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Explore how the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is evolving its Enterprise Architecture to align business goals and IT strategies, address challenges, and provide strategic advisory services for the future.
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Enterprise Architecture Managing the Paradigm Shift Deborah Carter, CEA Director, Office of Enterprise Architecture U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development
The Business of HUD • The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is a cabinet level agency in the executive branch of the Federal Government. • Primary Functions: Increase Homeownership Opportunities, Promote Decent Affordable Housing, Strengthen Communities and Ensure Equal Opportunity in Housing. Deborah Carter - HUD
The Impact of HUD Programs • Since 1934, HUD's Federal Housing Administration helped more than 34 million people become homeowners • HUD funds • and volunteer labor used to install a new public water systems in a rural area • used to support a community policing program • Used to support HEAD START programs • HUD is participating in the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) • advancing the use of technology in the housing infrastructure throughout the country • creating energy efficient, disaster resistant, durable, and comfortable homes • America's first PATH Concept Home was recently completed, featuring more than 60 efficient, sustainable and flexible products and systems all in one affordable home Deborah Carter - HUD
Enterprise ArchitectureManaging the Paradigm Shift “A Paradigm Shift is when a significant change happens – usually from one fundamental view to a different view.” Deborah Carter - HUD
EA at HUD is… a practice to ensure business investments and IT strategy are aligned with our core goals and strategic direction by applying a rigorous method for describing current intermediate and future structures and processes Deborah Carter - HUD
Strengths • Business alliances and relationships • Strategic Portfolio Review • Technology Investment Working Group • Enterprise Information Management Board • IT alliances and relationships • Change Configuration Management Board • TRM • IT Executive Coordination Meetings • Governance Practices • Investment Management Integration • Business Modernization Plans (Segment Architectures) Deborah Carter - HUD
Challenges • Demand for EA support taxes resources and constrains strategic evolution of program • Lack of tools to assist in stabilizing base EA processes • Ensure timely access to critical decision making information and guidance • EA scope spans all disciplines, inducing unrealistic expectations of staff roles and responsibility Deborah Carter - HUD
EA at HUD is evolving into… • a systematic way to “evolve” execute, and manage change within our agency and across government • the key “pulse” to determine the health, prognosis, preventive or treatment options for the organization and its components Deborah Carter - HUD
EA at HUD is evolving to… • Support the core business of the Agency • Function as a strategic resource • Align business and technology • Leverage shared assets • Build internal and external partnerships • Optimize the value of Enterprise, IT, and Business Services • Provide EA sponsored services Deborah Carter - HUD
EA at HUD is evolving to… • Capture and disseminate the visions, goals and concerns of stakeholders from a unique perspective • Assess and analyze corporate health • Predict trends & probability of success of plans, options, and methods • Convince and influence key decision makers Deborah Carter - HUD
Managing the Paradigm Shift Core Essentials • Ensure core EA functions stable • Tactical to Strategic focus • Reassess, Staffing, Skills &Tool needs • Communication/Marketing Deborah Carter - HUD
Managing the Paradigm Shift Providing Value • Ensure strategic EA functions stable • Fund and Provide EA Services • Incorporate controls for process changes into governance models • Use EA platform as a communications vehicle • Teach, Persuade, Champion Deborah Carter - HUD
Managing the Paradigm Shift Strategic Advisor with proven results • “Strategic Agility” • “Plug & play reusable business process modules” • Proven methods to evaluate and measure results of program and process changes • Continually mature and expand collaboration and governance models Deborah Carter - HUD
HUB OF OPPORTUNITY Deborah Carter - HUD
HUD's Enterprise Architecture A Strategy for HUD’s Future Business, People, Technology, Process Tomorrow's Goal Today's Reality Leverage Strategic & Influential Insight of EA Customer Centric Service Oriented Architecture Strategic Goals & Plans Business Processes Information Flows Inter-Agency Collaboration Applications On Demand Computing Technology Securely Wired for the Future Proactive Interactive Non-redundant Integrated Deborah Carter - HUD The Architecture & Planning Group