1. T09 EA Value to Grants
Management at DOT
10/06/2015 3:30pm ‐ 4:15pm
Donald Buskard
Chief Enterprise Architect

2. Who is the DOT
What is the environment
How did EA efforts help
What did we learn
EA Value at DOT
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3. • What is the annual budget of the DOT?
A. <$60 Billion
B. $60 to $100 Billion
C. $100 to $600 Billion
D. >$600 Billion
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4. You probably have heard of these
• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
• Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
• Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA)
• Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
• Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
• National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA)
$91 Billion Budget, 10 Administrations
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5. You may not have heard of these
• US Maritime Administration
(MARAD)
• Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA)
• Saint Lawrence Seaway
Development Corporation
(SLSDC)
• Surface Transportation Board
(STB)
$91 Billion Budget, 10 Administrations
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6. • How many miles do trucks drive each
year?
A. <60 Billion
B. 60 to 100 Billion
C. 100 to 600 Billion
D. >600 Billion
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7. • To help our citizens
–5 Billion hours in traffic congestion
• To help the environment
–4 Billion gallons of fuel
• To help our economy
–$33 Billion from truck operational delays
Opportunities Abound (Annual)
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8. The White House Office of Management
and Budget, Council on Environmental
Quality, and Department of Transportation
join Federal agencies in commitment to
expediting permitting and environmental
review for Federal Infrastructure projects
Multi‐Agency Initiatives Are the Future
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9. • Over three quarters of the budget consists
of grants to states and localities
• Goals of the effort
–Advance financial management of grant monies
–Enhance reporting processes
–Improve transparency and understanding
Bridge to Enhanced Efficiency
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10. • How old is the field of Enterprise
Architecture?
–10 years
–20 years
–30 years
–40 years
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11. From Gartner
• Process improvement
• Facilitate Change
• Cost reduction and technology
standardization
EA Efforts Help IT Projects
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12. • Improve value delivery to the agency
mission
• Solve business challenges
• Enhance cross‐agency reporting
• Create standard technology view for
financial functions
EA Efforts Helped DOT
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13. • Cross organizational
activity or event
mapping was
generated
• Rigor applied to
information
gathering
• Visualization was
created
Integrated Project Team
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14. • Information clarity
provided greater
understanding of
the activities
• Artifacts have
become part of the
organizational and
EA assets
Integrated Project Team (Cont’d)
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15. • Reference documentation that was
accurate and endorsed by all
stakeholders
• Well‐defined requirements
• Foundational view of how to most
effectively deploy technology
Results of the Process
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16. • “Just enough”
business and
technology value
• Determined by a
knowledgeable
team
• Governed by
informed
management
Key Considerations Addressed
Business
Technology
Balance
Knowledge
Governance
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17. • CEB research shows that only 4 in 10
business partners believe that IT shares
their priorities
Hurdles Overcome on IT Priority
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18. • The same CEB research shows that only
4 in 10 business partners believe that IT
provides useful insight
Hurdles Overcome on IT Insights
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19. • Each activity
map created
business value
• The “pile” of
maps was easily
prioritized by
the business
partner
A Pile of Success
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20. • Scott Bernard, Federal Chief Enterprise
Architect
EA = S + B + T
Summary
Bernard Buskard
Strategy Skilled
Business Balanced
Technology Teamwork
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21. • In 2013, what was the ratio of male
driver deaths to female driver deaths
(fixed object)?
–1 to 1
–2 to 1
–3 to 1
–4 to 1
–5 to 1
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