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Policy Mapping: Relating Enterprise Architecture to Policy Goals

Policy Mapping: Relating Enterprise Architecture to Policy Goals

Dwight V. Toavs
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 17
ISBN13: 9781605660684|ISBN10: 160566068X|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781616925758|EISBN13: 9781605660691
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-068-4.ch009
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Toavs, Dwight V. "Policy Mapping: Relating Enterprise Architecture to Policy Goals." Advances in Government Enterprise Architecture, edited by Pallab Saha, IGI Global, 2009, pp. 191-207. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-068-4.ch009

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Toavs, D. V. (2009). Policy Mapping: Relating Enterprise Architecture to Policy Goals. In P. Saha (Ed.), Advances in Government Enterprise Architecture (pp. 191-207). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-068-4.ch009

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Toavs, Dwight V. "Policy Mapping: Relating Enterprise Architecture to Policy Goals." In Advances in Government Enterprise Architecture, edited by Pallab Saha, 191-207. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2009. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-068-4.ch009

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Abstract

Few government executives can explain the enterprise architecture of his or her agency, and it is rare to find a political executive who is able to explain how their political objectives are furthered by a government- wide enterprise architecture (Holmes, 2007). This low level of awareness translates to enterprise architecture efforts that are often undervalued and under funded because the budget priorities of political and functional executives rarely include enterprise architecture. Unsurprisingly, many points of tension exist as the CIOs and architects work to translate political goals into resources and architectural plans supporting the agency’s programs. This tension, between the rational orientation of enterprise architecture advocated by the CIO and the political nature of policy goals sought by executives, often puts a CIO at odds with his or her organization’s political and functional executives. This chapter discusses that tension, and advocates that CIOs and enterprise architects develop a “Policy Map” to bridge the gap between the political and the rational perspectives. A policy map provides the “Purpose Reference Model” missing from present architecture models and policies, and visually portrays and communicates key relationships between policy goals and functional programs on the one hand, and the enterprise architecture and its implementing IT initiatives on the other hand. A well-crafted Policy Map is a visual reference for aligning resources, effort, architecture, and the policy goals of political executives.

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