Course Book - 300 Level Courses for Blockchain Solutions Architect (CCBA)

The Certification Exam is based on the material covered in the pre-learning/curriculum package, this course book, current topics and design considerations covered in the courses.
 
The course book covers most of the topics provided below in combination with the pre-learning curriculum package. Those self-studying for the exam are encouraged to follow the guidelines in the curriculum materials provided upon registeration for the exam.
 
301: Blockchain Business Architecture Workshop
 
​Introduction to Solutions Design and Architecture Framework for Enterprise Applications
Business Solution Design and Architecture
Components of Business Architecture
Purpose and Context - Mission and purpose; environment; challenges and strategy, product and service, value prop; value chain and participants; stakeholders; processes, resources
Characteristics – Cost; time; resilience; ability to implement; profitability; scalability; Transparency; Security; Privacy
Use cases across multiple sectors including – Finance, Real Estate, Insurance, Health, Government and Media
Classifying Blockchain use cases
Blockchain value-prop
When to use Blockchain
Implementation considerations 
Case study workshop – application to real estate 
Applications to real estate
Value creation with Blockchain – when, where and why 
Develop Business Architecture for Application
Participants, assets, transactions and events
 
302. Blockchain Application Architecture Workshop
 
Defining Application Architecture
Characteristics - Cost; time; resilience; ability to implement; profitability; scalability; Transparency; Security; Privacy
Application & Function – Purpose; process; users; product/service; stakeholders; value chain/ business network; internal/external systems and interfaces with 3rd parties
Application design - use, function and services
Design Thinking and User Experience considerations
Developing Epic and User Stories
Using management consulting methodologies – design trees to map out application 
Acceptance and testing for functional, non-functional and performance criteria 
N-Tier application Architecture for Blockchain
Case study workshop – application to real estate 
Applications to real estate
Identifying users and tasks
Developing process flow diagrams
 
303. Blockchain Data Architecture Workshop
Defining Data Architecture
Characteristics - Cost; time; resilience; ability to implement; storage; elasticity; scalability; Transparency; Security; Privacy
Data Model; reference and master data; migration; volume, velocity and variety; access rights, permissions, privacy policy; types, sources and targets; reporting and analytics
How data management changes with Blockchain
Data governance model
Ownership, accessibility, use
IP management
Security
Compliance and Privacy
Retail
Health care
Financial and Money services 
Accessing data on Blockchain
Architecting solutions for data privacy
On-chain and off-chain architectures
Deeper dive on Hyperledger Fabric and privacy
Channels
Private Transactions
Zero Knowledge Proofs and Asset Transfer
Mixers
Case study workshop – application to real estate 
Applications to real estate
Permissions for read/write access on Blockchain
On-chain/Off-chain data design and management
 
304. Blockchain Technology Architecture Workshop
Technology Architecture design considerations
Technology – Implementation environment and tools; design approach; development languages and environment; frameworks and systems; infrastructure – hardware, software, integration and data; System operations, admin and maintenance; Lifecycle management and ever-greening; On-premise, cloud native, hybrid deployments; BaaS, PaaS and serverless architecture
Characteristics - Cost; time; resilience; ability to implement; evolution; elasticity,  scalability, fault tolerance, high availability; security
Selecting your Blockchain solution
Case study workshop – bringing the solution together from business, application, data to technology design of the solution.