1. Enterprise Architecture Strategy Brief to IDEAS Management Group ~ 3rd March 2011
Patrick Gorman
Assistant Head Architecture Framework
Information Strategy and Policy

2. MOD Information Strategy (MODIS) 2009
Defence Information Vision:
“Agile exploitation of our information capabilities to improve effectiveness and efficiency on operations and in support areas through access to, and sharing of timely, accurate and trusted information.”
Four Effects:
Strategic Alignment
Information Exploitation
Accessibility and Trust
Value for Money

3. MODIS 2009 Sub-Strategies Data Management Strategy (2010)
Enterprise Architecture Strategy (2010)
Identity and Access Management Strategy (2010)
Information Skills Strategy (2009)
Information Assurance Strategy (2009)

4. MODIS EA Strategy 2010
To capture the information flows within and between:
Business Processes
E.g. Logistics, Finance, Commercial, Personnel, etc.
Top Level Budgets (TLBs)
E.g. Central, Navy Command, Land Forces, Air Command
Agencies
E.g. Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, Defence Vetting Agency,
Trading Funds
E.g. UK Hydrographical Office
And to be used in the acquisition of:
All Information and Communications Technology.

5. MODIS EA Strategy 2010
Identifies 4 Key enablers for the successful implementation of EA in MOD:
Effective Policy and Guidance
Appropriate Standards and Suitable Tools
Sufficient Skilled Architects
Governance

6. 1. MOD EA Policy Joint Service Publication 605, Defence EA Policy
Final Draft with Head ISP for Approval
Provides Rules covering:
Fundamental use of EA
The Approach
Frameworks and Tools
Coherence with External Organisations
EA Skills
Governance

7. 2. Standards and Tools – Progress #1
MODAF in maintenance mode:
Last update ver in May 2010
Close alignment with NATO Architecture Framework
With acknowledgement to Lt Col Hagenbo for his support to enable this.
Working with International Defence Enterprise Architecture Specification (IDEAS) to investigate convergence with DoDAF, DnDAF and AusDAF
Swedish Armed Forces supported by FMV leading the work to map the MODAF Meta Model to IDEAS Foundation Model.
Unified Profile for DoDAF and MODAF (UPDM) ver 2.0 standard due Q1/Q

8. 2. Standards and Tools – Progress #2
MODAF embedded in the MOD System of Systems Approach (SOSA)
CIO developing MODAF Style Guide for SOSA
High-level process for EA based on TOGAF Architecture Development Method (ADM) drafted
On hold pending availability of resources
MooD
Only tool available on Defence Information Infrastructure (however, MODAF remains tool agnostic)
Business Architect 2010 DII Upgrade go live April 2011

9. 2. Standards and Tools – Progress #3
Enterprise Architecture Library well established, coverage:
ISTAR Domain Architecture
HQ Air Command
DIAA
J LEA
Log NEC
Op Herrick Architecture
DCDC Architecture
SOSA
NATO OA ver 3.1
Will host Index of Architectures to provide low-tech solution for federation

10. 3. EA Skilled Architects – Progress #1
Creation of EA Head of Discipline as part of IT Head of Profession
EA Job Skills Profile for MOD published defining 5 key EA roles5 Job Skills Profiles for:
Enterprise Architect
Business Architect
Information and Data Architect
Solutions Architect
Technical Architect

11. 3. EA Skilled Architects – Progress #2
Job Skills uses Core Competence and SFIA Skills combined mapped to “Development Levels” based on experience:
Awareness
Supervise Practitioner
Practitioner
Expert

12. 3. EA Skilled Architects – Progress #3
Next Steps:
Incorporate Job Code in HRMS (Civ Personnel System)
Investigate how to incorporate in JPA (Mil Personnel System)
Re-write Gartner Job Descriptions in MOD language – less focus on ICT
Investigate the availability of training to meet development needs

13. 4. EA Governance High-level Governance as per MODIS EA Strategy:
CIO Systems Direction Group
CIO Forum (Cross TLB and Process Owners)
MODIS Executive Group
EA Working Group membership from:
Front Line Commands
Process Owners
SOSA Domains – Logs, C4, ISTAR
Heads of Capability (CCII and ISTAR)
Dstl (Science and Research)

14. MOD EA Next Steps ICT Strategy 2010 MODIS 2011
Architecture is Guiding Principle #1
MODIS 2011
All Sub-Strategies, including EA, will be embedded as Themes
EA becomes Information Architecture Theme
No fundamental change of Direction
ICT elements moved to ICT Strategy
Defence Information Architecture
Think piece being firmed up:
How EA can be used to support CIO’s business?
What are the Info Services required in MOD?
How do the Info Services map to Applications?
(STA) Pilot - MOD’s information interface with Industry.