Our Organization
The Business Architects Association® (“BAA™”), the first professional association dedicated to Business Architecture, was formed in 2003 to establish Business Architecture as a profession. It established the first certification program for Business Architects and accredited DePaul University’s Business Architecting program as its first qualifying educational program leading to certification. Today, it enjoys a diverse membership from around the globe, and has certified over 300 Certified Business Architects (CBA)®.
Business Architects Association Institute™, the first research institute in the Business Architecture field, is the BAA™’s research and publication arm. It is committed to the continuous advancement of the profession through research and best practices sharing. It collects, catalogs and publishes the content that makes up the Business Architect’s Body of Knowledge, and helps the profession to achieve a common definition of what a Business Architect is and what a Business Architect does.
Benefit to Corporate Executives, Practicing Business Architects, Corporations, Governments and Industry Associations
The BAA™ provides corporate executives around the world with the benefit of the latest research and insight about Business Architecture and how to leverage its power to help transform their organization.
The BAA™ provides professional Business Architects with the support they require to excel as leaders in business transformation projects - as well as connect with the professionals and ideas that can enhance their careers.
The BAA™ delivers a steady flow of trained and certified Business Architects from which HR departments and hiring managers in corporations and governments can confidently recruit. Candidates’ membership in the Business Architects Association® indicates a commitment to ethical practice, which is contained in the BAA™ Code of Ethics to which each member must pledge themselves.
The BAA™ reaches out to partner with other professional associations, conference providers and standards organizations through collaboration and reciprocal endorsement opportunities. It welcomes active participation by all practitioners, educators, authors and interested persons who have a passion for Business Architecture.
BAA™ Body of Knowledge
The BAA™ Body of Knowledge is the accumulated knowledge specific to the practice of Business Architecture, command of which forms the basis of CBA™ certification. This body of knowledge is maintained by the BAA Institute™. ( www.baainstitute.com )
BAA™ Code of Ethics
The BAA™ Code of Ethics is a set of standards governing member conduct to which BAA™ members agree to abide as a requirement for continuing membership.