▁to ▁IT ▁Architecture ▁community . ▁All ▁requirements ▁must ▁be ▁documented ▁in ▁the ▁application . ▁ ▁Level ▁ 3 ▁Dist ingu ished ▁IT ▁Arch itect ▁/ ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Cert ified ▁IT ▁Arch itect ▁– ▁effects ▁significant ▁bread th ▁and ▁depth ▁of ▁impact ▁on ▁the ▁business ▁via ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁advanced ▁career ▁paths : ▁Chief / L ead ▁Arch itect , ▁Enter prise ▁Arch itect ▁or ▁IT ▁Arch itect ▁Prof ession ▁Le ader . ▁ ▁IT ▁Arch itect s ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁cert ified ▁are ▁listed ▁in ▁a ▁public ly ▁available ▁directory ▁of ▁Cert ified ▁IT ▁Arch itect s . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Software ▁Architecture ▁ ▁Information ▁Technology ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Cert ification ▁and ▁Acc red itation ▁documents ▁ ▁White ▁paper : ▁The ▁Open ▁Group ▁IT ▁Arch itect ▁Cert ification ▁Program ▁I AS A : ▁The ▁Global ▁IT ▁Arch itect ▁Association ▁Software ▁Development ▁Magazine ▁- ▁G ett in ' ▁Cert ified ▁Cert C ities ▁- ▁Architecture ▁Cert ifications ▁Point ▁Tow ard ▁Future ▁ ▁Computer world ▁- ▁A ▁Better ▁Way ? ▁Cert - Start ▁- ▁Fe ed back ▁Forum ▁on ▁Cert ifying ▁Software ▁Development ▁Times ▁- ▁Cert ification ▁for ▁IT ▁Arch itect s ▁Cert ification ▁Magazine ▁- ▁The ▁Open ▁Group ▁La unch es ▁IT ▁Arch itect ▁Cert ification ▁The ▁first ▁acc red ited ▁IT ▁Arch itect ▁Cert ification ▁program : ▁IBM ▁( ann oun cement ) ▁Cert ification ▁Magazine ▁- ▁I TAC ▁and ▁the ▁Enter prise ▁Arch itect ▁Acc ent ure ▁- ▁Master ▁Technology ▁Arch itect ▁Program ▁ ▁Category : Information ▁technology