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Jul 24, 2019 · The Design Authority (DA) role is one that is often overlooked, yet critical to the majority of software development projects. This is usually due to macro level business decisions where upper management do not directly see the benefits gained from having a mission focused design position, at the micro levels of delivery. There are a variety of reasons … Continue reading "Why Design ...
Aug 6, 2020 · The Design Authority…. Unpacked. Here at Simplify Consulting we believe a Design Authority is a key governance forum in any large organisation or change programme. However they are commonly associated with high levels of bureaucracy, being blockers, just another forum, or an unnecessary expense when the bottom line is under pressure.
Jun 8, 2016 · Industry sector. Supply and Retail Market. The Terms of Reference set out the purpose and duties of the Switching Programme Design Authority. The Design Authority is responsible for: Assessing proposals from the workgroups; Approving components of the design and impact assessment as the Blueprint Phase of the Programme progresses; and. Agreeing ...
establishing the Trace Service Design Authority; that work and experience underpins the development of this playbook. The playbook is intended to step through the considerations and discussions that will help shape, organise and develop engagement with this body. It's probably best used over time, not in a single session.
- The Purpose of Architectural Governance.
- Solutions Surgery
- Design Review
- Design Authority
- Post Build Review
- Tailoring The Framework
The purpose of architectural governance is to ensure that technology and change is introduced to a business in a way that appropriate and sustainable. It should meet the needs of the business, align to an organisation’s strategies, principles and guidelines while fulfilling any non-functional requirements and adhering to agreed technical and docume...
A Solutions Surgery is an opportunity for a new idea to be informally assessed by architects, cybersecurity and operational support staff. It supports the introduction of innovation and ideas from anywhere in an organisation and allows technology professionals to ‘kick the tyres’ of an idea, providing insight into its feasibility within the context...
A Design Review can be a formal or informal session where a group of technical peers review a design and provide feedback and guidance on the clarity and technical quality of the design. The outcome of this review should be a ‘high quality’ design document that it is technically feasible within the context of the organisation, contains the necessar...
A Design Authority is the formal governance gateway for any Design Activity. Comprising of senior architecture and technology leaders within an organisation, its purpose is to provide assurance that any ‘design’ brought to the Design Authority meets the organisation’s agreed strategy and architectural principles. If there are any deviations from st...
The purpose of a Post Build Review is to assess the ‘as-built’ architecture against the approved design including initial requirements and anticipated benefits. This can result in the production of an ‘as-built’ design, benefits realisation assessment or requirements traceability matrix. The Post Build Review provides an opportunity to measure the ...
An Architectural GovernanceFramework needs to be ‘right-sized’ to the organisation and its approach to IT and governance. For example, there is little value in implementing a full governance framework in an outsourced environment where the design and build of a product is a third party responsibility. In this situation, a Design Review would be suf...
Apr 6, 2020 · Aging infrastructure and legacy work practices drive backlog. Outsourcing the backlog as stand-alone projects could add nonstandard assets to the system. A design authority will help CIOs and C-level counterparts implement shared responsibilities to aid in the realization of latent asset value.
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Jun 30, 2015 · Setting up a Design Authority (DA) is often seen as a magic bullet that will solve all a programme’s architecture woes, however unless it exhibits 4 key behaviours; Flexible, Authoritative ...
