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OverviewCertification from The Open Group provides customers with assurance that products and services conform to open standards. This assurance enables market growth, and benefits customers and vendors alike. In the Architecture field, The Open Group has defined a number of certification programs in support of The Open Group Architecture Framework Version 7 (TOGAF 7). In order to protect the value of TOGAF by ensuring its consistent application and usage, The Open Group has introduced certification programs for the following offerings:
The TOGAF certification program licenses the use of the term "TOGAF 7" together with The Open Group Certification Mark in association with Certified Offerings. This provides the necessary legal framework to maintain the value of TOGAF to enterprise customers. The value of certification to potential licensees is thus the ability to use the term "TOGAF 7" in association with products and/or services that support the TOGAF 7 framework and its Architecture Development Method. In addition, The Open Group:
The value of this certification program to the customers of potential licensees is the knowledge that the vendor has made a legally binding warranty of conformance with the Product Standards referenced in the Certification Program - a warranty that requires compliance not only at the time of registration, but throughout the lifetime of the product or service offering, for as long as it remains registered. Customers can therefore procure such product and service offerings safe in the knowledge that the vendors of such offerings have taken a professional and commercially responsible approach to the supply of these offerings to the market, and have completed a detailed Statement of Conformance, which the procurer can access freely and compare with those of other certified vendors if they so wish. The Costs - Fee ScheduleThe fees for certification depend on the class of certification: see the TOGAF 7 Certification Fee Schedule. The TOGAF 7 Product StandardsThe precise definition of what an applicant must do to qualify for certification is contained in the relevant Product Standard. There are four Product Standards, corresponding to the four classes of TOGAF 7 certification:
The following documents are referenced from the Product Standards:
The TOGAF 7 CSQs - How to Apply for TOGAF 7 Certification
Further InformationFor further information, see the TOGAF 7 Certification FAQ, and/or contact John Spencer.
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