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Whether you're stepping into an architecture role or working alongside architects, this short guide gives you the concepts, vocabulary, and frameworks you need without the jargon overload.

 
 

Architecture Essentials for IT and Business Professionals

36 pages. Written by Graham McLeod, Chief Architect at Inspired.org. Clear enough for a business analyst, rigorous enough for a developer stepping up to a senior role.

 
 

What you’ll learn

  • What architecture actually is — as a discipline and as a deliverable — and why it matters

  • Core concepts: components, interfaces, stakeholders, domains, views, patterns, and governance

  • How enterprise architecture differs from solution architecture and how they work together

  • Why architecture still matters in agile, cloud-first, and AI-heavy environments

  • A practical glossary covering 30+ terms you'll encounter in frameworks like TOGAF®

Who is this for?

👤 Senior developers moving up 👤 Business analysts 👤 IT managers & planners 👤 Solution architects 👤 TOGAF® course candidates 👤 Project managers
 

Graham McLeod is the founder and chief architect of Inspired.org, with nearly five decades of experience in enterprise and business architecture spanning consulting, research, and academia. The author of seven books and over 70 publications, he has trained thousands of architects across four continents and is the creator of the Inspired Holistic Architecture Language and the EVA software platform.