October, Certification Month

Deadline sertifikasi paling ujung adalah 31 Desember ini CISA, sementara yang paling cepat adalah CISSP & PMP dimana deadlinenya adalah 30 November. Makanya bulan Oktober ini menjadi bulan yang paling menegangkan dalam kehidupan saya.

CISA no evidence needed
CISSP most complicated, need evidence
PMI no evidence needed

Hal yang paling sering bermasalah, I remind myself again:
1.Payment
1.1 Payment processing
Somehow system Certification Bodies (badan sertifikasi) ini sering kali bermasalah menangani payment. Mungkin karena jumlah transaksinya relatif sedikit, dibandingkan online shop kelas kabupaten sekalipun.

1.2.Payment claim
Sebenarnya ini tidak terkait ke badan sertifikasinya, tapi ini lebih ke urusan kantor. Ini super ribet, karena claim ke kantor seringkali juga bermasalah.

3.CPE Claim
Ini jangan ditanya, susah mengklasifikasinya, susah auditnya. Ini mungkin perlu membuat section sendiri untuk membahas betapa mengesalkannya mengurus sertifikasi
3.1 Microsite
Entah mengapa badan sertifikasi sering sekali membuat semacam microsite yang membedakan antara member vs cpe vs store dan lainnya.
3.2 Too secure not user friendly

Change Management Body of Knowledge (CMBok) Certification

Baru tahu, ini dari APMG yang juga menerbitkan SFIA

1. 01 A change management perspective: the overarching theories behind change
2. 02 Defining change: what is the change
3. 03 Managing benefits: ensuring change delivers value
4. 04 Stakeholder strategy: how to identify and engage stakeholder
5. 05 Communication and engagement: communicating change effectively
6. 06 Change impact: assessing change impact and progress
7. 07 Change readiness, planning and measurement: preparing for change
8. 08 Project management: hange initiatives, projects and programmes
9. 09 Education and learning support: training and supporting changes
10. 10 Facilitation: facilitating group events through a change process
11. 11 Sustaining change: ensuring that change is sustained
12. 12 Personal and professional management: developing personal effectiveness
13. 13 Organizational consideration: critical elements of awareness for professional change managers

Agile Scrum Certification

Interesting, there is increasing requirement for Agile (PMI Agile Certified Practitioner) and Scrum (Disciplined Agile Scrum Master (DASM) Certification). However, in my opinion, this should be the extension of PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) that one should completed the basic first before gain expertise in Agile or Scrum.

Sustainability Certification

World Bank City Climate Planner
Led by Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI), World Resources Institute, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability,
City Climate Planner program
Urban Greenhouse Gas Inventory Specialist

Urban Greenhouse Gas Inventory Specialist Exam

Knowledge Domains
1.Project Planning (5 Questions)
A.Establish project goals and objectives
B.Develop a project plan
C.Establish quality control procedures

2.Defining the Scope of an Emissions Inventory (8 Questions)
A.Identify program authorities (e.g., covenant of mayors, national government, local policies) who might assist, require, and otherwise have a stake in the inventory
B.Define program objectives
C.Determine reporting framework or platform
D.Set inventory boundaries
E.Decide on methodologies

3.Managing Data (35 Questions)
A.Identify data needs
B.Identify data sources
C.Obtain stakeholder commitment
D.Collect activity data
E.Determine emissions factors
F.Determine other parameters (e.g., fuel economy, population)
G.Analyze data

4.Calculating Emissions (16 Questions)
A.Execute calculations
B.Calculate uncertainties

5.Synthesizing Emission Inventory Results (8 Questions)
A.Organize calculated results
B.Interpret results

6.Reporting Activities (8 Questions)
A.Generate reports
B.Manage internal results dissemination

Certification Month

Certified TIA-942 Design Consultant (CTDC): 90 minutes, 60 question, 83%
Certified Data Centre Specialist (CDCS): 90 minutes, 60 question, 75%

Foundation
Data Center Foundation Certificate (DCFC®)

Design / Build
Certified Data Center Professional (CDCP®)
Certified Data Center Specialist (CDCS®)
Certified Data Center Expert (CDCE®)
Certified Network Cabling Design Professional (CNCDP®)

Maintenance / Operations
Certified Data Center Facilities Operations Specialist (CDFOS®)
Certified Data Center Facilities Operations Manager (CDFOM®)

Risk
Certified Data Center Risk Professional (CDRP®)
Certified Data Center Migration Specialist (CDMS®)

Standards / Compliance
Certified TIA-942 Design Consultant (CTDC®)
Certified TIA-942 Internal Auditor (CTIA®)
Certified TIA-942 External Auditor (CTEA®)

I think I will go back to ITIL

TOGAF a new beginning

Well let see. This is a new beginning.

