User-Centric
Enterprise Architecture
Briefing to CIO Forum and Executive IT Summit | Oct. 23, 2008
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User-Centric Enterprise Architecture
(UCEA)
User-Centric EA Traditional EA
focuses on providing is often user-blind,
useful and usable and as a result
products and services develops “artifacts”
to the end-user. that are hard to
understand and apply.
My
Approach
at USCG
and
Prior
at USSS
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This is NOT User-centric EA
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User-centric EA
“In Action”
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Coast Guard
218 year-old military, multi-mission, maritime service and a
member of the DHS.
42,000 active duty strength; 8,000 reservists; 29,000 auxiliary;
7000 civilians
$8.6 billion budget
250 ships, 1700 boats, 200 aircraft
Mission breakout by operating expense (top 4):
Port Security 21% (361 major ports; longest border is
coastline─95,000 miles)
Drug Interdiction 15% (cocaine seized 2007─$4.7 billion)
Aids to Navigation 13% (buoys, beacons, lights─51,000)
Search and Rescue 12% (lives saved─1.1 million)
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UCEA Overview
Goal: Improved Planning & IT Governance
Methodology: Business Drives Technology
Coast Guard EA (CGEA) Program Status:
Planning—Released CGEA 1.0 (May 2007), 2.0
(March 2008), & IT Strategic Plan (August 2008)
Governance—Established new Enterprise
Architecture Board (EAB) in December 2007
UCEA Makes Information Transparent
To Enable Better Decision Making.
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What are the Benefits?
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How Does UCEA Work?
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What Information is Included?
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How is the Information Viewed?
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UCEA Products
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Sample UCEA Profile #1
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Sample UCEA Profile #2
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Sample UCEA Inventory
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Sample UCEA Profile #3
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Sample UCEA Profile #4
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Sample UCEA Profile #5
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Other Information Products
We have developed many other information products,
including those describing the CG:
Application Systems
General Support Systems
Command, Control, and Communications Systems
Geospatial Information Systems
IT Products and Standards
Network and Infrastructure
Security
And Much More...
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Information in Coast Guard EA
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EA Website
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Strategic Plan Line of Sight
STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION RESULTS
Target
USCG Architecture,
Roadmaps & Support for
Strategic Plan & C4&IT CG-6 Transition Plan &
Unit Performance Mission
DHS OCIO Strategic Plan Performance Plan Individual
Plans Execution
Strategic Plan Performance
Plans
- Goals - Initiatives - Programs - Systems - Capabilities
- Objectives - Milestones - Projects - Products
- Unit Performance - Individual
Goals Performance Goals

The Way Ahead
UNIFY:
One CG Enterprise Architecture…Out Of Many
EXTEND:
Develop Segment Architectures for each LOB
Decompose/Show Relationships Between Activities,
Information Requirements, & IT Systems
IMPLEMENT:
Use CGEA To Support Sound IT Planning and
Governance
A Clear Vision and Focus on the End-User!
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Thank you!
Andy Blumenthal
UsercentricEA@yahoo.com
For more information visit:
http://UsercentricEA.blogspot.com
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