INTRODUCTION TO BIAN
The BIAN association, its vision, mission, and objectives.
The challenges in the financial services ecosystem addressed by BIAN.
Benefits of adopting the BIAN framework for financial institutions and service providers.
Position BIAN within the broader landscape of industry standards.
How BIAN is evolving as a member-driven architecture.
BIAN PRINCIPLES AND APPROACH
Basic BIAN design principles (e.g., separation of concerns, loose coupling, reuse, interoperability, service orientation).
Understand the main purpose of BIAN and the general approach to banking architecture.
Exploring the different layers and cross-sectional views within the BIAN architecture.
EXPLANATION OF BIAN ARCHITECTURE
An in-depth look at the BIAN service landscape.
Understand BIAN service domains and their hierarchical structure.
Key BIAN artifacts: Business scenarios, Functional patterns, Action terms, Behavior qualifiers, Asset types, and Control registers.
How to navigate and interpret the BIAN service landscape.
HOW TO APPLY THE BIAN STANDARD - GENERAL SKILLS
Understand general skills and their role in the BIAN framework.
Application of the BIAN Reference Architecture for the Financial Industry in practical scenarios.
Techniques for defining and isolating BIAN service domains.
Understanding the concepts of “right-sized” service domains.
HOW TO APPLY THE BIAN STANDARD - APPLIED TO LAYERS AND CROSS-SECTIONS
Application of BIAN concepts to different architectural layers.
Understand and use cross-cutting perspectives for specific architectural concerns.
Guidance on the use of BIAN models for analysis and planning.
PREPARATION OF A REPRESENTATIVE BUSINESS PLAN FOR A BANK
Understanding the concept of a business project within the BIAN context.
Steps required to assemble a representative plan.
How the company plan serves as a framework for analysis and decision-making.
BIAN and TOGAF:
Understand the relationship between BIAN and the TOGAF Architecture Development Method (ADM).
How BIAN can be integrated with enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF.
