Architecture Characteristics |
Level 0: No Architecture |
Level 1: Initial |
Level 2 Under Development |
Level 3: Defined |
Level 4: Managed |
Level 5: Optimizing |
8. Governance |
None. Everyone does their own thing. |
No explicit governance of architectural standards. Limited agreement with governance structure. |
Governance of a few architectural standards (e. g. desktops, database management systems) and some adherence to existing Standards Profile. Variances maygo undetectedin the design andimplementationphases. Variousdegrees ofunderstanding ofthe proposedgovernancestructure. |
Explicit documented governance of majority IT investments. Formal processes for managing variances. Senior management team issupportive ofenterprise-widearchitecturestandards andsubsequentrequiredcompliance. |
Explicit governance of all IT investments. Formal processes for managing variances feed back into IT Architecture. Senior-managementteam takesownership ofenterprise-widearchitecturestandards andgovernancestructure. |
Explicit governance of all IT investments. A standards and waivers process is used to improve architecture development and governance - processimprovements. |