The Open Group provides market-driven education and certification programs to ensure that individuals have knowledge and understanding of our vendor-neutral, open standards.
Holding a certification from The Open Group increases job and salary prospects for candidates and provides confidence to employers and prospective employers that the candidate has the demonstrable level of knowledge required.
The certification programs are designed using the following principles:
Openness - Each program is open to applicants from all countries, although materials and examinations will initially be available only in English.
Fairness - Certification is achieved only by passing an examination that is equivalent to that taken by any other candidate.
Market Relevance - The certification programs are structured to meet the perceived needs of the market to understand and apply the relevant standard for people without prior certification, and for certification at a number of different levels. Levels may be introduced during the life of the certification program, as well as updated versions of the standard.
Learning Support - Training courses are provided by third parties, according to the needs of the market.
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Best Practice - The programs adhere to industry best practice for equivalent certification programs.
The ArchiMate® Specification defines an open and independent modeling language for Enterprise Architecture that is supported by different tool vendors and consulting firms.
The Benefits of the ArchiMate Foundation certification:
- A modeling language to visualize the relationships among business domains in an unambiguous way
- A common language for describing the construction and operation of business processes, organizational structures, information flows, IT systems, and technical infrastructure.
- Valuable in demonstrating to employers and peers your commitment to enterprise architecture as a discipline
Suitable for
Any role involved in communicating with stakeholders about Enterprise Architecture.
The Benefits of the ArchiMate Practitioner Certification
- A modeling language to describe, analyze, and visualize the relationships among business domains in an unambiguous way
- A common language for describing the construction and operation of business processes, organizational structures, information flows, IT systems, and technical infrastructure.
- Valuable in demonstrating to employers and peers your commitment to Enterprise Architecture as a discipline
Suitable for
Any role responsible for communicating about Enterprise Architecture with stakeholders.
The DPBoK™ Standard assists individuals to create and manage product offerings with a digital component and lead their organizations through Digital Transformation.
The Benefits of this Certification
- The first industry certification providing complete guidance for Digital product offerings and Digital Transformation
- How to create and manage product offerings with an increasing digital component
- Supports individuals leading their organization through a Digital Transformation
Suitable for
Any role at organizations undergoing digital transformation, ranging from startups to large enterprises.
The Open Group IT4IT™ Standard is a reference architecture that can be used to manage the business of Information Technology (IT) and the associated end-to-end lifecycle management of Digital Products.
The Benefits of this Certification
- A reference architecture for managing the business of Information Technology (IT) and the associated end-to-end lifecycle management of Digital Products
- Guidance for the transformation of technology management practices for a faster, scalable, automated, and practical approach to deploying product-based investment models and providing an unprecedented level of operational control and measurable value
- A foundational and flexible IT4IT Reference Architecture to accommodate the continuing evolution of operational and management paradigms for technology
Suitable for
Any role involved in providing IT services.
The Open Agile Architecture™ Standard in support of Digital Transformation to enable the creation of business value.
The Benefits of this Certification
- An ability to deliver Agile Architecture in support of Digital Transformation
- An understanding of the importance of architecture when deploying Agile at scale
- An ability to apply best practices and techniques for architecting with agility
- A common language with Enterprise Architects and Agilists
Suitable for
- Any role involved in Digital Transformation at an architectural level
- Agilists and business managers who need to understand the importance of architecture when shifting toward an Agile at scale model, and who want to learn architecture skills
- Digital architects working in outcome-based, team-led, and product-centric organizations
- Enterprise Architects, solution architects, security architects, and software architects who want to stay relevant in an Agile at scale world and who need to learn new architecture skills for the digital age
Learn how to provide better visibility into cyber risk, using a language that the business understands, a financial one, with the Open FAIR™ Body of Knowledge.
The Open FAIR Standards can be applied to any risk scenario. This agnostic characteristic enables the O-RA Standard, and the companion O-RT Standard, that together form the Open FAIR Body of Knowledge, to be used as a foundation for normalizing the results of risk analyses across varied risk domains.
The Benefits of this Certification
- A taxonomy to communicate effectively with other Open FAIR risk analysts, removing ambiguity from risk estimates
- A scientific approach to estimate and analyze risk, improving the quality of risk analysis in the information security profession
- A terminology aligned with the business, bridging the gap between technical experts and management, facilitating decisions
Suitable for
Any role involved in Risk Analysis.
The TOGAF® Standard is the open Enterprise Architecture standard used by the world’s leading organizations.
The Benefits of this Certification
- A common body of knowledge about a recognized Enterprise Architecture methodology and framework (120,000+ individual certifications)
- A trusted, vendor-neutral, globally recognized and portable certification
- Valuable in demonstrating to employers and peers your commitment to Enterprise Architecture as a discipline
TOGAF 9 Foundation suitable for
Any role involved in a controlled enterprise transformation.
TOGAF 9 Certified suitable for
Any role expected to actively participate in a controlled enterprise transformation.
The TOGAF® Standard is the open Enterprise Architecture standard used by the world’s leading organizations.
The Benefits of this Certification
- A common body of knowledge about a recognized Enterprise Architecture methodology and framework (120,000+ individual certifications)
- A trusted, vendor-neutral, globally recognized and portable certification
- Valuable in demonstrating to employers and peers your commitment to Enterprise Architecture as a discipline
The TOGAF Business Architecture Foundation provides validation that an individual has the basic knowledge and understanding of the TOGAF Business Architecture concepts and techniques.
TOGAF Business Architecture Foundation suitable for
Any role involved in business planning.
The TOGAF® Standard is the open Enterprise Architecture standard used by the world’s leading organizations.
The Benefits of this Certification
- A common body of knowledge about a recognized Enterprise Architecture methodology and framework (120,000+ individual certifications)
- A trusted, vendor-neutral, globally recognized and portable certification
- Valuable in demonstrating to employers and peers your commitment to Enterprise Architecture as a discipline
The TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Foundation certification provides validation that an individual has the basic knowledge and understanding of the Enterprise Architecture using the TOGAF approach, sufficient to be able to contribute to an architecture project or work with the results.
TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Foundation suitable for
Any role involved in a controlled enterprise transformation.
The TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Practitioner certification provides validation that an individual has the knowledge, comprehension, and ability to analyze and apply the TOGAF Standard to developing, sustaining, and using an Enterprise Architecture.
TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Practitioner suitable for
Any role expected to actively participate in a controlled enterprise transformation.