Enterprise Architecture Development Institute

A Journey in Professional Development

Real IRM’s Enterprise Architecture (EA) Development Institute is an enterprise architecture educational entity that offers partnerships both to organisations that need to develop an internal competency and to individuals wanting to become practicing enterprise architects.  By offering a structured, comprehensive curriculum covering all facets of the discipline, we enable our clients to deliver rapid, meaningful value to their companies while improving their own career prospects.

Exponential Returns on Training Investment

Real IRM focuses on providing our client-organisations a return on their educational investments. Through a partnership with Real IRM, organisations can use the EA curriculum to develop career paths for their architects so that their learning is timed to match the needs of the organisation as well as the individual. This helps organisations to retain talent while creating a proficient team of architects. Since the courses are practical, attendees are able to implement what they have learnt. Real IRM also provides mentoring services aimed at bridging any gap between the theory and practice so that competent delivery is facilitated.

The Road to Becoming an Enterprise Architect

Real IRM’s EA Development Institute has a structured curriculum of courses that sets a roadmap for professional development within the discipline of EA. A number of the courses include international certifications that are recognised globally and improve both the recipient’s professional standing and marketability.

Industry-leading Course Content

Real IRM’s EA Development Institute’s courses are practical, current and relevant. The course material contains a number of case studies, examples and exercises making it practicable. Since Real IRM is a representative of The Open Group in South Africa, participated in the development of TOGAF 9, is a member of international bodies like OMG and has alliances to international organisations such as US IT advisory and analysis company, ZapThink, we are in touch with the latest international theories and trends and thus provide our clients with current information and industry best practices.

Practice-based Expertise and Passionate Delivery

Real IRM’s educators are passionate, highly experienced enterprise architects who practice in the field as consultants. This experience helps to translate theoretical concepts into real-world application that takes practical implementation challenges into account and makes their teaching pertinent and comprehensible.