Talk I gave at the NY IT Leadership Academy on EA Governance with CA and NetAPP

1. EA Governance as
IT Sustainability
Eric A. Stephens (@EricStephens)
Oracle Enterprise Architect Director
Oracle NA Technology & Government Consulting
NY IT Leadership Academy
17 April 2013

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EA & The Second Law of Thermodynamics
• Closed biological systems &
entropy
• Enterprise = system
• Funding streams and sub-
optimization

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Case Study

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Mortgage Insurance Company
Context
• Recent CIO turnover
• EA governance posture
fluctuating from lenient
to draconian
• Large infrastructure with
major EA blueprinting
effort underway
• Three month effort to
rejuvenate EA
governance program
• Worked closely with EA
with legal background
Activities
• EA Charter, EA Board
Charter
• Principles, Standards
• Defining and
customizing language in
principles and standards
• Metrics - Focus on
Outcomes versus
Activity
Anticipated Benefits
• Predictable Execution of
Projects
• Reduced Tech Portfolio
Duplication
• Create Pathway to
Expand Capabilities (i.e.,
SOA)
EA Governance Journey

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EA Governance Functional Model
Implementation Governance
EA review process to ensure compliance
EA deviation process to record disallowed variances
EA exception process to record & communicate exceptions
Change Management Formally manage artifacts, standards/principles, and architecture blueprint
Value Measurement
Record and articulate value of EA program
Focus on customer and business-centric outcomes
Continuous process improvement feedback

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EA Governance Model

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Summary Thoughts

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Characteristics of Good EA Governance
• Organization specific
• Just enough, just in time
• Balances the tension of agility and governance
• Well communicated and socialized
• Integrated with procurement, PMO, SDLC, ADM, COBIT, ITIL
• Iterative, persistent program

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Technology & Process Adoption
• Comprehensive – people & process
• Repeatable process with certification for new components
• Approval gates and roadmaps
• Portfolio management essential
• Governance-driven sustainability

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Neither the importance nor
the tedium of EA Governance
can be overstated.

13. Thank You
Eric A. Stephens (@EricStephens)
Oracle Enterprise Architect Director
Oracle NA Technology & Government Consulting
NY IT Leadership Academy
17 April 2013

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Oracle Enterprise Architecture Framework
Just Enough, Just in Time

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