Enterprise Architecture Executive Handbook - U.S. Coast Guard

Business Profile
Contents
The Business Profile contains USCG high-level, missionbusiness
functions grouped into three major categories:
• Core Mission Functions: These functions include the 3
USCG roles and the 11 mandated mission programs.
• Mission Support Functions: These functions directly
support the execution of the missions and are typically
performed at field units. These include asset and supply
chain management, and training.
• Business Support Functions: These functions indirectly
support the execution of the missions and are typically
performed at Headquarters. These include back-office
functions such as finance, human resources, and
congressional and public affairs.
To create this profile the CGEA program synthesized
information from current USCG publications including: USCG
Strategy for Maritime Safety, Security, and Stewardship; U.S.
Coast Guard Posture Statement (with 2009 Budget in Brief);
USCG Publication 1; and activity dictionaries from multiple
LOBs.
This information can be used at the Department level to
understand how DHS is bringing together the 16 components
through enterprise solutions. For example, the business support
areas are common areas across all components; so Emerge2
and MAXHR e-performance are enterprise solutions DHS
designed for the business support area.
Additionally, this may be used as a quick, simple way to
understand our mission functions within the USCG.
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Design
The Business Profile is designed in three tiers showing core mission
functions at the top (red), mission support functions that directly
support core mission delivery in the middle (yellow), and business
support functions at the base (blue).
The profile further decomposes the core mission functions into the
three strategic roles—maritime safety, maritime security, and
maritime stewardship with their accompanying missions are listed
beneath each.
Behind the stacked functional areas is a dotted line, in the shape of
a pyramid, to demonstrate the hierarchical nature of the core
mission, mission support, and business support functions. The
pinnacle of what the USCG does is the core mission functions.