IASA IT ARCHITECTURE COMPETITION - 2016

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Become a Sponsor

. open to all full time undergraduate & graduate students

. build IT architecture for solving a real world problem

. each team works with an experienced architect from industry

www.iitarch.org

:: empower the future of IT architecture ::

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• The competition provides a unique opportunity to recognize and

promote IT Architecture discipline

• The sponsors get a view of architecture practices from an academic

perspective and Universities get a taste of real world architectural

challenges

• Sponsors will connect with aspiring IT professionals who think

creatively to solve a business problem, can collaborate with others,

and work in a team environment

Highlights of 2015

• 8 teams registered for the competition from 4 different schools across

the country

• Each team worked with a mentor who was a practicing architect

from one of the leading local companies like Amazon, Costco,

Microsoft, REI & T-Mobile

• Final presentation by each team at an open event in front of the

panel of judges, IT professionals & students.

• Deliverables submitted by each team was evaluated by a panel of

eminent judges comprised of Vice President from Symantec

Corporation, Senior Director from T-Mobile, & Professor and Chair of

the Department from Seattle University

• Final event was attended by CIOs of Costco, REI, F5, VP of Gartner,

professors, students and IT professionals

• More information at www.iitarch.org/highlights

Why do I participate?

• Opportunity to architect a solution for a real world problem

• Employment & internship opportunities in the greater Seattle area

• Mentoring with practicing architects from Costco, REI, Amazon,

Microsoft, T-Mobile, Nordstorm, F5 Networks Inc. and others

• $10,000 prize in addition to exposure, learning, and employment &

internship opportunities

Rules:

• Open to fulltime undergraduate & graduate students of any

discipline

• Must complete all deliverables for the competition

• All deliverables are evaluated by a panel of eminent judges.

• Evaluation will be a weighted sum of points for each deliverable

• Solution will be evaluated for innovativeness, realizability & originality

• All judges’ decisions are final

When & Where:

• Orientation & Educational Sessions: October 1-15, 2016

• 3 Deliverables: November, 2016 - February, 2017

• Final Presentation: February 15-25, 2017

• Final Event Venue: Greater Seattle Area

“I only needed to impress upon

my team that the way they think

is far more important than what

they know ...“

— Christopher Wildt, Mentor

“It is important for students to have

integrated learning with broader

experience and perspectives from

different IT professionals — that’s

exactly what happened here.”

— Richard J. Leblanc, Judge

“... presenting your architecture to CIOs,

VPs, and experienced professionals —

that’s WOW!“

— Anindya Dey, Participant

How do I participate?

• Form a team of maximum 3 students of any discipline from same or

different universities

• Register a team for the competition (http://www.iitarch.org)

• Attend orientation & educational sessions from IT professionals

• Work closely with an assigned mentor

• Develop architecture document comprised of Conceptual,

Infrastructure, Information, Security & Software Architecture.

• Deliver presentation to judges, IT professionals & students in the final

event

Who will evaluate?

• An independent expert panel comprising of Academia & highly

experienced IT architects from the industry