Enterprise Architecture Executive Handbook - U.S. Coast Guard

Value Chain Alignment
Contents
The USCG Value Chain aligns USCG business sub-functions to the
DHS Value Chain. It also shows the alignment of those subfunctions
to the FEA BRM. The alignment was made through
analysis of the USCG Business Profile and Business Inventory. The
four FEA business areas are as follows:
• Service to Citizens: The mission and purpose of the United
States government in terms of the services it provides both to
and on behalf of the American citizen.
• Mode of Delivery: The mechanisms the government uses to
achieve the purpose of government, or its “Services to Citizens”.
• Support Delivery of Services: The critical policy,
programmatic, and managerial foundation to support Federal
government operations.
• Management of Government Resources: The back office
support activities that enable the government to operate
effectively.
This information can be used to understand the value of the USCG’s
business and the enterprise vision.
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Design
The Value Chain is designed to show functional alignment between
OMB, DHS, and the USCG. FEA business areas (from the FEA
BRM) are represented in dark blue boxes, DHS/USCG values
(functions) are represented in light blue boxes, and USCG activities
(business sub-functions) are shown in the white text boxes.
From left to right the overall FEA business areas are deconstructed
into the more detailed DHS values, and then exemplified by the
USCG Functions.
Within the “Service to Citizens” business area, the DHS/USCG
values are shown with the corresponding DHS strategic goal in
parenthesis. For example, “Prevent Incidents” aligns to the
“Prevention” performance area. Underneath this title, the six USCG
sub-functions which relate to prevention are listed in the white box.
The “Mode of Delivery” business area maps to the DHS/USCG
value of “Manage Knowledge & Intelligence Information,” which
maps to “Awareness,” a DHS strategic goal. In the white text box to
the right, all USCG functions, which are contained within this
value, are listed.
The final two business areas are broken down into eight DHS/
USCG values, which can all be contained in the DHS strategic goal
of “Organizational Excellence.” The USCG sub-functions are listed
to the right of the subsections to display how the three levels of
government (Federal, DHS, and USCG) relate.
Mode of Delivery, Support Delivery of Services, and Management
of Government Resources are displayed horizontally to demonstrate
support of the USCG missions.
The DHS vision stretches along all categories, as shown in the red
arrow on the right.