Become An Outstanding Solution Architect

Are you in a large IT project right now? Are you lead developer and wish to become the solution architect? Or are you already an architect and want to take your skills to the next level? Then, this is the course for you!

The solution architect is the person who creates the high-level technical design of the entire solution and who is responsible for all technology decisions in the project. It is an extremely important job.

In this course, you will learn soft skills that will make you a great architect, common pitfalls in large IT projects, reference architectural patterns, how to design for quality, deployment and testing, and much more!

Here’s What You’ll Get

Training Lectures

Video Lessons

Quizzes

Design Patterns

Certificate

Access

Training Details

In this course, I will teach you all the soft- and hard skills to become an outstanding solution architect.

We will cover how an architect operates in an IT Team, which soft skills are required to become an outstanding architect, and which extra responsibilities you can take on to really make an impression on your peers.

By the end of this course, you will be able to create great architectures, you will know all reference architecture design patterns and how to create these patterns in UML. You’ll also learn about caching, exception management, deployment scenarios, quality factors… and much more!

Name: Become An Outstanding Solution Architect.

Format: self-paced

Content: training lectures, video lessons, quizzes and assignments.

Requirements: a Windows, Mac, or Linux laptop with Visual Studio, Rational Rose or an online UML design tool.

Support: Slack channel

Associated certification: none

Sneak Preview

Check out this complimentary lecture in which I will show you the 7 most popular UML Diagrams. You are going to learn what each diagram looks like, what the different symbols in the diagram mean, and what the capabilities are of each of these diagrams.

Training Curriculum

Introduction

Course Introduction

The Architect and The Team

Introduction

Software Team Roles

The Functional Analyst

The Lead Developer

The Solution Architect

Recap

Quiz

Hands-On Assignment

What Makes a Great Architect?

Introduction

The Architect Job Description

Responsibilities of Great Architects

Personality Traits of Great Architects

Common Pitfalls for Architects

Recap

Quiz

Hands-On Assignment

Designing a Software Architecture

Introduction

What is a Software Architecture?

Key Principles of Software Architectures

Guidelines for Software Architectures

Introduction to UML

Seven Popular UML Diagrams

Designing Architectures with UML

The Process for Designing Architectures

Recap

Quiz

Hands-On Assignment

Arquitecture Design Patterns

Introduction

Layered Arquitecture Patterns

Structural Arquitecture Patterns

Presentation Architecture Patterns

Service Arquitecture Patterns

Hybrid Arquitecture Patterns

Recap

Quiz

Hands-On Assignment

Designing Layers, Components, and Services

Introduction

Choosing The Right Patterns

Designing Layered Arquitectures

Designing Components Architectures

Designing Service-Oriented Architectures

Recap

Quiz

Hands-On Assignment

Architecture Considerations

Introduction

Design Quality Attributes

Runtime Quality Attributes

Planning for Caching

Planning for Exceptions

Planning for Deployment

Recap

Quiz

Hands-On Assignment

In Conclusion

What you’ve learned

Bonus lecture

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You can sign up for this training right now by clicking the button, filling in the checkout form and completing your payment.

Once we have received your payment, you will receive an email within minutes with a link to access the online training platform.

Please note that the listed price is ex VAT. Registered EU businesses with a valid VAT number can defer the VAT during checkout. Non-EU businesses and individuals do not pay VAT.

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“I really like this course, Mark is very methodical and thoughtful about the examples he shows. He is a really good teacher, you will not be disappointed!”

Nikolaj Otte, online student

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What is a classroom training?

A classroom training is a live event in which I will present the training lectures and help you complete the lab exercises. You will be sharing the classroom with your colleagues and learn together as a group.

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Depending on your needs, classroom trainings can be conducted on-site at your place of work, in a fully-equipped classroom at a training agency, or online in a multi-day Microsoft Teams or Zoom session.

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A classroom training is ideal for tech professionals who can commit to full days of learning and want to learn together as a group.

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You will receive online course content, access to an Azure sandbox environment, lab exercises, a practice exam and an exam voucher.

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You will receive prerecorded online video lectures, text lectures, multiple-choice quizzes and homework exercises.

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Yes. I am based in Amsterdam and often travel abroad to provide classroom training in other countries. I love meeting my students on-site, no matter where they live.

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