The problem with TOGAF – Part 2

1.Uncommon vocabularies and terms. e.g Pattern, Building Blocks

2.Common vocabularies often misleading. e.g Architecture views

3.Unclear purpose for certain method. e.g ADM

4.TOGAF book is structured alphabetical (biggest confusion)

Agile Certification Project Management

Agile

Manifesto:

1. Individuals and Interactions over Processes and Tools
2. Working Software over Comprehensive Documentation
3. Customer Collaboration over Contract Negotiation
4. Responding to Change over Following a Plan

12 Principles:

1. Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of valuable software.
2. Welcome changing requirements, even late in development. Agile processes harness change for the customer’s competitive advantage.
3. Deliver working software frequently, from a couple of weeks to a couple of months, with a preference for the shorter timescale.
4. Business people and developers must work together daily throughout the project.
5. Build projects around motivated individuals. Give them the environment and support they need, and trust them to get the job done.
6. The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a development team is face-to-face conversation.
7. Working software is the primary measure of progress.
8. Agile processes promote sustainable development. The sponsors, developers, and users should be able to maintain a constant pace indefinitely.
9. Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design enhances agility.
10. Simplicity—the art of maximizing the amount of work not done—is essential.
11. The best architectures, requirements, and designs emerge from self-organizing teams.
12. At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective and then tunes and adjusts its behavior accordingly.

Agile PMI:
I. Agile Principles and Mindset 16%
II. Value-Driven Delivery 20%
III. Stakeholder Engagement 17%
IV. Team Performance 16%
V. Adaptive Planning 12%
VI. Problem Detection and Resolution 10%
VII. Continuous Improvement 9%

ISO 27001

Menarik, sebenarnya sudah dari dulu mengincar sertifikasi ini, cuman kelihatannya masih mempertimbangkan untung ruginya.

The problem with TOGAF/Enterprise Architecture

1. There are many vocabularies and terms that is not common or not popular
e.g Business Scenario, Pattern, Building Blocks, View. Even if its popular, some term is defined differently, for example Business Scenario define as business problem description to help define requirements.

Business Scenario: A business scenario is essentially a complete description of a business problem, both in business and in architectural terms, which enables individual requirements to be viewed in relation to one another in the context of the overall problem

2. TOGAF usually describe a term in generic term, but the real meaning is different

E.g Architecture view: representation of a system from the perspective of a related set of concerns. It consists of one or more architecture models of the system.

Architecture view: is used to decribe the concern of stakeholders.

3. The purpose is sometimes unclear (or philosophical)
E.g the purpose of ADM is not to get alignment, but to suit the specific needs of enterprise

E.g the purpose of enterprise architecture is not to create “standard” but to optimise an enterprise into an environment that is responsive to business needs

TOGAF

10 Process/Phase
P-V-B-I-T O-M-G-H-R (PVBIT OMGHR)

14/11 Techniques

Techniques linked to the organization and management of participants:
1.Stakeholder management: P, V, O, M
2.Business transformation readiness assessment: P, V, O, M

Information system architecture techniques:
3.Architecture patterns: V, B, I, T
4.Architecture principles: P, V
5.Using TOGAF to define and govern SOAs: BIT
6.Interoperability requirements: ALL-GH
7.Security architecture: ALL

Techniques linked to architecture development:
8.*Business scenarios: V, B
9.Gap analysis: B, I, T

Techniques linked to the planning and deployment of the target architecture:
10.Migration planning techniques: O, M
11.Capability-based planning: O, M

TOGAF adaptation techniques:
12.Applying iteration to the ADM: P, V
13.Applying the ADM at different enterprise levels: P, V

Cross-organizational techniques:
14.Risk management: ALL

22/16 Deliverables
1.Request for Architecture Work: Pr
2.Architecture Principles: Pr
3.Tailored Architecture Framework: Pr
4.Business Principles, Business Goals, and Business Drivers: Pr, V, B
5.Architecture Vision: V
6.Statement of Architecture Work (SAW): V
7.Communication Plan: V
8.Architecture Definition Document: B, I, T
9.Architecture Requirements Specification (ARS): B, I, T, O, M
10.Architecture Roadmap: B, I, T, O, M
11.Transition Architecture O, M
12.Implementation and Migration Plan O, M
13.Architecture contract M
14.Capability Assessment: V, O
15.Compliance Assessment: G
16.Change Request (CR): H

5 Capabilities BCCG-M
1. Architecture board
2. Architecture contracts
3. Compliance management
4. Architecture governance
5. Maturity models