Channel: The Open Group
Date: 2021-05-12

Paul Homan, CTO for Industrial Sector, IBM Services UK & Ireland
Paul is an IBM Distinguished Engineer and Chief Technology Officer for Industrial sector clients in IBM Global Services, responsible for Technology Strategy & Industry Architectures for Automotive, Aerospace & Defense, Oil & Gas, Electronics, Industrial Products and Construction industries. 

In this session Paul will discuss the value and recognition that The Open Group Certified Architect (Open CA) designation can bring to IT/Solution, Business, and Enterprise Architects and the organizations that employ them.

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Topics include: 
- Digital Enterprise Transformation 
- How Digital Standards can be best used together to accelerate the adoption of Digital practices across an organization 
- Architect's Toolkit — the right tool for the right job. Tools by architects for architects. https://www.opengroup.org/ArchitectsToolkit 
- Synergy between standards: the TOGAF® Standard and Open Agile Architecture™ Standard 
- Digital Practitioners Body of Knowledge™ for managing key issues and skills needed at each stage of the digital journey https://www.opengroup.org/certifications/dpbok 
- IT4IT™ Reference Architecture helps organizations manage their digital product portfolio https://www.opengroup.org/it4it-forum 
- Saving the Environment with Open Footprint Data Model https://www.opengroup.org/openfootprint-forum 
- Open FAIR™ Body of Knowledge and Quantitative Risk Analysis https://www.opengroup.org/certifications/openfair 
- Zero Trust Architecture 

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