The United States Office of Management and Budget is formulating a comprehensive Government-wide Reform Plan which will create a lean, accountable, more efficient government. This year, agencies will be required to develop analytical frameworks that look at the alignment of agency activities with the mission and role of the agency and the performance of individual functions. This new mandate to streamline government processes is also a mandate to jumpstart, revitalize, or revisit existing Enterprise Architecture practices within government agencies.
EA Principals Can Help
EA Principals have been providing EA training and consultation to government agencies for over 16 years. Our Chief Architect and Principal Trainer Dr. Steve Else has trained over 10,000 students in the Field of Enterprise Architecture and has served as:
EA Principals has trained thousands of students in the Field of Enterprise Architecture globally and:
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The Course
Support clients’ adoption of next generation technologies and approaches in their application of EA and Solutions Architecture, such as GenAI, cloud computing, mobile computing/mobile apps, big data/data analytics platforms, IT as a service, new network technologies, and the increasing importance of security architecture, among other considerations.
Follow-on EA courses after this one:
Advanced Applied FEAF and an individual practicum by each graduate of these first two courses—continue with the applied learning approach and environment.
Attendees will use proven and readily available methodologies to build architectures/models/artifacts and generate the products/output needed to answer key EA and business questions. The Practicum, which would lead to a status as a Board Certified Enterprise Architect in targeted areas of the student’s choosing, must be scoped appropriately for EA/FEAF with the help of an expert mentor. The majority of the students having completed the Foundation FEA Certification have expressed an interest to continue with more advanced courses.
EA Principals encourages a diverse group of students across the organization to participate in this training, including Program Managers and application/system providers, so they can better understand and align to the EA being developed by the enterprise architects across the Federal government.
Course Goals:
Leverage overall information about EA and FEAF to begin building a cadre of architects and key stakeholders across enterprises with a strong foundation who can apply the knowledge they gain and teach it to others while helping to advance the use of EA to support better-informed decision-making;
Reinforce the sense of community among enterprise EAs and support networking with other architects and members of the transformation community cross enterprise;
Help develop more mature EAs who can work closely with the strategic planning community to use EA as an enabler of strategy to support the new executive focus on the importance of strategy driving budget vs. the other way around;
Support clients’ adoption of next generation technologies and approaches such as cloud computing, mobile computing/mobile apps, big data/data analytics platforms, IT as a service, new network technologies (do we use our own network or use the internet for transport?), and the increasing importance of security architecture, among other considerations;
Help students understand how data quality and data stewardship relate to better information architecture in particular and to EA overall; and
Help students to apply what they learned in a strategic and operational environment.
The image above illustrates the Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework (FEAF) with a focus on its core components and key pillars that ensure effective enterprise architecture. Here’s a detailed interpretation emphasizing the specified key pillars:
Core Components of FEAF
Key Pillars in the Outer Circular Layer
Integration and Governance Elements in the Ring
Current and Future States
Integration and Alignment
Conclusion
This diagram of the FEAF highlights the essential components and key pillars critical to the framework’s effectiveness. The central cube outlines the various business architecture layers, emphasizing the need for alignment and integration. The outer circular layer underscores the importance of Functional Integration, Service Delivery, Resource Optimization, and Authoritative Reference, supported by smaller governance elements to ensure the architecture is managed effectively and delivers value. The focus on current and future states, along with transition planning, demonstrates the dynamic and evolving nature of enterprise architecture.
Module 1 – Enterprise Architecture in Plain English
Module 2 – What is an Enterprise?
Module 3 – What is an Architecture?
Module 4 – Why do EA
Module 5 – Evolution of Federal EA
Module 6– Introduction to the Common Approach
Module 7– Primary Outcomes of the Common Approach
Module 8 – Levels of Scope
Module 9 – Basic Elements of Federal EA
Module 10 – Current Strategy across multiple enterprises
Module 11 – Shared Services Strategy
Module 12 – Common Approach Overview
Module 13 – CPM Step 1: Identify and Validate
Module 14 – CPM Step 2: Research and Leverage
Module 15 – Shared Services Strategy
Module 15 – CPM Step 3: Define and Plan
Module 16 – CPM Step 4: Invest and Execute
Module 17 – CPM Step: Perform and Measure
Module 18 – The 6 Reference Models
Module 19– The Sub Architecture Domains
Module 20 –Strategy Sub Architecture Domain
Module 21 –Business Sub Architecture Domain
Module 22 –Data Sub Architecture Domain
Module 23 –Application Sub Architecture Domain
Module 24 –Infrastructure Sub Architecture Domain
Module 25 –Security Sub Architecture Domain
Module 26 – Enterprise Road Map
Module 27 – IT Asset Inventory
Discussion Board
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Note that: The schedule is an approximation of the flow of the class. But the content will be provided in a flexible manner, including with more examples and discussions, as per the particular class’ flow.
The certification process has 3 pillars: Active participation, Design and Briefing of FEA Project, and end of course exam, corrected to 100%.
A 100% refund, minus a 5% processing fee, will be given to students who drop or withdraw from the EA Principals, Inc. class no later than the 21st day prior to the announced scheduled start date. No refund will be given within 21 days of the published start date. Students missing a portion of a class, due to emergencies or unforeseen circumstances, will be able to attend the next class on the same topic for the days missed, without additional fee. Students need not reregister; however, they must notify EA Principals, Inc. (by email or telephone), so the registration fee for the makeup class can be waived and class logistics provided. Note: This refund policy does not apply if using special discount codes that have “no refund” specified in the usage instructions.
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