Business Architecture/MVP Sub Working Group

1. Terms of Reference

1.1 Scope

The GC MVBA Sub-Working Group is a “task force”-type endeavor under the GC Business Architecture Community of Practice (GC BA CoP) focused on the development of a proposed minimal viable business architecture practice in a GC context. Resulting work product will be brought in front of the GC BA CoP for consultation on its content and next steps.

1.2 Mandate

The objective of GC MVBA SubWG is to define and document a proposed Minimum Viable Business Architecture Practice in the GC context – a business architecture common denominator that would apply to small, medium and large Organizations across the GC.

1.2.1 Output

The proposed MVBA will be inserted into the GC Business Architecture Playbook, a best practice / guidance-type reference published by TBS. GC organizations would be able to adopt the MVBA in part or as a whole and at their own pace. The GC Business Architecture Playbook and overall practice could be revised based on the GC MVBA proposition.

1.2.2 Expected Outcomes

• Increase the consistency of business architecture across the GC to favor collaboration and reuse among business and enterprise architecture stakeholders.
• Accelerate the establishment of a valuable and sustainable business architecture practice in smaller / less mature GC Organizations and across the GC as a whole.

1.3 Membership

• Membership is comprised of organically-assembled members of the GC BA CoP.
• Membership is now closed so that the sub-Working group can focus on developing its work package.
• Members of the GC MVBA Sub-WG are as follow:

Organization	Name
CIHR	Adam Eikenberry
CSA	Nadine Beaudin
CSC	James Cameron
DFO	Kareim Elattar
DND-CAF	Steven Bednikoff (Chair)
PSPC	Roy Acres (PSPC) Anne Beausoleil (PSPC) Johanne Bottrill (PSPC) (to confirm) Len Parliament (PSPC)
SSC	Lily Au (SSC) Melissa Chow (SSC)

 

1.4 Operations

• The GC MVBA SubWG [CJ(8] [B9] will meet every 6-8 weeks. The group may call for ad hoc meetings on an as per need basis.
• The GC MVBA SubWG will be advancing its work through individual task assignment and secretarial coordination, in parallel of its meetings. A[CJ(10] ctivities and tasks will be managed and tracked through a centralized task list. [Insert link to the Task list]
• The agenda will be provided at least five business days in advance of meetings.

1.5 Secretariat Services

The GC MVBA SubWG is self-managed on a best effort mode. Secretariat services will be provided by the sitting Chair and will include the following services:

• Agenda development;
• Administrative and logistical support for meetings and/or teleconferences, including the coordination and dissemination of meeting details and documentation;
• Overall document management related to group activities; and,
• General oversight of the direction and delivery of the SubWG

1.6 Terms of Reference Approval and Review

The Terms of Reference will be approved by the sub-Working Group members and will be reviewed once a first version of a GC MVBA is delivered, so that the SubWG can be expanded, extended, reshaped or discontinued.

2. Past and upcoming sessions

Date	Key Area of Discussion	Presentation
2022-11-15	Session 4
2022-09-20	Session 3	File:GC MVBA WG 2022-09-20 RoD.docx File:2022-09-20 Minimal Viable EBA GC BACoP.pptx
2022-07-26	Session 2	File:2022-07-27 Meeting Notes - GC Business Architecture Sub Working Group.pdf
2022-05-25	Session 1 Introductions and expectations for this new sub-working group.	File:GC MVBA WG 2022-05-25 RoD.docx
2022-04-25	Kick Off Exploration - Minimal Viable Enterprise and Business Architecture Practice (See "Discussion" tab for more information)	File:2022-04-25 Minimal Viable EBA GC BACoP.pptx