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A “Collaboratory” where Solutions
Architectures are derived from industry best
practices and lessons learned
An emerging public/private partnership where PMs can get their programs to green
in a conflict-free environment and risks of failure are mitigated
September 2003
Mark Nelson
[email protected]
www.ICHnet.org/sail.htm
703 768 0400
This document is confidential and is intended solely for the use and
information of the client to whom it is addressed.
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Table Of Contents
 The Need, Concept and Vision
 Value Chain Participants
 Outcomes
 SAIL Concept of Operations
 Value Proposition
“... the concept of the Interoperability Clearinghouse is sound and vital. Its developing role as an honest
broker of all interoperability technologies, no matter what the source, is especially needed. Such efforts
should be supported by any organization that wants to stop putting all of its money into maintaining archaic
software and obtuse data formats, and instead start focusing on bottom-line issues of productivity and costeffective use of information technology.” Assessment by Leading FFRDC, 2000
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Ourto advance
mission
collaborative architecture mechanisms
that assure the successful modeling of enterprise
technical solutions aligned with business drivers
in an open, and conflict free, market place
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The Challenge: New IT Initiatives (eGov, Web Services, DHS) lack access to the right
set of resources and industry best practices necessary to cycle through the pre-acquisition
planning and architecture process
Lack of reliable and timely solution architecture data leads to implementation failure!
– Research indicates that 34% of current IT failures (72%) is due to problems in aligning optimal technology with business
needs (Dec 98 Information Week Feature Article on why IT Fails)
– Fast paced IT market, combined with high failures rates, dictate a change in current
technology adoption process (Clinger/Cohen Act)
– Both business requirements and technology change before most agencies can get
through traditional COTS evaluation process; research, testing, prototyping. (AF SAB
Report, April 2000)
– Security and Interoperability considerations rarely addressed, yet critical when
implementing commercial solution (White House Draft Cyber Security Strategy).
– Stake holders need a common criteria and standardized vetting
process by which they can communicate business needs to
emerging technical solutions (IAC EA SIG)
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Critical Success Factors (CSF) for making architectures actionable
for major IT programs
CIOs, PMs and Government Leaders need;
 Business context of emerging standards and commercial offerings
 More timely and cost effective mechanisms for accessing market capabilities in a conflict
free environment
What 
assures
success?
Clear and unambiguous architecture views that enable clear Stake Holder agreements
(Value Chains, CBA) where business needs can be aligned with proven solutions
 Means of linking architecture and acquisition processes while reducing risk of program
delay and failure
 Partnership with community of interests (agencies business lines, CIOs, Vendors,
Integrators) to share best practices and implementation lessons learned.
IF THESE RESONATE WITH YOU, then SAIL is the vehicle for getting there
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What are the proposed “products” of SAIL
 A public/private partnership where agencies, vendors, integrators, and standards groups
collaborate development and certification of Solution Architectures, Business Cases and AoA.
 An Architecture Resource Center that bootstrap agencies understanding and application of
emerging technologies in an architecture context
 A virtual government/industry solution architecture certification lab that leverages the
existing market capabilities and implementation experiences of industry
 A non-profit advisory service that puts OMB reference models in the hands of PMs,
Architectures, Business Lines and Integrators
 A shared knowledge exchange where re-useable solution architecture templates are
continuously updated by a large community of interests and stake holders
 A new e-Gov and DHS initiative that provides agencies with the means of accessing critical
expertise necessary to get from architectures to implementation reality.
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Table Of Contents
 The Need, Concept and Vision
 Value Chain Participants
 Outcomes
 SAIL Concept of Operations
 Value Proposition
Excerpt from EDS Business Case Analysis: “The leveraging of our efforts with other parties through the formulation of
a non-profit consortium is the most cost effective and efficient way of achieving the goal of interoperability assurance
among heterogeneous systems. This ICH capability will augment our capability and provide us much more information
about products, standards, and viable enterprise solution sets than we could ever realize through our own internal
efforts.”
