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This is a definition for GC Business Enterprise Architecture

Align to the GC Business Capability model

• Define program services as business capabilities to establish a common vocabulary between business, development, and operation
• Identify capabilities that are common to the GC enterprise and can be shared and reused
• Model business processes using Business Process Management Notation (BPMN) to identify common enterprise processes

Design for Users First and Deliver with Multidisciplinary Teams

• Focus on the needs of users, using agile, iterative, and user-centred methods
• Conform to both accessibility and official languages requirements
• Include all skillsets required for delivery, including for requirements, design, development, and operations
• Work across the entire application lifecycle, from development and testing to deployment and operations
• Ensure quality is considered throughout the Software Development Lifecycle
• Ensure accountability for privacy is clear
• Encourage and adopt Test Driven Development (TDD) to improve the trust between Business and IT

Design Systems to be Measurable and Accountable

• Publish performance expectations for each IT service
• Make an audit trail available for all transactions to ensure accountability and non-repudiation
• Establish business and IT metrics to enable business outcomes
• Apply oversight and lifecycle management to digital investments through governance