Career Path Work Group Nick Malik, CAEAP

Career Path WG Discuss Table of Contents Discuss process for completion Discuss roles needed Call for Volunteers

Career Path WG 1. Front Matter 2. Brief Overview 3. Roles in Architecture Overview of Roles Competency Descriptions Paragraph for each competency -skills sets Skill level Descriptions -SFIA, competency and skill Persona competency matrices (by career levels) 4. Evolving As an Architect Where are you on the journey Relationships and collaboration points (architects to non architects) Certifications and Education 1. Front Matter 2. Brief Overview 3. Roles in Architecture Overview of Roles Competency Descriptions Paragraph for each competency -skills sets Skill level Descriptions -SFIA, competency and skill Persona competency matrices (by career levels) 4. Evolving As an Architect Where are you on the journey Relationships and collaboration points (architects to non architects) Certifications and Education 5. Patterns of Enterprise Architecture Team structure Pointers to information on EA value, EA alignment, frameworks 6. Hiring an Architect Locating and Recruiting Positioning and Clarity of Role Sample Interview Questions Appendix A -List of terms and acronyms (to come from taxonomy group) Types of architect Appendix B --EA Competency Model Full table from 1.5 Appendix C --Related skills and links to learning materials 5. Patterns of Enterprise Architecture Team structure Pointers to information on EA value, EA alignment, frameworks 6. Hiring an Architect Locating and Recruiting Positioning and Clarity of Role Sample Interview Questions Appendix A -List of terms and acronyms (to come from taxonomy group) Types of architect Appendix B --EA Competency Model Full table from 1.5 Appendix C --Related skills and links to learning materials

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Prepare FMO’s for Review Process Phase Kickoff Draft Authoring FMO Review and Feedback Revision Authoring FMO Signoff FEAPO Release Marketing and Publicity CP WG FMO Review

Career Path WG Role neededDescription Program ManagerCoordinate overall meetings and messaging upwards PM – FMO Response ProcessWork with each FMO to identify resources for review and to prepare for sign off of final document. Check in with delegates and FMO reviewers to drive review and sign offs PM – Content DevelopmentWork with workgroup team members to drive content development and ensure delivery of content sections. Drive editorial process. Ensure personas are considered PM – Release, Rollout, and Publicity Work with FEAPO delegates to prepare for FEAPO sign off, work with marketing teams within FMOs for publicity, work with external publications to drive visibility Section Authors – Roles and Competencies Write sections on roles, competencies and skills for each role. Section Authors – JourneyWrite sections on evolving as an architect, relation to other roles, certifications Section Authors – Hiring / Team structures Write sections on team structures and hiring of architects Section Authors – AppendicesResearch and collect inputs: taxonomy items, competency model, resources links and reference material Editorial Review and Simplification Assemble content, edit for single voice, edit for simple and useful grammar and language

Career Path WG Role neededVolunteers Program ManagerNick Malik PM – FMO Response ProcessEd PM – Content Development PM – Release, Rollout, and Publicity Andy Section Authors – Roles and Competencies Nathaniel and Nick Section Authors – JourneyVikram Section Authors – Hiring / Team structures Nick Section Authors – Appendices Editorial Review and Simplification Nathaniel

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Career Path WG Start Date ActivityCompletion Criteria Dec 4thSend notification to delegates that you will contact them sent Author the “intent to deliver” documentReviewed and approved by PgM Schedule calls (skype, lync, phone)Contact scheduled for each FMO Dec 11thContact delegate by voice, explain process, ask for names of reviewers and signatories. Ask if we (FEAPO) will coordinate the review or if the delegate will do it. Set expectations for review process. Ask for acknowledgement from delegate. PM sends acknowledgement to delegate, and delegate responds in the affirmative. CC to PgM. contains names, describes process of review and sign off. Clarifies responsibility Dec 17 th – Jan 1 st Contact 10 delegatesHalf of all FMO’s confimed Jan 1 st – Jan 15 th Contact 10 delegatesAll FMO’s confirmed Jan 30 th First draft for review sent to delegatesDocument sent. Confirmation requests collected and logged Start Date ActivityCompletion Criteria Feb 15 th Set up conference call. Invite reviewers from all FMO’s to attend to ask questions of the WG team about the document. Go through the document on the call. Reminder to FMO’s to complete review by end of Feb. Conference call completed and notes sent to FMO reviewers Mar 1 st All feedback collected and sent to WG. sent to delegates closing the comment period April 1 st New document sent to FMO delegates. Request feedback from review team by April 15 th for any final show-stoppers prior to voting containing new document April 15 th Show stoppers deadline. Inform delegates and WG of results Results collected. May 1 st Final document goes out for review. Inform delegates that you will be setting up calls post May 15 th for any stragglers. Request votes by June 1 st. Coordinate with Bob McIlree to plan for delegate votes. Final document sent to delegates asking for votes. Include voting form with four options. May 15 th Call any delegates that have not responded with votes asking for process status updates All FMO’s have either responded or been contacted June 1 st FMO Voting period ends. Send results to WG.Collection of FMO votes

