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Structure


BUSINESS ARCHITECTURE STRUCTURE

  • Business Drivers - Major areas of focus for an organization based on its mission, services or constituents.
  • IT Implications - Key business issues relevant to IT that should be addressed in order to satisfy the business drivers.
  • IT Vision - Foundation statement regarding IT’s role in serving the business needs and direction of the organization.
  • IT Principles - Fundamental guides for technology decision-making. Principles are based on key values, standards and beliefs that provide the foundation upon which the architectural design is built.

  

 
 TECHNOLOGY ARCHITECTURE STRUCTURE

  • IT Taxonomy - Categorizes related technologies (disciplines) into domains which logically compose the Technical Infrastructure.
  • Domain Profile - Describes each portion of the Technical Infrastructure, including the plan of action and rules to guide decision-making concerning a discipline. Sets limits as to the architectural decisions that can be made for each discipline.
  • Discipline Profile - Documents the boundaries, life cycle and standards for each discipline.