TIBCO

NatWest

Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

Vincenzo Marchese

Head of Enterprise Architecture Capability | Enabling Architectural Excellence

Cohort 1 - March 27

Cohort 1

Cohort 3

Cohort 1 - April 2026

Maven Pilot Cohort

Cohort 2

Includes Access to:<ul><li>Full curriculum (EN)</li><li>Full curriculum (ITA)</li><li>Exam and Certification</li><li>Additional details from iSAQB®</li><li>Mock Exam</li></ul>

Detailed Information on iSAQB CPSA-F Curriculum, Exam, and Certification

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Become a certified software architect to demonstrate a recognised level of expertise and professionalism in architecting software systems.

Head of Enterprise Architecture

Head of Enterprise Architecture Capability | Enabling Architecting Excellence

This accredited iSAQB® CPSA‑F® training course prepares you for the iSAQB® Foundation Level exam.The iSAQB® Certified Professional for Software Architecture Foundation certification (CPSA-F®) is a globally recognized qualification that validates expertise in architecting software, and will position you as a trusted authority in software architecture with stakeholders and colleagues.Today's software systems are becoming increasingly complex, and are developed under intense cost and time pressure; being certified as a software architect demonstrates a recognised level of expertise and professionalism in architecting such systems.In this training, you will learn how to create a fit for purpose software architecture that withstand unexpected stressors and adapt to change.​You will gain critical knowledge to advance your career into a software architect or tech lead role, and help your team deliver high-quality software, meeting both functional needs and quality requirements.You will acquire the ability &amp; confidence to make high quality architectural decisions aligned with business and stakeholders' goals.For more details on iSAQB: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.isaqb.org/">iSAQB® – Software Architecture Certification | CPSA®</a>

Become an iSAQB certified & globally recognized Software Architect

Understand Core Concepts of Software Architecture

Know how to Architect Software Systems independently, or as part of a team

Be able to make fit-to-context architectural decisions that fulfil requirements

Learn how to effectively document and communicate software architectures

Learn how to effectively evaluate software architectures

Learn what you need to pass the iSAQB® CPSA-F® exam

Knowledge of and practical experience with at least one programming language

Basic knowledge of software engineering 

Software Architects wanting to gain more recognition and confidence in their role as architects and pass the iSAQB CPSA-F certification exam

Senior Software Engineers and Developers aspiring to progress into a software architecture role

Stakeholders of Software Architecture: Product Owners, Project Managers, Business Analysts, Requirements Engineers, QA Specialists

Rewire Architecting for Business Value

Team and individual capability assessment

I help Solution & Enterprise Architecture practices, at any maturity stage, to achieve architecting excellence. 

Former Head of Enterprise Architecture & Architecture Capability

Enterprise Architecture Consulting: Operating Model, Capability Development, Target & Roadmaps Boost

Master communicating your software architecture to tech & non-tech stakeholders

“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place" ― George Bernard Shaw, playwright and critic“I have only made this letter longer because I have not had the time to make it shorter."― Blaise Pascal, (Letter 16, 1657), <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/5358060">The Provincial Letters</a>The purpose of documenting is not documenting, but communicating! This is why in every architecture team I managed I introduced the mantra: consumables, not deliverables!Written &amp; verbal communication of architecture is essential for ensuring team alignment, accelerating onboarding, enabling long-term maintenance, and mitigating technical risk. It serves as a central reference that captures structure, relationships, architectural decisions, and the rationale behind them. This prevents architectural drift and ensures stakeholders are aligned on the system's vision.The purpose of written documentation (architecture artifacts) is to help readers to perform their tasks more efficiently. The following must be true:[Effort with documentation] &lt; [Effort without documentation] over the lifetime of the system.This topic contributes to the iSAQB Certified Professional for Software Architecture Foundation Level (CPSA-F).

Software and Solution Architects aiming to improve how they document and communicate architectures to meet stakeholders expectations

Anyone seeing to pass the iSAQB CPSA-Foundation certification exam

Accelerate your Architecting with AI without sacrificing Quality. 
Stay Ahead.

NatWest Group

Vincenzo is a practitioner with over 25 years of experience in global businesses

As AI is reshaping software engineering across every phase of its lifecycle, the ability to architect high quality software is increasingly becoming a differentiating skill.However, although AI makes Architecting faster, it does not necessarily make it better!In this hands-on workshop you will learn how to leverage AI as the your Co-Architect for better architectures and increased design velocity.This is not a prompt class nor a course on how to architect AI Systems. This is a AI-enabled Architecting accelerator.The workshop will teach you how to effectively use AI to architect Systems and Solutions. It will show how to integrate AI into your everyday architecting tasks deliberately and safely.Whether for generating diagrams, drafting Architecture Decisions, or communicating the architecture to your key stakeholders, AI can help. We will dive deep into AI to augment your capabilities, increase your speed, and ensure your quality and value are not sacrificed.It's not a matter of if. It's a matter of when, to what extent, and with what impact to the role of the architect.Don't just be in the loop. Choose to remain in the lead when making architecting &amp; design decisions.

Practicing Architects (Software | Domain | Solution | Enterprise) wanting to use AI in their daily work

Software Engineers and Technical Leads aspiring at leading architecting efforts

Product Owner and Managers aspiring at taking a more direct involvement in architecting

Explore iSAQB® Professional Software Architect Certification

Head of Architecture Capability | Enabling Architecting Excellence

Understand the requirements that define a software system's quality (e.g., performance, reliability, security), aka NFRs

Fundamentals of Architecture Quality Models and Requirements

Overview of key approaches to architecting software systems, including Agile, Iterative, and Decision-Centric

Fundamental architecting methods and techniques

Understand the curriculum and requirements to become an iSAQB® Certified Professional Software Architect (CPSA-F®)

Understand curriculum & examination for iSAQB® certification

Plan, Make, and Document Architectural Decisions with Claude

Learn how AI augments the key phases of the architecting lifecycle, and the inevitable impact on the architect's role.

What are the promising Use Cases for AI in Architecting

Learn how to use AI to plan, generate, and document well structured Software Architectural Decision.

AI-augmented generation of architecture artefacts

As well as risks & limitations, we'll discuss governance, and how AI can evaluate decision alignment with EA Standards.

Who is in charge?

AI for Architects: Become an AI-powered Architect

Head of Architecture

We’ll talk about how AI can augment the critical phases of the architecting lifecycle

AI Prompting isn’t the Hard Part; It's the Context

You will learn how to use AI to generate great architecture diagrams

GenAI as a generator of architecture diagrams (e.g., C4)

You will learn how to use GenAI to generate well structured and consumable ADRs.

GenAI as a generator of Architecture Decision Records (ADRs)

We'll talk about other interesting use cases for Gen AI in architecting, e.g., validate alignment to EA Principles

Vincenzo Marchese will unlock your architecting excellence potential