U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Enterprise Architecture Managing the Paradigm Shift Deborah Carter, CEA Director, Office of Enterprise

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Enterprise Architecture Managing the Paradigm Shift

Deborah Carter, CEADirector, Office of Enterprise Architecture U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development

June, 2007Deborah Carter - HUD2

The Business of HUDThe 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.


The Impact of HUD ProgramsThe 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


Enterprise ArchitectureEnterprise ArchitectureManaging the Paradigm Shift Managing the Paradigm Shift

“A Paradigm Shift is when a significant change happens – usually from one fundamental view to a different view.”


EA at HUD is…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


Strengths 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)


Challenges 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


EA at HUD is EA at HUD is evolving into… 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


EA at HUD isEA at HUD is evolving to… 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


EA at HUD is evolving to… EA at HUD is evolving to…

Capture and disseminate the visions, goals and concerns of stakeholders from a unique perspective

Assess and analyze corporate healthPredict trends & probability of success of

plans, options, and methodsConvince and influence key decision

makers


Managing the Managing the Paradigm Shift Paradigm Shift

Core EssentialsEnsure core EA functions stableTactical to Strategic focus Reassess, Staffing, Skills &Tool

needs Communication/Marketing



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



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


Mission Areas

Cross Agency PMACOI

Infrastructure

Business & IT Project

Managers

Security

Governance Committees

CPIC

HUD GoalsBusiness & IT

ExecutivesStrategic Plan

EA

HUB OF OPPORTUNITY


A Strategy for HUD’s FutureBusiness, People, Technology, Process

Strategic Goals & Plans Leverage Strategic & Influential Insight of EA Customer CentricService Oriented Architecture

Business Processes

Inter-Agency Collaboration

Information Flows

On Demand ComputingApplications

Technology Securely Wired for the Future

Proactive Proactive Interactive

Non-redundant Integrated

Documents

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Enterprise Architecture Managing the Paradigm Shift Deborah Carter, CEA Director, Office of Enterprise