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Value Chain Eco Systems - Inputs/Contributions
Government
Agencies
(State &
Federal)
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Technology
Vendors & VARs
Enterprise Requirements
As-Is Architecture Models
Regulatory Requirements/Constraints
Implementation Best Practices
Systems
Integrators
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Architecture/Planning Services
Integration Best Practices
Domain Knowledge
Integration References
• Best of Breed Offerings
• Compliance Assertions
• Customer References
OMB Reference Model Templates
Conflict Management
Govt wide Contract Vehicle
COTS Component Directory
Best Practices Repository
Industry Outreach
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Standards &
Industry Groups
• Emerging Standards
• Architecture Methods (MDA,
RM-ODP, ICH AAM)
• Certification Services
• Industry Out reach
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Value Chain Eco-System - Outputs/Benefits
Government
Agencies
(State & Federal)
Technology
Vendors & VARS
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Stake Holder Agreements
Documented Business Case
Industry accepted Solution Architecture
Analysis of Alternatives
Working Prototype
Compliance (GPRA, A130, A119,
FEAPMO, DoD 5000 series)
• Acquisition Roadmap
• Industry Best Practices
• Managed Conflicts of Interests
• Vetted Business Case for
Products
• Re-usable Case studies
• Contract Vehicle for prototype
efforts
• Certified Solution Templates
• Managed Conflicts of Interests
Education & Mentoring
EA Certification
Solution Templates
Risk Mitigation
EA Mentoring/Training
EA Resource Directory
Systems
Integrators
• Govt wide contract vehicle for
planning/architecture offerings
• Low cost Market Research Data
• Managed Conflict of Interests
• Certification of Integration Capabilities
• Re-usable solution frameworks
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Standards &
Industry Groups
• Domain Solution Frameworks
• Validated Standards Profiles
• Business Case for Standard
adoption
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Value Chain View-points
Technology Vendors (ISVs)
 Define offerings in context to a broader solution by
domain
 Provide level playing field for communicating
product fit to customer needs
Standards Community
 Obtain business needs for specification
enhancements
 Map standards to business needs
 Independent validation of case studies/success
stories
 Define inter-relationships with other standards
 Expose products to enterprise buyers exactly when
they’re looking for them
 Map commercial products features and interfaces to
standards specs
 Capture implementation/testing results
 Validate Architecture Soundness
 Establish common architecture nomenclature
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Value Chain View-points
System Integrators/Management Consultants
 Advise agency leadership and PM in conflict fee zone
 Certify integration capabilities, domain knowledge,
technology expertise
Enterprise Users
 Align business needs with critical integration expertise  Ability to align business needs with critical standards,
products, and integration services
 Certify competency of EA methods and tools
 Improved mapping of business needs to IT investment
 Strengthen role in IT value chain
 Bootstrap application of FEA guidance to major programs
 Leverage existing solutions partnerships
 Reduce time and cost of pre-acquisition process
 Reduced Solution Development Life-Cycle risk
 Access to best practices in re-usable form
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Table Of Contents
 The Need, Concept and Vision
 Value Chain Participants
 Outcomes
 SAIL Concept of Operations
 Value Proposition
“The ICH repository data and analysis methodologies was very helpful in supporting a quick turn around for
[Information Assurance] section of COTS security products. Highly detailed ICH technology domain and product
evaluation data comprised over 60% of this urgently needed [architecture] report”. GCPR, Program Manager,
Northrop Grumman/PRC
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ICH is ushering in a new Value Chain Assessment approach to model,
align, and validate complex business strategies into viable solutions
ITERATIVE/VALUE-BASED METHODOLOGY (weeks to months)
Strategy Profiling and Architecture Alignment
Iterative Prototyping
• Iteratively evaluate / refine prototypes
• Capture and integrate citizen/customer feedback
• Constant review and update supporting technologies
• Iterative refinement and
validation of business
strategy and I/T
solutions
• Significantly shorter
delivery timescales
• Avoidance of “big-bang”
approaches
• Focused stakeholders
and expectations
Value Proposition
• Develop proof-of-concept and pilot prototype applications
• Measure value of short-term targets
• Advance / refine as necessary
Shared/Evolving Vision
Business Modeling and Validation
Domain Experience/SME
• Develop product / service strategy with citizen/customer
• Identify linkages and alignment to Federal and Agency Enterprise Architectures
• Define short-term targets to help momentum and assist change
• Successful target
realization
Value is captured and measured in iterative implementations
Business strategy evolves based on lessons learned and customer feedback
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Value Prop: Information Sharing and collaboration significantly reduces
time, cost and risk transitioning from architectures to implementation reality
Confidence Level
High
Low
S.A.I.L.
