Iasa Business Technology Architecture Netherlands Chapter

Course Format: Online, Twice a Week
Schedule: August 5 @ 12:00 am – October 2 @ 12:00 am UTC+0
Total of weeks: 9 weeks
Total Weekly Hours: 4 Hours
Fees: This is a paid and certified IASA Course
Certificate: After passing the exam, you will receive an email with instructions on how to claim your digital badge.

### What you’ll learn

• Master Cloud Fundamentals: Learn the foundational concepts of public, private, and hybrid cloud models, including service models such as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS), and their practical applications.
• Architect for Scale and Security: Understand cloud design principles, including scalability, load balancing, microservices, and security measures, ensuring that systems can grow and remain secure as needs evolve.
• Business-Driven Cloud Adoption: Explore how cloud fits into business strategy, improving organisational agility, customer experience, and operational costs.
• Hands-on Workshops: Participate in practical workshops using a real-world case study.
• Human Dynamics and Change Management: Address the human dynamics impact of architectural choices and build capabilities to support cloud adoption within the organisation.
• Develop Cloud Business Cases: Learn how to develop business cases that demonstrate ROI (Return on Investment), operational efficiency, and agility to support cloud investments.

This is a PAID & CERTIFIED IASA COURSE
Register here: https://www.iasaglobal.org/event/iasa-ha-q3-2025/

Course Format: Online, Twice a Week
Schedule: August 5 @ 12:00 am – October 2 @ 12:00 am UTC+0
Total of weeks: 9 weeks
Total Weekly Hours: 4 Hours
FEES: This is a FULLY PAID & Certified IASA Course
Certificate: After passing the exam, you will receive an email with instructions on how to claim your digital badge.

### What you’ll learn

• Apply architecture techniques and principles to software design space
• Lead teams in advanced software architecture practices
• Clearly articulate architecture and engineering benefits
• Understand TDD and other testing methods
• AI in Software Architecture Delivery
• Domain driven service models for the back end
• Design for high scalability, security, performance and other quality attributes
• Manage complex tradeoffs in development, operations and business
• Patterns for software, integration and operations

Register online here: https://www.iasaglobal.org/event/software-architectre-august/

Architecture Quarterly Summit – September 4, 2025

Mark your calendars! On September 4, 2025, IASA Netherlands invites you to the next Architecture Quarterly Summit—an exciting opportunity to connect, learn, and be inspired.

IASA is a global non-profit organization dedicated to advancing software architecture knowledge and fostering collaboration across enterprise, product, education, and government sectors. Our quarterly events are free to attend and designed to ignite innovation and community growth—and this one will be no exception!

### ✨ Why You Should Attend

• Dynamic Talks: Gain fresh perspectives from two expert speakers, ready to share actionable strategies and insights.
• Networking Opportunities: Engage with fellow professionals over a delicious dinner and drinks, fostering valuable connections.

### Agenda Highlights

🕒 15:00 Walk-in
🗣️ 15:30 Introduction by Paul Preiss, CEO of Iasa
🎤 16:00 Speaker Session 1
15:30 Introduction
16:00 Ayla Bayens, Volksbank, Enterprise Architect

🎤 Ayla Bayens worked as an Enterprise Architect for several years at a national health and safety service and a health insurer. Today, she works as an Enterprise Architect at the Volksbank. Her specialism is working under architecture in agile organisations. As a young woman, she is an atypical appearance among the established order of Enterprise Architects. She will present and discuss how architecture should be simple and accessible, how we can all break old patterns, reduce complexity and realise innovative solutions.

17:00 Dinner + networking
18:00 Session
🎤 Technical Engineer / Solutions Developer speaker to be confirmed

19:00 🍻 Drinks + networking
19:30 Close

Join us for an afternoon of insightful discussions, networking, and a delicious dinner. We’re thrilled to have two amazing speakers lined up to share their expertise, followed by great opportunities to connect with colleagues from the sector.

✨ Feel free to bring one guest along! ✨

Don’t miss this chance to elevate your knowledge, exchange ideas, and strengthen your network within the vibrant architecture community.
💡 Save the date and be part of this inspiring gathering. We can’t wait to welcome you on September 4!

**THIS IS A PAID & CERTIFIED IASA COURSE ***

### What You Will Learn

• What are architecture lifecycles, deliverables, and engagements.

• Methods to work across business, technical and management stakeholders.

• Ways of understanding and using customer centric design approaches.

• Tools and techniques for value measurement, tradeoff analysis, design and quality attributes.

• Critical skills in navigating change management from ideation to execution.

• Better ways to combine agile delivery with architecture excellence.

• How to improve an architecture practice engagement model.

## Competency Focus Areas

This course specifically looks to improve the students understanding and skills in the following BTABoK Competency Areas.
https://netherlands.iasaglobal.org/foundation-course/

## Who is this course for?

The IASA Core Course is ideal for IT professionals interested in transitioning to BT architecture roles, experienced BT architects seeking formal recognition, technical team leaders wanting to deepen their strategic and business-focused architectural knowledge, and business analysts aiming to bridge the gap between business and technology.

DOWNLOAD THE FULL COURSE SYLLABUS
https://netherlands.iasaglobal.org/core-syllabus-pdf/