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Fast Facts

Real IRM’s EA Development Institute…

  • Has been training since 2001
  • Was first to offer TOGAF™ Certification training in South Africa
  • Is an Open Group accredited trainer
  • Has trained and certified over 1000 people worldwide
  • Conducts TOGAF training for IRM UK
  • Offers a full EA curriculum
  • Provides in-house training for clients

Upcoming Courses

Our delegates recommend our TOGAF 9 courses

"Very great course. Of the best I attended the past few years"
Standard Bank, 2010

"The course facilitator handled the course and course material in a manner that made the TOGAF 9 exercise look easy and interesting"
University of Johannesburg, 2010

"The concepts covered were really useful...thanks for the excellent work!"
Anonymous, 2010

"It was delightful to have a teacher with a high level of practical experience he could relate the slides to."
DevoTeam, 2010

Training News

The Open Group Releases ArchiMate® 2.0

The Open Group has released ArchiMate® 2.0, the latest version of the open and independent modeling language for Enterprise Architecture. ArchiMate® 2.0 is now more closely aligned with TOGAF® and enables the creation of fully integrated models of an organization's Enterprise Architecture, the motivation behind it, and the programs, projects and migration paths to implement it.

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Impact of TOGAF® 9.1 Release on TOGAF® 9 Certification

The TOGAF 9 People Certification program has been designed to accommodate maintenance updates (such as TOGAF 9.1) to the TOGAF 9 specification. Thus, the certification remains as “TOGAF 9 Foundation” and “TOGAF 9 Certified”, and individuals who are currently certified in the TOGAF 9 People Certification program remain certified.

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What’s New in TOGAF 9.1?

TOGAF 9.1 was released on 1 December 2011. It contains a set of corrections to address the feedback submitted since the introduction of TOGAF® 9 in 2009. This new version has addressed over 400 of the comments received, resulting in over 450 changes to the standard.
The changes are upwards compatible adding clarification, consistency and additional detail where needed. Some of the most significant updates include:

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TOGAF® 9 Training in the Cape

Real IRM will be providing TOGAF® 9 training in Cape Town in August 2011. The course is open to the public and promises an interactive training experience that combines formal training with informal class discussion.

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A Foundation in Data Modelling

Understanding the data structures within an organisation is the key to successful data management. This understanding is reached by modelling the various data structures using the industry standard notations. Real IRM’s Data Modelling Foundation course addresses this by tackling both relational operational databases and dimensional analytical cubes. 

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SA TOGAF Adoption Ranked Fifth in the World

South Africa is ranked fifth in the world when it comes to TOGAF 9 certification numbers. According to The Open Group, at the beginning of June there were already 7,200 individuals certified from more than 50 countries worldwide. Following on the heels of the UK, Netherlands, USA and Australia, South Africa has 5.5% of all these certified individuals.

In South Africa, the first TOGAF course was presented by Real IRM in 2006. Since then the company has certified hundreds of individuals both locally and abroad, and continues to present public and in-house courses each month.

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Open Group Certification: A World Standard

A certification provides assurance that individuals have the expertise and experience required to get the job done. The Open Group offers three certifications for practitioners; TOGAF® Certification, IT Architecture Certification (ITAC) and IT Specialist Certification (ITSC).

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Training Articles

Real IRM Brings Global Enterprise Architecture Modelling Language to South Africa

Real IRM, a leading enterprise architecture specialist, is launching the first ArchiMate 1.0 training course in South Africa in July.

Real IRM will offer ArchiMate training locally and internationally alongside its TOGAFTM (The Open Group Architecture Framework) training and certification. The training will be presented in the form of instructor-led, public and client-specific courses.

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TOGAF™ Certification Paves The Way To A Top Career

The key to a career as an enterprise architect is TOGAF

Choosing a career as an enterprise architect can be the most important decision in a young person's life. It opens many doors, locally and internationally, and ensures that they are well rounded in their general approach to a wide range of business and IT issues. It challenges them to take the step up in terms of strategic thinking.

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Worldwide TOGAF Adoption Accelerates

The growing demand for TOGAF™ version 9 and its certification program is indicative of the accelerating global adoption of the standard.

Worldwide, individual certifications for TOGAF 9, The Open Group’s standard method for enterprise architecture, have surpassed 2,000 since the latest version was released in 2009.  To date, more than 83,000 copies of the TOGAF 9 framework have been downloaded from The Open Group’s website and more than 23,000 hard copies of the TOGAF 9 book have been sold.

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Bootcamp Course for Enterprise Architecture Entrants

Real IRM, a leading enterprise architecture (EA) specialist, is launching the new EA Bootcamp training course in Johannesburg, in October.

The EA Bootcamp course offers a solid foundation to individuals beginning their careers in the field of enterprise architecture. This four-day course focuses on basic EA concepts with the aim of equipping delegates with the knowledge needed to start participating in EA initiatives.

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