Market Place
Risk
Delta
Cost/time
Delta
Acceptable Risk Level
Project A
Project B
Project C
Strategy Discover Architecture Validation Acquisition Implementation
Validation Resources (cost & time line)
Pressure to field solutions without vetted
solution architectures is #1 cause of failure!
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Redundant Research and Testing
SAIL best practices collaboratory
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SAIL Mechanisms: Accelerate the transition from architectures to
implementation reality.
 To bootstrap Agency’s application of FEAPMO Reference Models in architecting complex
solutions
 To mentor development of e-Gov/DHS solution architectures that are business driven,
actionable and compliant
 To establish a set of normalized, re-usable solution frameworks to accelerate the
architecting, development and implementation of Cross-Agency e-Gov initiatives
 To enable transforming of common e-business requirements into interoperable COTS
solution suites that provide immediate ROI
 To provide a formal process to enable adoption Component-Based Architectures;
 To eliminate redundancy and reduce cost by providing agencies with a common, cross
agency solution architecture and research lab.
 To provide an joint government/industry clearinghouse of re-usable and normalized
architecture “blueprints” in a common form (ie. OMG MDA, ebXML).
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Table Of Contents
 The Need, Concept and Vision
 Value Chain Participants
 Outcomes
 SAIL Concept of Operations
 Value Proposition
“The ICH repository data and analysis methodologies was very helpful in supporting a quick turn around for
[Information Assurance] section of COTS security products. Highly detailed ICH technology domain and product
evaluation data comprised over 60% of this urgently needed [architecture] report”. GCPR, Program Manager,
Northrop Grumman/PRC
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To assist agencies in the rapid assembly and realization of their eGov
and DHS integration initiatives, a solution validation center is needed
Solution Architecture Center Objectives:
– Act as an honest broker to balance strategic vision and reality
– Capture business requirements in OMB Reference Model terms
(BRM, PRM, SCRM, DRM, TRM - A130)
– Enable greater stake holder participation and oversight
(congress, CIO, CFO, COO, users, suppliers, industry partners)
– Streamline business case to solution architecture process
(S803)
– Provide industry outreach - leverage standards, COTS and
commercial best practices (OMG A119 compliance)
– Create a “mock-up” of the solution that validate stakeholder
needs prior to acquisition
– Enable multiple agencies/states to collaborate on a common
solution architecture.
– Share lessons learned and solution architecture templates for
reduced risk, and faster time to market
Step 1
Identify Solution Architecture
to begin strategy realization
Step 2
Select components/ build
solution components
Step 3
Rollout to stakeholders for
validation of strategy
Step 4
Define production
requirements, release for
production build
Note – The Prototyping/Solution
Center does NOT build the
Production Version
– Protect stake holders from Conflict of Interests concerns during
the planning and architecture process!
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SAIL Steps
 Agency given SAIL lab business requirements, existing TRM, limitations
 SAIL Industry partners help normalize into BRM format, identify related best practices
 SAIL helps develop and reuse normalized SRM templates that align with business needs
 Agency confirms SRM components. Creates balanced scorecard and common criteria.
 ICH helps agency issue RFI to industry using SRM templates. SAIL helps with outreach via
standards partners and other outreach vehicles.
