ARCHITECTING TOMORROW- Beyond the e-Government Interoperability Framework

Andy Hopkirk, Head of Projects and Programmes

and Director e-GIF Programme, NCC

1. e-GIF story2. Trends and hype and holistic business architecture3. What I want from my architect4. Drawing it all together

E-GIF STORYPART 1

Modernising Government, March 1999

We have seen a revolution over the past decade in the way leading companies across

the world do business.

Government has not kept sufficient pace with these developments.

e-GIF version 1

... recommended giving the new Office of the e-Envoy dual key responsibility with the Treasury for the release of funding for e-government projects.

April 2000

September 2000

... the technical policies and standards for achieving interoperability across all government departments and the wider public sector.

• Skills Tracker

We engaged. We did stuff

People change• e-GIF policy and strategy people 2000’ish - 2010:

– the Central IT Unit, then…– the Office of the e-Envoy, then… – the e-Government Unit, then…– the Transformational Government Unit, an ‘architecture’ is growing in

importance, then…– the Office of HM Government CIO and SIRO, now…– ‘X’ to deliver the new UK vision for ‘Mygov’

• Prime Minister on Building Britain’s Digital Future 22 March 2010

• Each policy generation ‘carried the flag’ for av. 2-3 years– Inter-generational knowledge transfer is an issue

• Mandates are weak

Feedback from the field

• What would have been better?– Mandate/ Priority– Monitoring/ Control– Persistence – Skills– Marketing the benefits

We didn't do all the necessary things

nor did we do the things we did in the right

order!

And then there was the xGEA Reference Model

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…a consistent set of standards and reference architectures that facilitate the secure and efficient sharing of information, products and services

A device for broad engagement

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Components of e-GIF including:• Technical Standards Catalogue (TSC)• Government Data Standards Catalogue (GDSC)• e-Government Metadata Standard (e-GMS)

Domain-specific technical specifications (reference architectures and standards)

Standards and Architecture Framework

(SAF)

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e-GIF heritage

SAF & xGEA RM• principles (inc. TOGAF)• governance processes• operating models• associated standards

…enables delivery of the ICT Strategy

And a supporting Standards and Architecture Framework (SAF)

CORE STANDARDS

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Quick reality check...March 2010

Recommended giving the new Office of the e-Envoy dual key responsibility with the Treasury for the release of funding for e-government projects

September 2000

A Conservative government will also strengthen the role of the government CIO, which will have the power to implement IT open standards, open data and other IT policies across government departments.

Current state?

"The current CIOs just don't listen. They're remote from the reality of the changes that

need to be made."

"We should stop talking about IT projects. There should be no such thing.

The trouble is the CIOs aren't involved in public services, so IT is all they think about.”

Adapted from ‘Coffee, a Danish and the future of government IT’ Jerry Fishenden’s blog, 30 March 2010

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"Government needs to bring in a new set of IT leaders who sit on Department Boards and take real ownership of IT. Only then will you

start to fix the problems."

It’s all part of a trend towards

‘properly architecting ICT-enabled businesses’

TRENDS AND HYPE AND HOLISTIC BUSINESS ARCHITECTURE

PART 2

It takes time to change

An Exploration of Technology DiffusionDiego Comin, Harvard Business School and NBERBart Hobijn, Federal Reserve Bank of New YorkVersion 2, April 2008

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Hype Cycle model

Noise Level

Usefulness/ Practicality

1990 1995 2000 2005

Interoperability definitions proposed in each year

Submission to 12th ICCRTS (2007)Title: A Survey on Interoperability MeasurementAuthors: Thomas C. Ford, John M. Colombi, Scott R. Graham, David R. Jacques

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Slope of enlightenment

Plateau of productivity

Let’s overlay cycles and events

“enterprise architecture”

“business architecture”

Slope of enlightenment

‘utility’

AIC1 AIC2 AIC3 AIC4 AIC5

Start of a new cycle?

So, 10 yrs in since 2000

• Technologies have matured – the vision can be• People have adapted attitudes and behaviours

to e-this and t-that as both consumers and workers

• The whole is ripe for PROCESS change

WHAT I WANT FROM MY ARCHITECT

PART 3

The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's DirectorThomas Chippendale, published in 1754

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Min Kyu Choi, 2010

INSPIREDDESIGN

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Building your dream begins with building a strong relationship with your architect.

Time Required: Take your time to find the best person for your project.

Here's How:

1. Explain your needs and desires in detail.2. Listen to your architect's ideas.3. Ask how long the project will take.4. Discuss fees.5. Review your architect's working drawings. Request changes if needed.6. Agree on a construction budget.7. Review your architect's detail drawings. These will include specifics ranging from A to Z.8. With your architect's guidance, choose a building contractor.9. Allow your architect to negotiate a contract with the contractor.10. Use your architect to communicate with the builders.11. Keep talking and listening.

Tips:

12. Building is a stressful process. Keep the lines of communication open.13. To prevent confusion, always go through your architect when requesting changes.

(adapted from architecture.about.com)

How To Work With An Architect – client-side

For some projects, architects wear many hats…

Before drafting a design, a good architect will spend time talking with you and other members of your family.

What Architects Ask

• Where does your family watch television? • How important is an informal dining room? • You like to give parties? • Your bedroom is a sanctuary where you spend many daytime hours? Or, simply a place to sleep? • You need a private area for your computer? Or, located in a supervised central location (for children)? • What bothers you about the house you're living in right now?• What do you love about your current home?

Talented professionals help clients avoid costly mistakes - and can assure that the build is ideally suited for the way you live.

(adapted from architecture.about.com)

Ends not Means

How To Work With An Architect – architect-side

DRAWING IT ALL TOGETHERPART 4

• e-GIF story– A start, but incomplete: no architecture– xGEA RM & SAF are getting there

• Trends and hype and all that– It’s business architecture’s time

• What I want from my architect– Be the architect

• Listen to me; form a vision with me• Help me avoid costly mistakes• Manage the contractors• Ensure the build is ideally suited to my needs