The Digital Practitioner Foundation Study Guide

This is the Digital Practitioner Foundation Study Guide for the DPBoK Part 1
Examination. It gives an overview of every learning objective included in the Digital
Practitioner Foundation syllabus, and provides in-depth coverage on preparing and
taking the DPBoK Part 1 Examination. It is specifically designed to help individuals
prepare for certification.

This Study Guide is excellent material for:
* Senior digital business professionals who need an increased awareness of digital
practices
* Mid-career IT professionals who need to stay relevant and validate their digital
Subject Matter Expert (SME) status in specific domain areas
* Entry-level computing and digital business professionals
* College-level students and computing and digital business majors

It covers the following topics:
* An introduction to DPBoK Foundation certification, including the DPBoK Part 1
Examination
* Key terminology, key concepts, and the structure of the Body of Knowledge
* Basic concepts employed by the Digital Practitioner
* The capabilities of digital infrastructure and initial concerns for its effective, efficient,
and secure operation
* The objectives and activities of application development
* Why product management is formalized as a company or team grows, and the
differences between product and project management
* The key concerns and practices of work management as a team increases in size
* The basic concepts and practices of operations management in a digital/IT context
* How to coordinate as the organization grows into multiple teams and multiple
products
* IT investment and portfolio management
* Organizational structure, human resources, and cultural factors
* Governance, risk, security, and compliance
* Information and data management on a large scale
* Practices and methods for managing complexity using Enterprise Architecture