 Prospective offers participate in SAIL down select process. Offerers fund own vetting process
and provide normalized product profiles based on SRM templates.
 SAIL partners performs down select process based on vendor submission and analysis of
alternatives
 SAIL partners who make down select participate in funded prototype development resulting in
at least two approaches
 Based on success of efforts, govt. issues RFP for major deployment.
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How SAIL supports existing EA Process
Using re-usable solution templates
SAIL Assessment Framework
Business
Requirements
Proposed Concept
Aligned per IT Strategy
Normalize
BRM Language
1
(SELECT)
Develop
Business
Case
Alignment
BRM Templates
Acceptable
Compliance
Industry Self
Vetting Process
SAIL Solution
Templates
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3
Report
Evaluate
Architecture
Compliance
Reusable
SRM Templates
Assess
Business Case
Proposal
Assess
Technology
Compliance
2
TRM
Standards
Compliance
Assessment
Unacceptable
Conformance
Reusable
Best Practices
Templates
Enterprise
Design
Patterns
(SELECT)
Project
Initialization
Reusable
SRM Templates
Unacceptable
Compliance
Disapproved
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Assess Waiver/
Exception Request
Audit Reports
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Architecture Roles
Validation Points
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Accelerated version of ICH’s EA IV&V Process
Agency PMs
Normalize BRM
Business
Requirements,
Policy, &
Best
Practices Guidance
Models
Business
Strategy
Validation
Business
Models
Bill of
Materials
Reusable COTS
Component Architecture
Templates
Value
Chain
Analysis
Solution Exist?
Certified
Solution
Architects
Business Patterns
Yes
Align and
Validate
Solution
Best Practices
Alignment
no
COTS & Integration
Capabilities
Solution Architecture
Templates
Model New
Solution
MDA
Service
Components
MDA
Service
Components
Solution Architecture Validation
and Demonstrations
Industry
Best Practices &
Standards
no
AoA
Complete?
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Solution
Validation
Pre-Validated
Reference Models
BRM
Normalized
PRM
Yes
Solution
SRM
Frameworks
TRM
DRM
OMB Approved
(300b)
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SAIL “exchange” uses SRM to enable partners to model and
align business needs to technical solutions
Functional Traceability
BRM
Business
Drivers &
Metrics
BRM
Service
Elements
& Metrics
(SRM)
Core Business
Mission Objectives
Associated Metrics
Performance Metrics
Business
Processes &
Infrastructure
Appl Service
Components
Layer 1
Infrastructure
Service Components
Layer N
BRM
Technical
Application
Solution & Layer 1
Metrics
Effectiveness/Efficiency
Interoperability/Security
Solution Repository
Contribution to Fulfillment
Reference Models
Common
Infrastructure
Layer M
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Table Of Contents
 The Need, Concept and Vision
 Value Chain Participants
 Outcomes
 SAIL Concept of Operations
 Value Proposition
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, DEPUTY CIO: "Since the value of the ICH to our programs
increases rapidly through results sharing, we encourage the defense community and IT industry to
participate directly in the public service initiative in terms of sponsorship and lessons learned"
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Conclusion
 Operationalizing the FEA Reference Models can be accelerated by a
partnership between government and industry
– SAIL increases the number of vested (and educated) stake holders in
Solution Architecture definition process
– SAIL increases likelihood of making architectures an actionable
business tool that enables true transformation
– SAIL enables sharing of existing testing and implementation results
to better assure implementation success
– SAIL provides a high integrity registry of market capabilities in a
business value context
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Case Studies: Early adopters demonstrate benefits
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Case Study: World Largest Healthcare Project; $4.1 Billion Govt Wide eHealthcare program
Challenge: develop enterprise architecture for patient record integration
 Applied ICH Architecture Immersion Program
– Developed architecture validation criteria to GCPR Program Office
– Developed product selection guidelines for Prime Contractor
– Applied ICH Architecture Assurance Method
 Outcomes
– Enabled award based on unambiguous design specs
– Augmented UML/MDA to address legacy and COTS capabilities
– Ensured viability of chosen technologies
Met HIPPA requirements
Met security requirements
Provided integration framework for web
infrastructure
– Assured implementation success
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Case Study: World Largest Media Company; Discovery Channel
