The new Cisco business architecture certifications include: analyst, specialist and practitioner.
"These offers are really focused on addressing the growing talent needs caused by business transformation. As industry transforms and companies are trying to evolve their businesses, new hollows of talent are generated and this announcement is geared towards skills Businesses that go hand in hand with technological skills, "said Vasas Tejas, senior director, product and marketing strategy with Learning @ Cisco told us.
The news on Tuesday is the second major announcement from Cisco in the area of business transformation. The customer success portfolio, presented in April, was the first. According to Vashi, the company will continue to expand its portfolio of business transformation.
The first level of Cisco business architecture certifications is the analyst certification. This credential gives IT professionals a methodology to initiate a digital transformation dialogue with a company, that is, what are you trying to achieve? - While we build a bridge with technology to help the client achieve their goal.
The specialized certification is the credential of the next level. It takes the skills learned in the certification of analysts and provides a deeper immersion to the client company, that is, how they work, structure and culture, to understand their critical points of pain. This certification focuses on change management, and the step-by-step mapping of business priorities to results and technology.
It also provides the tools and techniques necessary to build a 12 month, 18 month, etc, business transformation roadmap, which contemplates the technologies necessary to achieve the desired business transformation.
The certification of the professional is a mastery of the skills, tools and methodology that allow digital transformation. The professionals learn to plan a trip of commitment with the clients, designed to achieve tangible and valuable business results.
"What he does here is to create the digital solution over time and make sure he creates a value and a result that the organization can measure," explains Vashi.
Each level of certification has its own recommended training. The recommended training for analyst certification is "Acceptance of Cisco's Business Architecture Approach." This is a self-learning module available this month. It is designed to reach a broad audience so that they can acquire basic skills.
Both specialized certification and practices include three-day training, led by instructor. The recommended training for specialized certification is "Application of Cisco Commercial Architecture Techniques" and is available this month. The recommended training for the Certification Practitioner is "Master of Cisco Business Discipline" scheduled for November availability.
"The reason for instructor-driven training is because you have to have many conversations face to face with clients, so there are many role models and many implementation of the methodologies that teach you," Vashi said.
