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So, I'm thinking of pulling the trigger on purchasing some training for TOGAF.
It's not cheap - I'm looking at £3k+ to do a 3day intensive (12 hours a day) course in Blighty. Or I could do 6 days in Goa or Shimla in India for about the same sort of price (give or take a few hundred quid).
Anyone done this? Anyone involved in designing enterprise-level architecture? Any tips you'd want to share?
There's bonuses and pitfalls for both options. If I went to the one in blighty it'd be at Firebrand. The quality of their training is good, the 12 hours a day really crams it into your head. I'd take the two exams and if I failed them I could always redo the training for free (though I'd have to pay for accomodation and exams again).
I did my MCSE in Koenig in India in 2003. Went to Shimla for six weeks and hit the books hard. If I went to India I'd be either looking at Goa or Shimla again - it's a six-day deal (day to turn up and get ready, four of study and exams and a day to fuck off again). So more relaxed. I daresay the training won't be quite as good as in Blighty but the extra day might make it equivalent. It'd also be 1-on-1. Downside is that if I fuck up then that's it.
Upside is that if I do decide to do india I can spend an extra few days on the beach or doing this. Although Tam might leave me in a fit of jealousy.
Whadda people think?
It's not cheap - I'm looking at £3k+ to do a 3day intensive (12 hours a day) course in Blighty. Or I could do 6 days in Goa or Shimla in India for about the same sort of price (give or take a few hundred quid).
Anyone done this? Anyone involved in designing enterprise-level architecture? Any tips you'd want to share?
There's bonuses and pitfalls for both options. If I went to the one in blighty it'd be at Firebrand. The quality of their training is good, the 12 hours a day really crams it into your head. I'd take the two exams and if I failed them I could always redo the training for free (though I'd have to pay for accomodation and exams again).
I did my MCSE in Koenig in India in 2003. Went to Shimla for six weeks and hit the books hard. If I went to India I'd be either looking at Goa or Shimla again - it's a six-day deal (day to turn up and get ready, four of study and exams and a day to fuck off again). So more relaxed. I daresay the training won't be quite as good as in Blighty but the extra day might make it equivalent. It'd also be 1-on-1. Downside is that if I fuck up then that's it.
Upside is that if I do decide to do india I can spend an extra few days on the beach or doing this. Although Tam might leave me in a fit of jealousy.
Whadda people think?