PO02 Process Description

Creating and maintaining a business information model and ensuring appropriate systems are defined to optimize the use of this information.

information architecture Modelling: Create and regularly update an information architecture model, encompassing the corporate data model and the associated information systems.
corporate data dictionary and data syntax rules: Maintenance of a corporate data dictionary.

Faster application development
Decreased time to market for major information systems
Implementation of defined confidentiality, availability and integrity requirements
Reduction of data redundancy
Increased interoperability between systems and applications
Percent of the corporate data dictionary available to users in an automated manner

establish the architecture baseline for the Cluster including..
- application and web architecture guide books
- technology, information and security guide books,
- application and technology reference model
- RUP/UML methodology
- information and security reference model
- knowledge library
develop Cluster standards for applications, and retire existing products/services as appropriate. Appropriate scope to workflow, correspondence management, document management, Web content management, management, travel expense claim processing and case management,
the development of business architecture, web architecture and portal design/implementation,

Percent of IT budget assigned to information architecture development and maintenance
Number of application changes occurring to realign with the data model
Percent of information integrity requirements documented in the data classification scheme
Number of application and system incidents caused by inconsistencies in the data model
Amount of rework caused by inconsistencies in the data model
Number of errors attributed to the lack of currency of the information architecture
Time lag between changes in the information architecture and applications

A corporate data administration function is established, at a high enough level, with sufficient authority to administer the corporate data model and information standards
Information architectural standards are documented, communicated and complied with
The data model is simple and clear to all
A corporate data model representing the business is defined and drives the information architecture
Data ownership is allocated and accepted
Data and data models are kept current
An automated repository is used to ensure consistency between the components of the information systems infrastructure, such as information architecture, data dictionaries, applications, data syntax, classification schemes and security levels
Understanding information requirements sufficiently enough in advance