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Professional Certificate in Mastering Digital Architecture

Overview

Reference No TGS-2020509647
Part of -
Duration 6 days
Course Time 9.00am - 5.00pm (Saturdays); 6.30pm - 10.00pm (Weeknights)
Enquiry Please contact ask-iss@nus.edu.sg for more details.

Today, every business is a digital business. As more and more businesses start to embrace digital as core to their success, digital transformation is changing the way how customers are serviced with new operational business models in some cases, creating entirely new ways of conducting businesses enabled by digital technologies.  Modernizing, rapidly iterating, and scaling existing organisation’s architecture holds the key to digital transformation success. Unfortunately, most current organisation’s architecture imposes significant challenges to rapid iteration and efficient scaling.

This course enables participants to acquire digital skill set to evolve existing organisation’s architecture in the context of digital transformation and to strategise digital architecture to support changing customer needs, new business models and emergent technologies. Students will learn how to synthesise digital architecture that is flexible, scalable and adaptive to changes that enable business to be disruptive and innovative through proper architecture design thinking.

Application should be submitted at least 1 month before the start of each class.

Upcoming Classes

Class 1 27 Feb 2026 to 11 Apr 2026 (Full Time)

Duration: 6 days

When:
Feb:
27, 28(Sat)
Mar:
13, 14(Sat), 27, 28(Sat)
Apr:
10, 11(Sat)
Time:
9:00am - 5:00pm (Saturdays); 6:30pm - 10:00pm (Weeknights)

Class 2 26 Feb 2027 to 03 Apr 2027 (Full Time)

Duration: 6 days

When:
Feb:
26, 27(Sat)
Mar:
12, 13(Sat), 19, 20(Sat)
Apr:
02, 03(Sat)
Time:
9:00am - 5:00pm (Saturdays); 6:30pm - 10:00pm (Weeknights)



Key Takeaways

Upon completion of the course, participants will acquire skills to be able:

  • Engage senior stakeholders to demonstrate how digital architecture enables organised digital transformation and in making the right decisions in the selection and deployment of key technologies to support the digital transformation journey.
  • Consider the impact of both current and new emerging technology, their digital architecture and guide the selection of the right technology to evolve continuously the digital architecture.
  • Guide the architecture strategy to evolve existing organisation’s architecture to support and enable digital transformation and digital business strategy
  • Synthesise major technological trends and emerging technologies to enhance or develop new digital architecture catering for new digital business models
  • Evaluate various platforms based digital platforms and apply the phases of platform design to support the organisation’s digital transformation
  • Evaluate and influence the implementation of the technologies and design for the digital platform to support the platform strategy
  • Guide the development of an adaptive digital architecture that is constantly being adjusted to meet the changing digital environment, competitive landscape, customer requirements and emerging technology trends in process of digital transformation
  • Lead the management of digital architecture that is compliant and consistent with corporate strategies and enterprises governance practices

 




Who Should Attend

This Professional Certificate course is suitable for:

  • Senior executives with transformation, innovation, e-business, organisational excellence and/or change management responsibilities who wish to strengthen their leadership capabilities to pivot and bring about transformation in the business for competitive advantage;
  • Senior executives who are transitioning into such roles in the near future or preparing to further their careers as digital leaders.

This is an intensive hands-on 6 days course, where participants are expected to do prior readings, class preparation and to engage actively in class discussions and/or projects.

Participants will follow the curriculum and schedule offered for the same module in the Master of Technology in Digital Leadership programme.

Prerequisites

  • Given the strategic orientation of the module, participants should typically have at least 10 years of professional experience.
  • Participants should have prior knowledge on digitalisation or digital transformation, and how they enhance business competitiveness.
  • Participants may be required to furnish supporting document for consideration to join the course.

What to Bring

Bring Your Own Laptop – Participants are required to bring your own internet-enabled laptop with these recommended configuration; Intel Core i5 (sixth generation or newer) or equivalent, Microsoft Windows 10 Professional, 8GB (or higher) RAM. The recommended web browser is Google Chrome to access courseware on the ISS learning management system. No printed course materials will be issue.



What Will Be Covered

This course will cover:

  • Digital Architecture
  • The Role of Architecture in Digital Transformation
  • Digital Architecture that caters to Emergent Technologies to support New Business Models
  • Architecting Platforms
  • Design and Maintenance of an Adaptive Digital Architecture
  • Roles of Leaders in Managing Digital Architecture
  • Spotlight Implementation on Digital Architecture that leads to the building of a next generation Digital Enterprise
Format
Lectures and workshops



Fees & Subsidies

Fees for 2024

Full course fee

S$5000

9% GST on full course fee

S$450

Total course fee payable, including GST 

S$5450



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Certification

Professional Certificate

Participants must attend at least 75% of the course and attain a minimum overall score of 50% to be awarded with NUS-ISS Professional Certificate in Mastering Digital Architecture at the end of the course.

This is one of the Professional Certificate courses in Digital Leadership programme. This course is eligible to stack to the Master of Technology in Digital Leadership degree. For consideration into the Master degree, an average of 60% across all relevant Professional Certificate courses is required.





Preparing for Your Course

NUS-ISS Course Registration Terms and Conditions

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NUS-ISS and Learner’s Commitment and Responsibilities

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WIFI Access

WIFI access will be made available to participants.

Venue

NUS-ISS
25 Heng Mui Keng Terrace
Singapore 119615

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In the event of a change of venue, participants are advised to refer to the acceptance email sent one week prior to the commencement date.

Course Confirmation

All classes are subject to confirmation and NUS-ISS will send an acceptance email to participants one week prior to the commencement date. Confirmed registrants are to attend and complete all lectures, class exercises, workshops and assessments (where applicable). Additionally, all responses to feedbacks and surveys conducted by NUS-ISS and its partners must be submitted. All training and assessments will be delivered as described in the course webpage.

General Enquiry

Please feel free to write to ask-iss@nus.edu.sg if you have any enquiry or feedback.




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