The Digital Practitioner Pocket Guide is designed to be a handy reference guide to

selected parts of the Digital Practitioner Body of Knowledge™ Standard.

It is designed to help:

• Those who require a first introduction and basic understanding of the Digital

Practitioner Body of Knowledge Standard

• Individuals who wish to create and manage product offerings with an increasing

digital component, or lead their organization through Digital Transformation

• IT professionals working within any size organization, from a startup through to a

large enterprise, that has adopted digital approaches

It covers the following topics:

• A brief introduction to the Digital Practitioner Body of Knowledge Standard

• An introduction to 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