EA work procedures
Details of the activities and steps followed by the EA team to deliver assigned tasks and defined services to internal beneficiaries, including responsibilities, roles, and how to execute them efficiently with a consistent approach, and to support effective communication with stakeholders and other teams in the entity.
Details of the activities and steps followed by the EA team to deliver assigned tasks and defined services.
In brief
Work procedures that describe how EA tasks and services are delivered within the entity.
Compliance with requirements for delivering EA tasks and services.
Apply a clear approach to the practice role and stakeholder engagement.
Objectives of defining work procedures for the EA practice
Ensure compliance with requirements for delivering EA practice tasks and services in the entity
Apply a clear approach to the practice role in fostering stakeholder participation and interaction with the EA team in the entity
Inputs / organisational data sources
EA tasks: Tasks defined in EA tasks; understand tasks assigned to the team that are delivered internally without request or in the context of a beneficiary request
EA practice services: Services defined in EA services; they help define procedures linked to achieving the expected outputs of those services
Governance model: The model adopted in the entity to define and document procedures for managing, operating, and monitoring the scope of governance
Steps to follow
Review required inputs to identify the list of work procedures
Identify work procedures needed to manage and activate the EA practice in the entity
Detail the identified work procedures to activate the EA practice in the entity
Expected outputs
Expected outputs
List of work procedures to deliver EA practice tasks and services in the entity
Process diagram documentation for the procedure
Detailed procedure documentation (detailed activities per procedure)
Sample list of work procedures (19 procedures)
The table below is derived from the DGA guideline; it links each procedure to related tasks and services. Entities may use it as reference to build their own list.
Review digital strategy initiatives
Align digital strategy objectives
Define and approve scope of EA component development cycle
Analyse current business architecture
Analyse current beneficiary experience architecture
Analyse current data architecture
Analyse current applications architecture
Analyse current technology architecture
Analyse current security architecture
Design target business architecture
Design target beneficiary experience architecture
Design target applications architecture
Design target data architecture
Design target technology architecture
Design target security architecture
Identify EA gaps
Measure EA practice maturity level
Develop EA initiatives roadmap
Update EA initiatives roadmap