Career Path WG Start Date ActivityCompletion Criteria Dec 4thParticipate in the review of the “intent to deliver” document Dec 11 th – Jan 1 st Contact each delegate by asking for an introduction to the person at the FMO responsible for publicity and publications related to Enterprise Architecture. Follow up with delegates to get introductions in . Also ask for names of bloggers that they consider influential in their field. Compiled list of contacts for each FMO stored in shared folders. Some FMO’s will have more than one person, so the list needs to be detailed. Jan 1 st – Jan 15 th Contact 10 FMO’s. For each, let them know that we will be publishing a paper on Career Path in late May or early June. We’d like to know their deadlines for submission. Also ask about conferences where the paper may be suitable for presentation. Each FMO contacted confirms and provides information. Jan 15 th – Jan 30 th Contact remainder of FMO’s. (See above)All FMO’s confirm and provide information on publicity Feb 15 th Release a publicity plan that indicates the names, dates, and necessary content to be sent to each FMO. Contact EA bloggers to let them know that the paper is coming out. Ask for them to review it in June when it is available. Plan sent to Pgm and stored in shared folders. Contacts made to bloggers. Start Date ActivityCompletion Criteria May 1 st When final document goes out for review, drop an to each contact reminding them of the impending document sent June 15 th Assuming 60% of all FMO’s vote to confirm, contact each FMO that voted to confirm and send needed information to be included on their publications or site. Publish the paper on FEAPO site. Tweet about it and get bloggers engaged to discuss. Messages sent July 15 th Collaborate with any conferences where the paper may be presented. Find a speaker to attend and present the paper. Conference confirms participation. Aug 15 th Create Youtube video and SlideShare presentation for internet consumption and upload to those sites. SlideShare presentation uploaded. Youtube presentation uploaded.

Career Path WG Start Date ActivityCompletion Criteria Dec 4thDevelop a template document and post on shared site Shared site set up and put a frame up for contributions Take ownership of all documents delivered so far to the CP Workgroup Documents collected and placed into collab site Contact all authors and inform of your role sent Dec 11thSet up rhythm of contribution and project plan with progress milestones. Communicate with author team. Project plan sent and communicated with author team Dec 17 th – Jan 15 st Attend calls and remind authors of their commitments. Keep other PM’s abreast of progress. Combine parts into first draft. Messages sent. Awareness of progress. Jan 30 h First draft for review sent to delegates. Inform authors that they won’t be busy for a while. Document sent. Confirmation requests collected and logged Feb 15 th – Mar 1 st Coordinate the distribution of the feedback (collected by FMO Response PM) to the authors for updating their content. Each element of feedback is sent to authors and material is updated in collaborative share. Mar 15 th All edits complete. Schedule an internal review with FEAPO delegates to get any feedback prior to new release in April. Call held and feedback received. Start Date ActivityCompletion Criteria April 1 st New document sent to FMO delegates (by FMO response PM) April 15 th Show stoppers deadline. Inform authors of results. Coordinate content changes to address final show stoppers Results distributed to authors. Ensure that each change is made. May 1 st Final document goes out for review (by FMO response PM)

Career Path WG Start Date ActivityCompletion Criteria Dec 11 th Download and read the “intent to deliver” document so that you are versed in the scope of the deliverables Reviewed materials Download Template document and focus on your section. Ask questions of the content PM Review and accept template document and scope of effort Jan 1 st Deliver first draft content to Content PMSection completely authored, revision cycle begins Jan 15 th All content delivered to Content PM for reviewInformation sent. Jan 15 th – Jan 30 th Review content delivered by other authors and offer direct feedback for improvements Send feedback to each author of other sections Jan 30 th First draft for review sent to delegatesPMO Response PM sends draft out. Feb 15 th Join call with FMO reviewers to hear feedback directly Attend call Mar 1 st – Mar 15 th Collect feedback to your section and make changes. Return updates into shared document Mar 15 th Attend FEAPO review of documentMeeting attended, feedback collected, Update shared doc Apr 15 th Showstoppers deadline. Work with team members to handle any changes Update shared doc

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