Dragon1 Foundation Training & Certification

€1750 (pp, excl tax)

Follow this Dragon1 training course, containing all the required learning materials, for level 1 certification.

This training course is provided by the Dragon1 Academy and learns you the basics of the Dragon1 open EA method. The course is provided at request as Business Architecture Foundation training.

This training course is about the Dragon1 open EA method and has no dependency on a software tool. Although optionally a tool can be used during the training course.

This course has been fully accredited by the Dragon1 Foundation.

Learn to Visualize and Communicate Enterprise Architecture

Take a peek at the Dragon1 demos to see how to create enterprise architecture products easily. The EA products are created with the PRO edition.

architect job training and development

Dragon1 Certified Architects typically create these kind of A0-sized or interactive visualizations for stakeholders, using the Dragon1 Architecture Canvas.

Why Should You Take This Course?

Become Dragon1 Certified Architect, level 1, by taking a fully accredited class-based or online training course for Dragon1 Foundation!

Certification Scheme

Dragon1 Certified Architect in 3 training courses:

  • Dragon1 Foundation, 2 days → Level 1
  • Dragon1 Practitioner, 2 days → Level 2
  • Dragon1 Professional, 2 days → Level 3

Dragon1 Masterclass combines the three training courses.


This training focuses on five things:

  • What is Enterprise Architecture, an intro
  • Enterprise Architecture Principles, how to
  • Enterprise Architecture Visualization, how to
  • Making EA Work, Fitting it in the Architecture Processes
  • Aligning EA to your Companies' Priorities

This training course, class-based or as an interactive e-learning course, is a complete package for those wishing to become Dragon1 Certified.

There are no prerequisites for taking this course, although you must pass the exam at both levels to achieve your certification.

Browse the course syllabus below for a full module-by-module breakdown of what's included.

With this course, you'll receive six months' access and an exam voucher to use within six months of course access. Just contact us when you are ready to sit the exams!

Schedule Dates

November 18, 2024, Wageningen, The Netherlands

Class size is 4 to 8 participants.

Elearning is individual and starts at any time, anywhere in your web browser.

Details of our Dragon1 Foundation Course (level 1):

Read the contents of this training course:

Module 1 - Introduction

  • Core Concepts of Dragon1 (Concepts, Principles, Standards, Building Blocks, Capabilities, Value Streams, etc. )
  • Core Models of Dragon1
  • Meta Model, Layers and Glossary
  • Vision / Way of Thinking on Enterprise Architecture
  • Critical Thinking, Creativity and Design
  • Way of Visualizing: Models, Views and Visualizations

Module 2 - Architecture Principles

  • About Concepts, Principles, Rules and Standards
  • Business and IT Principles
  • Process, Service, and System Principles
  • Data and Application Principles
  • Agile and Waterfall Principles

Module 3 - Architecture Views & Visualizations

  • Dragon1 Architecture Canvas / Architecture View Layout
  • Concept Design Sketches
  • Governance, Business, Process, Information, Data, Application and IT Infrastructure model
  • Business and Enterprise Blueprints
  • Process, Data, Application and IT Landscapes
  • Strategy Maps, Road Maps, Heat Maps
  • Architecture Design Books

Module 4 - Architecture Processes

  • Architecture Governance & Management Process
  • Architecture Requirements, Design and Communication Process
  • Architecture Team, Architecture Board and Roles
  • Architecture Orders, Pipeline and Services

Alignment with other Frameworks and Languages

If an organization already has a method, framework, reference architecture, and modeling language chosen as an internal corporate standard for working with enterprise architecture, we will fit the Dragon1 content into the internal corporate standard.

Customized Private Group Training

The Dragon1 Academy offers customized private training solutions to corporates to achieve maximum value for their training funds. We have been helping our clients achieve their private group training objectives since 2005.

At the Academy, we offer all the classroom or online courses in a private format - at your facility or ours or online, in any time zone and anywhere in the world.

Free Training Consultation

Call The Dragon1 Academy at +31 317 416 190 or email academy@dragon1.com to discuss your specific training needs for individuals or groups.

Architecting Solutions

DEMO: Concept Mapping Software

How to use Dragon1 EA Tool

Learn to generate architecture diagrams using repositories
DEMO: BPMN Onboarding Process Example

DEMO: BPMN Onboarding Process Diagram - Measure Rules Compliance

Manufacturing, Financial Solutions
DEMO: Enterprise Architecture Blueprint Template

DEMO: Generate an Enterprise Architecture Blueprint to discover and solve RISK

Banking, Logistics, Healthcare
DEMO: Data Mapping Software

DEMO: Generate Application Landscape for SECURITY

Automotive, Financial Services, Health Care
DEMO: Strategy Mapping Software

DEMO: Generate Strategy Map for CLOUD ADOPTION

Government, Logistics, Banking
DEMO: Process Application Map

DEMO: Generate Process Application Landscape for RPA

Retail, Agriculture, Energy, Oil & Gas