iSAQB Certified Professional for Software Architecture (CPSA) Foundation

• Software architecture terms and concepts
  • Software architecture definitions
  • Software architecture objectives and benefits
  • Software architect roles and responsibilities
• Stakeholders and constraints
  • Business, project, and architecture goals
  • Stakeholder concerns
  • Constraints
  • Conway’s law
• Clarification of requirements
  • Functional and quality requirements
  • Quality requirement trade-offs
  • Quality tree and scenarios
• Documentation and communication
  • Assumptions and risks
  • Documentation objectives and quality
  • Blackbox / whitebox
  • Architecture views
  • Document templates, notations and frameworks
• Architecture guidelines
  • Architecture approach
  • Tools
  • Architecture principles, e.g. S.O.L.I.D.
• Solution strategy and design
  • Architecture patterns
  • Architecture structure and decomposition
  • Tactics to achieve quality requirements
  • Interfaces & Postel’s law
  • Cross-cutting concerns
  • Architecture decisions
• Architecture assessment
  • Quantitative and qualitative assessment
  • Architecture reviews
  • Static and dynamic code analysis

Upon successful completion of the certification exam, participants receive the iSAQB® Foundation Level certification.

After attending the iSAQB accredited course conducted by Albion trainers, 96% of course participants have passed the iSAQB Foundation Software Architecture certification exam.

Information about the certification exam

An examination voucher is provided to participants so they can choose an examination date after the training.
 

• Multiple-choice test
  • A total of 64 points
  • Questions are rated from 1 to 3 points depending on the level of difficulty.
  • Minimum percentage to pass the exam: 60%.
  • Time allowed: 75 minutes. 95 minutes for candidates for whom English is not their primary language.
  • The use of material during the test is prohibited.
  • The test may be repeated multiple times, in case the participant does not pass the test the first time.
• The exam is based on the iSAQB CPSA curriculum
  • In the syllabus, all learning objectives are marked with exam relevance:
    R1: relevant for the exam.
    R2: may be relevant for the exam.
    R3: Not relevant for the exam.
• The exam contains the following three types of questions:
  • Single-choice
  • Multiple choice
  • Assignment (e.g. assign true or false to every answer)

• Industry standard certification
  • iSAQB certification and recognition of expertise
• Impressive certification success rate
  • 96% of course participants passed the certification exam after attending an accredited training course conducted by Albion Academy trainers.
• Certification Guarantee
  • If, after completing the Albion Academy training course, the participant does not pass the certification exam, he/she is entitled to repeat the certification online once free of charge. An examination fee must be paid for each additional attempt.
• Highly experienced and accredited iSAQB trainer
  • The trainer, Albion Academy founder Roger Rhoades, is an active member of the International Software Architecture Qualification Board (iSAQB). Together with his colleagues, he defines and evolves the iSAQB foundation and advanced curricula, exam questions, case studies and glossary. In addition, he has several years of experience and extensive knowledge in the field of software architecture.
• Interactive, practice-oriented training
  • Participants experience an interactive four-day training course with practice-based exercises and case studies that, according to former participants, reinforce the methods they have learned.
  • The theoretical content is supplemented by the trainer’s practical experience to ensure course participants not only understand the relevant methods, but also the real-world challenges of their implementation.
  • Active participation and discussions are explicitly encouraged.
• Two free coaching sessions
  • Course participants receive two free coaching sessions (value of 300€) to support their ability to successfully implement newly learned methods and approaches in their current business projects.

Overview

Albion is known for its interactive training courses with a workshop character. Whether in-person or live online, Albion training courses encourage the active participation of course participants in discussions and group exercises.

By using the latest online collaboration tools, such as online whiteboards, you will experience a classroom-like environment. During the live online training, participants collaborate to perform practice-oriented exercises and case studies that lead to a deeper understanding of the course material.

Benefits of live online training courses

• Lower price
  • Lower price for the live online training course compared to the corresponding classroom training.
• No travel or hotel costs
  • Efficient use of your time and money.
• Compliance with mandated travel restrictions
  • You can conveniently participate from any location without having to travel.
• Face-to-face discussions
  • The same opportunities for asking questions and discussing topics as in a classroom training.
  • As with classroom training, active participation of the participants is desired.
• Participant collaboration
  • Participants can pose questions to other participants and to the trainer 24 hours a day via an online chat during and after the course (e.g., to discuss sample test questions, current project challenges, etc.).

Prerequisites for live online training courses

• Computer with a stable and fast Internet connection that supports continual video transmission.
• Suitable webcam.
• Headset instead of the computer microphone to reduce ambient noise.
• Modern web browser with good Javascript support.
• A sufficiently large monitor to view the course slides, a whiteboard and other participants. Additional optional recommendations include a second monitor and a touchscreen with a pen, for example, to draw on a virtual whiteboard.
• Administration rights may be required to install software, e.g., Microsoft-Teams, Exam-Software.
  • The applications are also available via a web browser; however, these have limited functionality.
• Participant attendance is mandatory to receive the course participation confirmation.
• Only one person per computer, no sharing of computers.
• Please ensure that you can participate undisturbed from colleagues, family members, pets, etc.