Behind the scenes of the (new) Foundation Level curriculum
The time had come again: The new release of the iSAQB Foundation curriculum came out just in time at the beginning of April 2023. Alongside key differences compared to the previous version, this blog post explains how work is undertaken within an international and decentral association and what methods and tools we use. Why a new…
Read MoreThe Importance of Software Architecture, the Influence of Agile Methods, and the iSAQB’s Role in This
Tom Asel is an iSAQB member and the founder of tangible concepts. He has been working as a developer, architect, and trainer in software development for over 15 years. Agile architecture work is a focus of his professional activities. He supports teams and organizations in aligning development processes, skills, technologies, and architectures. We talked to…
Read MoreBabylon as a Feature
The Tower of Babylon is a myth meant to explain why the world’s peoples speak different languages. Refer to Bibliography [0] below for details. In modern IT systems, it’s often a requirement to support multiple languages. Such internationalization (i18n for short) is a tough challenge – and this post describes a simple solution to just…
Read MoreWhy Should I attend the CPSA® Foundation Level Training Course?
The iSAQB’s Certified Professional for Software Architecture program (CPSA) is a program of further education. It is aimed at anyone who works on solution structures in IT projects. Within the multi-level CPSA program, the Foundation Level is the first step. It provides a solid and pragmatic introduction to software architecture. But why exactly should you,…
Read MoreSAG 2021 Session Recording: “Essential Architectural Thinking”
There is a lot of confusion regarding architectural work these days. When? How much? Who? Tons of heated debates, and nobody is asking the essential question: Why? But without asking Why, all the other questions are futile. Thus, this session at the Software Architecture Gathering 2021 by Uwe Friedrichsen will start by asking: *Why* do…
Read MoreSetup for Hybrid Workshops
Abstract Hybrid: From Latin hybrida, a variant of hibrida. Something of mixed origin or composition; often, a tool or technology that combines the benefits of formerly separate tools or technologies. (Source: Wiktionary) Hybrid workshops allow people online and on-site to collaborate, both in education/training, or other types of meetings. Before COVID-19, workshops and trainings were…
Read MoreHow to Identify a Good Certificate?
There is a wide range of certificates on offer, yet most certificates and certification procedures are based on a similar process with some comparable variants…
Read MoreThe (new) Software Architecture Foundation Curriculum
Want to learn Software Architecture? Look no further – the recently released iSAQB Foundation Curriculum covers all your needs! A group of international software architecture experts has been working on optimizing and streamlining this systematic education path, resulting in the most systematic and practical curriculum ever. The 2021 update is the result of nearly 12 months…
Read MoreMigrating the iSAQB® Mock Examination to AsciiDoc
The iSAQB provides a mock exam for the Foundation Level certification. This post shows how we moved this exam from docx format to AsciiDoc, facilitating collaboration and enabling automated generation of the required multilingual document variants. So, this is the story of how we moved from Microsoft Word to AsciiDoc for the collaboration on files…
Read MoreThe iSAQB CPSA Certification Scheme – Meaning, Benefits, and Structure
In this brand-new podcast episode, Carola Lilienthal, Gernot Starke, and Eberhard Wolff sat together to discuss the iSAQB’s two-level certification scheme CPSA – Certified Professional for Software Architecture – in detail. What are the reasons for, and what is the actual meaning of the CPSA certification program? Which are the benefits for participants, but also…
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