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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