Architecture

Who’s Involved and how do we do this?

Although there are many stakeholders in Missouri’s Enterprise Architecture, the ultimate beneficiaries are the citizens of Missouri.  By utilizing our efforts to make government more efficient, customer focused, and responsive, the interaction between the citizens and business community with State government increases the delivery of services in a more effective manner. 

The Domain Committees and the respective review Committees that will help to accomplish the Enterprise Architecture represent the entire state government community including Missouri’s university system.

The Committee’s and their Roles

IT Advisory Board (ITAB)

The Information Technology Advisory Board consists of department level CIOs or IT directors. The ITAB provides for the implementation of strategic plans and develops key IT strategies. It functions as the key contact point for IT project stakeholders and provides staff to committees for developing IT policy and standards. 

IT Advisory Board Responsibilities:

• Ensures implementation of enterprise strategic plans
• Develops key IT Strategies
• Key contact point for IT project stakeholders

Architecture Review Committee (ARC)

The Architecture Review Committee is a statewide committee composed of selected ITAB members appointed by the ITAB chairperson. It consists of a representative cross section of state business operations as well as department size. 

The ARC provides a central focal point for ensuring the vitality of the Enterprise Architecture, overseeing architecture governance processes at the statewide level, and initiating relevant domain committees for the support of e-government and other state business initiatives.

Architecture Review Committee Responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain effective architecture processes
• Review architectural changes whether triggered by changes in the business, new technologies, application development feedback or other IT strategy decisions
• Seek approval of ITAB
• Review requests for variance
• Identify and document new technology domains as appropriate
• Coordinate updates and revisions through the Architecture Domain Committees
• Appoint the chair and members to the Domain Committees and maintains a liaison role with them
• Appoints architecture facilitators
• Review agency architecture governance processes 

Architecture Domain Committees

The objective of the Domain Committees is to develop, select and maintain guidelines, standards and mandates to be documented in the Architecture Blueprint. Each domain consists of a vision statement, domain goals, best practices, technology trends, and general domain standards. Technical product and configuration information needs to be defined along with hardware/software products for each domain, applicable industry standards including classifications as current, emerging, twilight, or sunset. Conditional use restrictions must also be identified for components, as they are appropriate. They submit their findings, recommendations and deliverables to the Architecture Office which acts as the liaison with the ARC. 

Architecture Domain Committee Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain domain content in the Architecture Blueprint
• Recommend standards for individual subject areas
• Assist statewide Architecture Review Committee with compliance studies, product reviews, and architecture change/help requests
• Provide guidance to departments on domain-specific architecture issues
• Provide technical assistance and recommendations on architecture issues

Enterprise Architecture