National Information Exchange Model Update for the Global Advisory Committee Spring 2008 Meeting April 10, 2008 NIEM Technical Architecture Committee (NTAC) Highlights Co-Chairpersons Tom Clarke Jeremy Warren Committee Support Manager Pisey Frederick

2 Agenda Whitepapers Process Whitepaper Topics NTAC Operational Documents NBAC Participation NTAC Future Initiatives

3 NTAC Whitepapers Process Whitepapers Process –Whitepapers review kick-off – February 11, 2008 –Technical conference calls held on various whitepaper topics - weekly –NTAC face-to-face meeting - April 21-22, 2008 Key Focus Areas –Revitalize and refocus on NTAC responsibilities and productivity –Promote discussion, review, and decision prior to the NTAC face-to-face meeting –Reassess technical priorities –Gain NTAC approval for technical implementation of architecture

4 NTAC Whitepapers Topics 1.Draft Version Architecture Decision –Establish a scheme for versioning of NIEM artifacts 2.Draft NIEM Tool Strategy (Part 1) –Establish a working action plan to guide, focus, and facilitate the development of software tools 3.Draft NIEM Tool Architecture (Part 2) –Detail the key NIEM processes, users and use cases, interfaces, I/O, and formats 4.NDR v. 1.3 (Part 1 & 2) –Refinement of NDR 1.2 and document as-is with additional architectural changes 5.UML Profile for NIEM –Describe NIEM concepts for which an analogous representation exists in UML 6.NIEM Design Quality Metrics –Propose metrics to measure “design quality” (degree of adherence to established design principles) 7.NIEM Data Model Strategy & Plan –Extension of NIEM Design Quality Metrics with a focus on QA in Operational, Data, and Harmonization

5 NTAC Operational Documents Finalize NTAC Charter Develop NTAC Project Schedule Develop Project Management Plan Key Focus Areas –Provide specific requirements of NTAC membership –Understand the NTAC organization, roles and responsibilities, and relationships to the other NIEM committees and NIEM PMO. –Understand and articulate the interrelationships and dependencies of committee responsibilities and activities –Execute NTAC in accordance to the Management Plan to better prepare or future tasks –Monitor risks and resolve issues in a timely manner

6 NBAC Participation Provide a governance structure for handling NIEM releases and versioning of NIEM artifacts Identify and prioritize tool strategies Identify use case scenarios for the Federated Registry business requirements Analyze the NIEM Configuration Control Tool (NCCT) inventory to better prioritize solutions Key Focus Areas –NTAC works with NBAC to ensure technical recommendations are considered from a business perspective. –User and community input into the identification and prioritization of NIEM’s implementation is important.

7 NTAC Future Initiatives Additional Follow-Up on Approved Whitepapers –Examples: Version Architecture proposal (i.e. design document, build solution) Prioritization of Tool Strategy & Architecture –Define interface specification –Publish detailed draft specification document –Model/build tool(s) Review/approve federated registry specification prior to distribution to the public Resolve NTAC NCCT issues and incorporate tasks to project schedule Execute NTAC tasks according to the PM plan and project schedule Publish additional technical whitepapers to help make key decisions

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