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