Challenge: Select enterprise web infrastructure to integrate stovepipe applications
 Applied ICH Solutions Validation Program
– Performed architecture baseline assessment
– Provided guidance and selection support for Web-app server, VPN, portal, last-mile
wireless connectivity
 Outcomes
– Validated requirements against marketplace offerings
– Improved confidence in technology decisions
Delayed VPN implementation
Purchased Web application server, database,
and media products
Deployed system without a hitch
– Significantly reduced time/cost to implementation
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Case Study: World Largest Intelligence Agency
Challenge: means of integrating diverse communities via the web
 Applied Architecture Validation Program
– Developed common criteria for emerging portal market
– Evaluated selection of Enterprise Portal for pilot project
– Developed impact analysis on enterprise architecture
– Maintained view of evolving marketplace
 Outcomes
– Enhanced and normalized portal selection criteria
– Identified key features/functional areas for testing
– Applied commercial best practices for successful production rollout
Improved understanding and alignment of technology to problem domain
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Case Study: GSA Financial Systems Enterprise Architecture
Challenge: making EA actionable, eliminate redundant Financial Mgt. Systems
 Applied Value Chain Analysis
– Developed metrics for FMS implementation success
– Evaluated current EA products
– Developed Value Chain assessment model
– Moved EA effort into CFO office
 Outcomes
– Enhanced and normalized existing EA products
– Identified key business processes required for implementation
– Enabled senior management to interact with EA process for the first time.
– Helped GSA go from “red” to “green” based on Value Chain effort
– Identified over $100 M in potential savings via ICH Value Chain Approach
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Backup Slides
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Value Chain Benefit: Agency Leadership, Congress, GAO & OMB
Policies
Congress, Agency
Leadership: COO’s, CFO’s
Auditors
Provides view into planning process
Establishes metrics for mission fulfillment
Aligns IT Capital investment with Agency Mission
Leverages industry best practices/lessons learned
Creates Understandable & Actionable Project Transition
Plans
 Catalyst for implementing President’s Management Agenda
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Compliance
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Value Chain Benefit: CIO, CTO, Chief Architects, Chief Security Officer
IT Management:
CIO/CTO/CAO:
IT Program Plans
AoA, Resolved
 Identifies viable COTS solution frameworks Quickly
 Models Architectures and Inferences to Identify Linkages with Strong
COI and Weak “Track Records”.
 Saves and Shares Models using common architecture terms (MDA)
 Provides “What If” Modeling and Analysis
 Provides In-Context, Real-Time, Just-In-Time Research Data
 Use of SAIL Feeds Data Back to Knowledge Base
Congress, Agency
Leadership: COO’s, CFO’s
Auditors
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Value Chain Benefit: Solution Integrator & Consultants
IT Management:
CIO/CTO/CAO:
Re-usable
BluePrints
Integrators
Integration
Skills
 Provides Solid Evidence for making COTS decisions
 Shares Integration Success Record with Potential New Customers (Who
are Looking!)
 Finds Potential COTS Component Matches Based on Prior Similar Context
Successes
 Provides “What If” Modeling and Analysis for component composition
 Provides Design Differentiation to Enhance Quality Marketing
 Use of Tool Feeds Data Back to Knowledge Base
Congress, Agency
Leadership: COO’s, CFO’s
Auditors
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Value Chain Benefit: Standards Bodies and Industry Groups
IT Management:
CIO/CTO/CAO:
Standards
Templates
Integrators
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Captures Use-Cases that Support and Justify Standards
Models Correct Use of Standards in selection COTS products
Links Pertinent Standards to Products Features/functions
Provides Dynamic, but Solid Compliance Record (A119)
Enable collaboration between disparate industry groups
Standards &
Industry
Groups
Adoption
Congress, Agency
Leadership: COO’s, CFO’s
Auditors
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Value Chain Benefit: COTS vendors, Component Builders, Small
Businesses
IT Management:
CIO/CTO/CAO:
Integrators
Standards
Development
Organizations
 Provide Buyers with the Exact Product Information they Need
When They Need It
 Certifies Vendor Claims Based on 3rd-Party Validation/History
Data
Specifications
 Increased Buyer’s Chances for Successful Use of Vendor
Product --> Happy Customers!
