Practices and controls to assess current state and build a roadmap for strategic alignment with the NORA framework.
Axis within Strategy & Planning
Perspective at a glance
Key facts
Four main criteria within the Strategy & Planning perspective
Directly links DT standards to the national NORA framework
Covers establishing the unit, applying practice, governance, and role strengthening
Requires a NORA-aligned methodology, principles, and reference models
Linked to DGA EA application controls
01 - Establish EA unit
Organisational unit, team, services, procedures, and governance committee.
02 - Apply EA practice
NORA-aligned methodology, principles, reference models, and gap analysis.
03 - Enable and govern EA
Governance policy, project compliance, and an EA tool.
04 - Strengthen EA role
Performance reports, emerging tech, and automation accelerators.
Mapping DT criteria to NORA
DT Criterion
NORA Component
Relationship
Establish EA unit
Governance & committees
Forming the team and governance committee per NORA guidance
Apply EA practice
National methodology
Adopting NORA methodology with its seven stages and supporting elements
Apply EA practice
Six domains
Developing EA components across NORA's six domains
Apply EA practice
Reference models
Using national reference models as a foundation for entity-level models
Enable and govern EA
Application controls
Applying NORA controls based on the entity's maturity level
Strengthen EA role
General component model
Linking performance reports to NORA general component model outputs
For more details on NORA framework components, the national methodology, and the six domains, see the NORA overview page.
Implementation guidance
01
Establish unit and team
Create the EA unit, form the team, and set up the governance committee per NORA requirements.
02
Adopt national methodology
Adopt NORA methodology with its seven stages and develop entity-specific principles and reference models.
03
Activate governance
Apply the EA governance policy and ensure digital project compliance.
04
Measure performance and improve
Prepare periodic performance reports and adopt emerging technologies and automation accelerators.
Key takeaway
Enterprise Architecture bridges strategy and execution. Aligning DT standards with the NORA framework ensures consistency and integration of efforts at the national level.
