Guide to clear SCEA (OCMJEA) Part 2 & 3

Moving forward from SCEA part - 1, for part 2 assignment, you need to cover following topics like:

1. what is the proposed architecture goals and constraints

2. section on use-case view

3. section on logical view of proposed architecture

4. section on technical view of proposed architecture - This is most important section as you need to cover sub-sections like layers of architecture, each use-case realization with class & sequence diagrams, development view of project including package hierarchy. Also cover the mentioned NFRs in the assignment.

5. section on deployment view

6. Assumption & Risk - This section is also important as you will going to list doing complete assumption made while designing the system. Also list down the risk like unavailability of application etc.

7. Optional, but you can add Annexure (s) depending upon your sections

For part 3, you need to answer with respect to NFRs (performance, security, availability etc) mentioned in the assignment. Explain each question with points rather than big paragraph.

Crack Sun Certified Enterprise Architect (SCEA) Exam

Most of the aspiring architects frequently asked me "how to clear SCEA (OCMJEA) exam" so I thought to write some basic points and approach to crack this exam.

This certification is very easy to pass if you have the understanding of design patterns. Understanding does not means that you know the definition of patterns, but it means you did some Java EE based application designing in past and applied various patterns. This will going to help you in answering patterns related questions as well as architecture related questions.

So if you have above experience then half of your battle won. And if you haven't done then its better to hold your horse and wait for some time .... some application design & apply patterns. "Practical experience is must" .......

Other things which you need to study like application security parameters, design consideration of thick client, EJB 3.0 usage, presentation framework, and application integration techniques.

Few good study materials are:

1. The Java EE 5 Tutorial, Third Edition (http://java.sun.com/javaee/5/docs/tutorial/doc/JavaEETutorial.pdf)

2. Core J2EE Patterns: Best Practices and Design Strategies, Second Edition

3. Java Design: Objects, UML, and Process

4. Designing Enterprise Applications with the J2EE Platform

5. Enterprise Integration Patterns

6. The Java EE 5Tutorial - For Sun Java System Application Server 9.1

7. Sun Certified Enterprise Architect for J2EE Study Guide

8. Core Security Patterns: Best Practices and Strategies for J2EE, Web Services, and Identity Management

For SCEA Part 2 & 3, refer my next article.