References
 Generates normalized COTS solution blue prints
Congress, Agency
Leadership: COO’s, CFO’s
Auditors
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Technology
Adoption
&
COTS Vendors/
Component Builders
Small Businesses
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SAIL Program Roll out: Steps to Success
 Validated Need through; AF SAB, ECCWG, OMB SAWG and IAC EA SIG recommendations
 Established COTS selection criteria (common criteria) to align with business needs
 Developed Component Architecture Templates, load into ICH Solution
 Repository Established EA IV&V GSA Schedule 70 for Agency Wide Usage
 Supposed IT Reform objectives; FEA-PMO, PMA, S803 Objectives (e-Gov Act)
 Established Educational Program to enable transformation; SecurE-Biz .net
 Secured advocacy from leading standards and industry groups (PSC, OMG, ICH, CCIA, CEG,
INCOSE)
 Secured support from leading agencies (GSA, Homeland Security, FAA, SBA, Interior, OMB, GAO,
NSA, Army)
 Securing industry Agreements & Commitments with prospective partners (35%)
 Establish a Pilot program. Secure Matching Funds from e-Gov Fund, States and Industry
 Secure agency agreements/support. Develop task orders via new GSA FED SIM Contract Vehicle
 Stand up virtual SAIL facilities and e-Solution Portal
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S.A.I.L. Life Cycle Toolkit Recommendation
Integrating proven methods and tools in a collaborative environment
SAIL Tool
Proposed Operationalized Methods/Tools
 EA Planning;
NASCIO EA Toolkit, ICH Architecture Assurance Method
 Enterprise View;
IEEE-1471, OSI-Reference Model for Open Distributed Processing
 DoD Business Modeling:
DoD Architecture Framework (C4ISR), OMB BRM
 Civil Agency Business Modeling: ICH Value Chain Analysis, CSC Catalyst,
 Model Linkage;
OMB SRM, ICH Business Alignment Method
 Application Modeling;
OMG Model Driven Architecture (MDA), OMB TRM
 Component Modeling:
ICH DCAM & SEI Component Architecture Guidance
 FEA Repository;
FEAMS, METIS, ICH COTS Component Repository
 EA Maturity
GAO EA Maturity Model
 Information Modeling
OMB DRM, Entity Relationship Diagram
 EA Shared Best Practices SecurE-Biz Solution Architecture Training Program
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Example: Vendor supported onLine directory enables discovery
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Example: Shared research reduces life-cycle times and risk
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Example: Aligning technical needs with Business Drivers
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Example 2: Creating a balance score card for COTS selection
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Open Source Architectures: Building on ICH’s COTS Component
Repository
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S.A.I.L. Public/Private Partnership
Getting agencies to “green” in a conflict-free zone
A collaborative, public service initiative where agencies can share insights into emerging
technologies and testing data in a conflict free zone
Means of facilitating development of business cases, OMB Reference Models, and analysis
of alternatives (product/standards choices)
A public/private partnership to establish directory of proven and interoperable solution
templates (and necessary integration capabilities)
Industry supported initiative that puts commercial offerings (both products and services) in
contextual architecture terms simply and quickly based on implementation/testing best
practices data
Clearinghouse of re-usable (and normalized) architecture frameworks for both government
and industry use
A consortium of standards bodies, vendors, and users working together to advance
President’s Management Agenda; FEA-PMO, e-Gov, A119, A130, DoD 5000 series
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