Australian Government Architecture Reference Models Version 3.0

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Australian Government Architecture Reference Models Version 3.0
Figure 2-3: The PRM Classification Framework
* Program outcomes take their themes from the AGIFT and align with the lines of business in the BRM
Services for Citizens segment.
Within the five measurement domains, there are 14 measurement domain sub-types:
1. The Inputs domain contains fixed assets, technology, people, data and information, and finances (the
types of input).
2. The Work domain contains ad hoc tasks, projects and processes and operations (business as
usual)—the types of work.
3. The Outputs domain contains products and services (the types of output).
4. The Usage domain contains product consumption and service delivery (the types of usage).
5. The Outcomes domain contains program outcomes and business outcomes (the types of outcome).
Under each of the measurement domain sub-types are categories that correspond to the attributes of the
domain sub-type, and below the attribute measurement categories are measurement groupings that provide
theme groupings for attribute measurements should they be required.
2.2 Business Reference Model
The Business Reference Model (BRM) provides a framework facilitating a whole-of-government functional view
of the Australian Government’s Lines of Business (LoBs), independent of the agencies performing them.
The BRM extends the ‘line of sight’ concept described in the Performance Reference Model, by articulating the
government business required for achieving the desired performance outcomes and business objectives, and
linking the government business through to the business processes supported by service components
described in the Service Reference Model.
The BRM describes the Australian Government around common business areas instead of through a stovepiped,
agency-by-agency view. It promotes agency collaboration and serves as the underlying foundation for
the AGA and e-Government strategies.
The functional approach promoted by the BRM to help accomplish the e-Government strategic goals will be
achieved when it is incorporated into business-focused enterprise architectures and the management
processes of agencies.
The BRM is structured into a tiered hierarchy representing the business functions of the Australian Government.
Business areas are at the highest level, broken down into lines of business that are comprised of a collection of
business capabilities at the lowest level of functionality in the BRM.