Apply Catalyst Principles
Exam Weight 9%
Getting Started with Catalyst
Understand Catalyst's purpose and value proposition and its principles.
Identifying the Components of Catalyst
Understand Catalyst's four phases, integrated blueprint purpose, six playbooks, three delivery approaches, and the Catalyst Knowledge Hub.
Defining Catalyst Engagements
Gain a comprehensive understanding of Catalyst engagements and projects.
Adapting Catalyst to Common Delivery Methods
Understand why Catalyst diverges from being a delivery methodology and identify delivery frameworks compatible with Catalyst.
Leverage Catalyst Knowledge Hub
Exam Weight 7%
Getting Started with Knowledge Hub
Understand Catalyst Knowledge Hub accessibility and login process.
Exploring Playbooks in Knowledge Hub
Gain proficiency in accessing and navigating Catalyst playbooks in the Catalyst Knowledge Hub.
Differentiating Between Playbooks and Delivery Approaches
Learn to differentiate between playbooks and delivery approaches within Catalyst.
Searching for Assets in Knowledge Hub
Learn the skill of efficiently searching, filtering, and sorting assets within Catalyst Knowledge Hub.
Architecting in a Catalyst Context
Exam Weight 13%
Appreciating the Role of Architecting and Architects
Understand the pivotal role of architecture in bridging business and technology.
Introducing the Principles of Architecting with Catalyst
Analyze the value of each principle of architecting with Catalyst for projects and engagements.
Relating Catalyst to Common Architecture Frameworks
Explore the integration of TOGAF architecture domains into Catalyst.
Scoping Engagements for Effective Architecture
Develop a structured framework for aligning business drivers, strategic goals, and initiatives.
Challenging Engagement Scope and Requirements
Explore guidance on how to critique narrow engagement scope definitions and objections.
Architecting to Catalyst Principles
Exam Weight 13%
Architecting for Reuse
This topic gives you architectural guidance on applying one of the principles of architecting in a Catalyst context.
Architecting to Separate the Platform from the Solutions Built on Top of It
This topic gives you architectural guidance on applying one of the principles of architecting in a Catalyst context.
Architecting with a Pragmatic API-led Approach to Connectivity
This topic gives you architectural guidance on applying one of the principles of architecting in a Catalyst context.
Architecting for Product Thinking in Addition to Project Delivery
This topic gives you architectural guidance on applying one of the principles of architecting in a Catalyst context.
Architecting to Balance Short-Term Outcomes with Long Term Goals
This topic gives you architectural guidance on applying one of the principles of architecting in a Catalyst context.
Realize Business Outcomes with a Catalyst Approach
Exam Weight 11%
Introducing Business Outcomes
Define key terms, capabilities, and common mistakes when realizing business outcomes.
Discovering and Defining Business Outcomes
Identify business drivers of an organization as shaped by business and operating models, goals, various factors, and engagement scope.
Aligning Business Outcomes with Stakeholders
Identify all stakeholders, their interests and concerns, and explain the purpose of a platform vision for stakeholders.
Aligning Engagement Scope with Stakeholders
Handle common objections to changes in engagement scope in different types of organizational scenarios.
Measuring and Tracking Business Outcomes
Define and align on KPIs to measure success of business outcomes.
Design Composable Solutions
Exam Weight 20%
Architecting Composable Enterprises
Explore the concept of composability, its essential elements, principles, and the role of APIs and integration.
Designing Solutions with Composability in Mind
Understand, apply, and relate composability strategies, guidelines, principles, and properties to solution design.
Identifying Common Integration Patterns
Gain proficiency in defining architectural viewpoints and identifying interaction types for common integration patterns.
Building Composable Solutions Following a Pragmatic API-Led Approach
Learn the identification, evaluation, and practical implementation of diverse APIs, considering their types, independence, and alignment.
Democratizing Composability Through Automation
Gain insight into the necessity and advantages of automation, its relationship with composability, various use cases, and distinctions.
Implement a Center for Enablement
Exam Weight 16%
Introducing the C4E
Understand the concept of a Center for Enablement (C4E), differentiate it from a Center of Excellence (CoE), and its value proposition.
Assessing Integration Capabilities
Grasp the objectives and outcomes of capabilities assessments, alignment between C4E structures and technical capabilities.
Establishing a C4E
Gain comprehensive knowledge of C4E's mission statements, team roles, funding options, backlog functions, and central repository technologie
Promoting a C4E
Understand, develop, and implement key components of a Center for Enablement (C4E) including promotion and communication plan creation.
Sustaining a C4E
This section presents what needs to be done in order to maintain an operational and relevant C4E.
Building a C4E foundation
Understand various C4E assets, onboarding procedures, integration-SDLC alignment, and recommended KPIs for effective C4E implementation.
Position and Reframe with Catalyst Methodology
Exam Weight 11%
Why Do We Need to “Position” Catalyst?
Understand how to position Catalyst within an engagement process and recognize the appropriate stage for its introduction.
Understanding your audience for positioning Catalyst
Learn stakeholder analysis to identify concerns, motivations, and goals, then leverage this understanding to craft targeted engagement.
Introducing Catalyst in an Engagement
Assess integration capabilities and demonstrate how Catalyst facilitates achieving desired future integration goals for organizations.
Scoping Catalyst engagements
Gain proficiency in scoping Catalyst engagements by comprehensively understanding inputs, mitigating challenges, and tailoring approach.
Handling Objections and Reframing
Develop skills to identify and address customer objections and detect misapplication of Catalyst integration.
