The Drug Enforcement Administration's Management of Enterprise Architecture and Information Technology Investments

Report Number 04-36
September 2004
Office of the Inspector General


Appendix 4

Summary of the EA Management Framework's Maturity Stages,
Critical Success Attributes, and Core Elements

          Stage 5: Leveraging the EA to manage change
      Stage 4: Completing EA products
    Stage 3: Developing EA products
  Stage 2: Building the EA management foundation
Stage 1: Creating EA awareness
Attribute 1: Demonstrates commitment   Adequate resources exist. Committee or group representing the enterprise is responsible for directing, overseeing, or approving EA. Written and approved organization policy exists for EA development. Written and approved organization policy exists for EA maintenance. Written and approved organization policy exists for IT investment compliance with EA.
Attribute 2: Provides capability to meet commitment   Program office responsible for EA development and maintenance exists. EA is being developed using a framework, methodology, and automated tool. EA products are under configuration management. EA products and management processes undergo independent verification and validation. Process exists to formally manage EA change. EA is integral component of IT investment management process.
Attribute 3: Demonstrates satisfaction of commitment   EA plans call for describing both the "as is" and the "to-be" environments of the enterprise, as well as a sequencing plan for transitioning from the "as is" to the "to-be". EA plans call for describing both the "as is" and the "to-be" environments in terms of business, performance, information/data, application/service, and technology descriptions to address security. EA products describe or will describe both the "as is" and the "to-be" environments of enterprise, as well as a sequencing plan for transitioning from the "as is" to the "to-be". Both the "as is" and the "to-be" environments are described or will be described in terms of business, performance, information/data, application/service, and technology. Business, performance, information/data, application/service, and technology descriptions address or will address security. EA products describe both the "as is" and the "to-be" environments of enterprise, as well as a sequencing plan for transitioning from the "as is" to the "to-be". Both the "as is" and the "to-be" environments are described in terms of business, performance, information/data, application/service, and technology. Business, performance, information/data, application/service, and technology descriptions address security. Organization CIO has approved current version of EA. Committee or group representing the enterprise or the investment review board has approved current version of EA. EA products are periodically updated. IT investments comply with EA. Organization head has approved current version of EA.
Attribute 4: Verifies satisfaction of commitment   EA plans call for developing metrics for measuring EA progress, quality, compliance, and return on investment. Progress against EA plans is measured and reported. Quality of EA products is measured and reported. Return on EA investment is measured and reported. Compliance with EA is measured and reported.

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Maturation


Source: The U.S. Government Accountability Office.