The governance process is currently under review. This page will be updated accordingly once the review is complete.
What should we be doing?
- Is it strategically aligned?
- Are the dependencies managed?
- Technology radar
- Understanding and managing levels of technical debt
The Architecture Board oversees four design authorities who are responsible for maintaining those policies and standards:
- AIDA - Applications and Infrastructure Design Authority
- BIDA - Business Interoperability Design Authority
- CDA - The newly formed Cyber Design Authority
- DDA - Data Design Authority
There are also two more boards responsible for live services and portfolio:
How do we build things right?
Who is responsible for this? Design Authorities; Business Interoperability Design Authority (BIDA), Applications and Infrastructure Design Authority (AIDA), Data Design Authority (DDA), the newly formed CDA (Cyber Design Authority) and Platform Board
What does it cover?
The boards own, maintain and publish:
- Principles
- Patterns
- Standards
- Policies
Are we doing it right?
Who is responsible for this?
Technical Review and Governance (TRG), Live Services Board
What does it cover?
The boards assure each programme and activity:
- Is it scalable/maintainable?
- Has it been tested?
- Is it suitable for live service?
- Does it follow published standards, platforms and policies?
- Is it aligned to our technology principles?
The boards also identify needs for new standards and any potential overlap or duplication by covering multiple cross-cutting concerns (CCCs).
