Certification Program Conformance Statement

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1 The Open Group Certified Architect (Open CA) Program Certification Program Conformance Statement Version March 2017 OGCERT_Template/OPEN_CA

2 Copyright 2017, The Open Group All rights reserved. This publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means for the sole purpose of use with The Open Group certification programs, provided that all copyright notices contained herein are retained. ArchiMate, DirecNet, Making Standards Work, OpenPegasus, The Open Group, TOGAF, and UNIX are registered trademarks and Boundaryless Information Flow, Dependability Through Assuredness, EMMM, FACE, IT4IT and the IT4IT logo, O-DEF, Open FAIR, Open Platform 3.0, Open Process Automation, Open Trusted Technology Provider, SOSA, the Open O logo and The Open Group Certification logo (Open O and check ) are trademarks of The Open Group. All other brands, company, and product names are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks that are the sole property of their respective owners. The Open Group Certified Architect (Open CA) Program: Conformance Declaration Accredited Certification Program Conformance Statement Published by The Open Group, March This document was reissued in March 2017 to change the editable format. Comments relating to the material contained in this document may be submitted to: The Open Group, 800 District Avenue, Suite 150, Burlington, MA 01803, United States or by electronic mail to: ogspecs@opengroup.org 2

3 Contents 1. Introduction Submitter Information Program Information Scope of Accreditation Third Party Accreditation Program Implementation details...5 3

4 1. Introduction This form contains a series of questions that need to be answered. Please complete ALL the fields in the questionnaire below to produce a Conformance Statement for your Third Party Information Technology Architect Certification Program. Your completed form should be submitted to the Certification Authority when you register for accreditation. Please ensure that you use the current version of the questionnaire (available on the Certification Authority's web site) for your submission. See The Guide to Accreditation within The Open Group Certified Architect Program for more information. Please note that all information in this Conformance Statement will appear on the public Accreditation Register, except for Revision History, which shows the changes in this Conformance Statement from prior versions and is contained at the end of this document. 2. Submitter Information Enter the full name of the Organization that is registering this Third Party Information Technology Architect Certification Program and the name of the author of this Conformance Statement: IBM The name of the person completing this Conformance Declaration: Scott Knupp 3. Program Information Enter the name of the Certification Program Manager with overall responsibility for the quality and integrity of the Certification Program. Certification Program Manager Name: Andras Szakal Enter the name, title, and role in the program for other staff with responsibilities under the program. Name Title Role Scott Knupp Global Program Director Manager Mary Hunt Global Program Advocate HR Leader 4

5 4. Scope of Accreditation Select each level in which the ACP will certify individuals. have replaced with X to indicate selections.: X Level 1: Certified IT Architect Level 1: Certified Business Architect X Level 2: Master Certified IT Architect Level 2: Master Certified Business Architect X Level 3: Distinguished Certified Chief/Lead IT Architect Level 3: Distinguished Certified Enterprise Architect Level 3: Distinguished Certified IT Architect Profession Leader 5. Third Party Accreditation Program Has the certification program been subject to any accreditation or certification by a third party? No If YES, state the name of the accreditation body and the starting and expiration date of the accreditation. Name of Body Date of accreditation or certification Date of expiry 6. Implementation details Question 1: Does the does the ACP have extended certification requirements? Yes If YES, provide brief details below. Some, but not all IBM Business Units have additional BU badge requirements for the IBM Architect Profession Certification 5

6 Question 2: Does your certification program documentation include special procedures for extended certification requirements? Yes If YES, provide brief details below. See Response in Accreditation Checklist - IBM Response Rationale: The Accredited Certification Program's documentation should be consistent with the Open CA Program documentation, which is to say it should contain no contradictions or omissions. It may possibly define special procedures for extended certification requirements. Reference: The Open Group Certified Architect (Open CA) Program: Accreditation Requirements, Section 4.2, Program Documentation Question 3: Are your certification program procedures a verbatim copy of those of the Open CA Certification Authority? No If NO, provide brief details below. IBM IT Architect Certification Program existed before the TOG ITAC program. Rationale: The Accredited Certification Program's documentation should be consistent with the Open CA Program documentation, which is to say it should contain no contradictions or omissions. Reference: The Open Group Certified Architect (Open CA) Program: Accreditation Requirements, Section 4.2, Program Documentation Question 4: Does your certification program use the certification board evaluation template provided by the Open CA Certification Authority? No If NO, provide brief details below. IBM uses their own template Rationale: The Accredited Certification Program is at liberty to make use of these resources but is not constrained to do so provided that the Accredited Certification Program's documentation is consistent with the Open CA Program documentation, which is to say it should contain no contradictions or omissions. 6

7 Reference: None. The Open Group Certified Architect (Open CA) Program: Accreditation Requirements document is silent on the use of these available resources 7

8 Revision History Version Date Reason for Revision 1.2 Oct 2014 Original created in html Aug 2015 Last updated by c.french March 2017 Editable format changed 8