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Enterprise Architecture Executive Handbook - U.S. Coast Guard

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Assumptions and Constraints<br />

As with any major project or program, a series of assumptions and constraints influence the development<br />

and maintenance of CGEA. Assumptions are activities outside the control of the Office of <strong>Enterprise</strong><br />

<strong>Architecture</strong> and Governance that need to occur for the CGEA to be successful, while constraints are<br />

things that might restrict or limit the success of CGEA. The following are the assumptions and constraints<br />

facing the CGEA program.<br />

Assumptions<br />

• EA Unification: The USCG will unify around a single CGEA by integrating C4&IT governance with<br />

the staffs working on EA throughout the USCG to avoid duplicating efforts and diluting resources.<br />

• EA Implementation: The information in the architecture is only as good as how the USCG uses it.<br />

To maximize the value of CGEA, the USCG will leverage the information it provides to improve<br />

C4&IT governance and planning. This includes continuing to support the EAB and establishing the<br />

PSB.<br />

• EA Prioritization: The USCG leadership will continue management commitment to CGEA and<br />

C4&IT Governance including provisions for adequate resources and funding.<br />

• EA Enforcement: USCG leadership will enforce EA compliance throughout the enterprise so that all<br />

LOBs, Center of Excellence (COEs), and commands adhere to CGEA and C4&IT governance<br />

policies and practices.<br />

• EA Authority:The <strong>Enterprise</strong> <strong>Architecture</strong> Management System (TEAMS), the repository for EA and<br />

requirements, will be the authoritative source and enterprise solution for requirements and EA.<br />

Constraints<br />

• Legacy Policy and Practice: The USCG currently has in place a series of legacy C4&IT policies and<br />

practices that need to be updated to reflect the current reality of the CGEA program and C4&IT<br />

governance. Updating these policies will provide the USCG with clarity about the CGEA program<br />

and its relationship to C4&IT governance and the USCG’s SDLC.<br />

• Legacy Strategic Plan: The current C4&IT strategic plan from June 1998 does not reflect the current<br />

USCG strategy for C4&IT. As the strategic plan is a key input into the target (to-be) architecture and<br />

vice versa, updating this plan will help to maximize the value of CGEA.<br />

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