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Back to DT Standards

Enterprise Architecture

Axis within Strategy & Planning

Practices and controls to assess current state and build a roadmap for strategic alignment with the NORA framework.

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
1

Establish EA unit

Organisational unit, team, services, procedures, and governance committee.
2

Apply EA practice

NORA-aligned methodology, principles, reference models, and gap analysis.
3

Enable and govern EA

Governance policy, project compliance, and an EA tool.
4

Strengthen EA role

Performance reports, emerging tech, and automation accelerators.

Mapping DT Criteria to NORA

DT CriterionNORA ComponentRelationship
Establish EA unitGovernance & committeesForming the team and governance committee per NORA guidance
Apply EA practiceNational methodologyAdopting NORA methodology with its seven stages and supporting elements
Apply EA practiceSix domainsDeveloping EA components across NORA's six domains
Apply EA practiceReference modelsUsing national reference models as a foundation for entity-level models
Enable and govern EAApplication controlsApplying NORA controls based on the entity's maturity level
Strengthen EA roleGeneral component modelLinking 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

  1. Establish unit and team

    Create the EA unit, form the team, and set up the governance committee per NORA requirements.

  2. Adopt national methodology

    Adopt NORA methodology with its seven stages and develop entity-specific principles and reference models.

  3. Activate governance

    Apply the EA governance policy and ensure digital project compliance.

  4. Measure performance and improve

    Prepare periodic performance reports and adopt emerging technologies and automation accelerators.

Enterprise Architecture bridges strategy and execution. Aligning DT standards with the NORA framework ensures consistency and integration of efforts at the national level.

Related topics

NORA Framework

National EA framework.

National Methodology

Seven stages and supporting elements.

Governance & Committees

EA governance structure.

Strategy & Planning

First DT standards perspective.

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