7 Enterprise Architecture Principles

Here are the 7 architecture principles we see used by EA Team.

1. Don’t Mess With Success

· Statement: We have a successful organization. We will use our best-in-house methods as the foundation for standardization and improvement.

2. Focus On Excellence

· Statement: We will focus effort on processes and capabilities that enable us to differentiate from our competitors and excel in execution. All systems and process design will align with differentiation and excellence.

3. Why Not One?

· Statement: We assume One. One standard process; one standard KPI; one reliable source of information; one software tool. Whomever wants variation must show the differentiation and excellence delivered justify the complexity, customization, variability and ongoing cost to operations and IT.

4. Data is an Asset

· Statement: All data is a concrete, valuable asset to an enterprise. It is a real, measurable resource. We will apply standard asset management practices to data:

· Someone will be responsible for the asset

· We will make the asset available for use to the maximum benefit of the company

· We will maintain the asset and at the end of its useful life, we will dispose of it.

· We will protect the asset from loss or damage

5. Systems Work Where We Work

· Statement: We performed our business in many locations—our offices, our customer’s worksite, our employees' and partners' homes, and on the road. Software and processes must work reliably, safely, and efficiently where we work.

6. Painless User Experience

· Statement: Our systems and processes exist to improve our operational efficiency and enable us to differentiate in our customer's eyes. Staff, partners, and customers who use our systems deserve a painless user experience. The experience needs to consume no more time or difficulty than possible.

7. Self-Service

· Statement: Staff, partners, and customers should be able to serve themselves. Systems and processes need to be optimized to eliminate training and administrative overhead.