IASA

What is the ITABOK?

The IT Architect Body of Knowledge is what it stands for, architect skills is what it means. IASA has made architecture real by focusing on what you have to do everyday. Check out the articles and you will find a huge collection of materials on the skills you need from the practicioners themselves.

The Aspiring Architect Skills Library

IASA has developed a full skills library for the IT architect. The library currently contains articles for each primary skill of the IT architect. IASA is currently in the process of augmenting the skills library with training materials, active communities of experts for peer interaction (IASA refers to these as "knowledge communities"), and links to other available resources for each topic such as books, book reviews and events. By the end of 2007, the IT architect skills library will be the largest comprensive collection of resources for the practicing architect. The project fulfills a primary component of the IASA mission which is to allow the open architect community to guide the overall direction of the profession.

The library is currently organized by the primary skills of IT architects and the articles are in pdf format below.

IASA has developed a skills taxonomy from which the articles and future training materials evolve. The taxonomy is controlled by the community through the IASA Architect Training Committee. This committee is responsible for versioning the taxonomy from updates required by the professional community. In addition, the ATC is responsible for ensuring the quality of all training or curriculum developed by the professional body. This design allows IASA to develop architect approved training through a transparent process neccessary for the success of the growing IT architect industry.

The current skills library consists of 633 pages of valuable information written by practicing architects from around the world. The skills project was commissioned by Microsoft and designed and executed by IASA for the professional community. This library will remain free to architects and provides the first ever practical description of what IT architects do and how they do it.