EA Roles and Responsibilities

Chief Information Officer

Administers the Information Technology Department
Oversees the responsibilities of the Information Technology Department as prescribed by law
Develop statewide information technology standards, policies, and guidelines

Advise the Information Technology Department regarding statewide information technology planning and budgeting, services of the Information Technology Department, and statewide information technology initiatives and policy

Act as EA “ambassadors.”
Work closely with Architecture Team and Business Domain Teams to prioritize and provide input on all deliverables
Review and approve all architecture deliverables, excluding the Common Requirements Vision deliverable
Provide the bridge between business strategy and technical implementation by creating and maintaining a Common Requirements Vision for the Enterprise. Present the Common Requirements Vision to the SITAC for approval
Vote on and recommend approval of information technology standards, best practices and guidelines
Charter subcommittees as appropriate, and authorize them to review / approve technical components of the EA (e.g. industry standards, domain technologies, vendor and product selections, etc.)
Determine the number of and scope of business domain teams
Approve recommendations of Business Domain Team Leads or, lacking a recommendation from a domain team, appoint a Business Domain Team Lead
Initiate and provide input on projects based on the EA Deliverables
Deny /approve / escalate exceptions to the EA standards
Ensure a unified approach in the development and evolution of Enterprise Architecture with ND State Government

Facilitate the technical enterprise architecture process
Create and maintain deliverables
Communicate technical architecture standards to all interested parties
Review technology infrastructure projects for compliance to the architecture
Determine the number of and scope of technical domain teams
Approve recommendations of Technical Domain Team Leads or, lacking a recommendation from a domain team, appoint a Technical Domain Team Lead
Chair acts as the Architecture Team’s liaison to the Architecture Review Board and presents standing reports on the status of technical enterprise‑wide architecture

Chair the domain teams.
Determine the size and membership of their teams
Determine the method and timing of soliciting new members
Report all changes in membership to the Enterprise Architecture manager, who maintains the master membership list

Recommend standards and policies
Determine guidelines and best practices
Recommend future states
Prepare gap analyses and recommend projects
Select product standards
Define standard configurations
Collaborate on component architecture design principles with the architecture team
Serve as subject matter experts
Annually, elect the Technical Domain Team Leads and recommend them to the Architecture Team
Annually, reaffirm each individual’s membership commitment

Recommend standards and policies
Determine guidelines and best practices
Prepare gap analyses and recommend projects
Collaborate on business architecture design principles with the Architecture Review Board and applicable technical domain teams
Serve as subject matter experts
Annually, elect the Business Domain Team Leads and recommend them to the Architecture Review Board
Annually, reaffirm each individual’s membership commitment

Provided by the Information Technology Dept.
Supports and administers the Enterprise Architecture processes
Ensures communication across team boundaries
Facilitates planning, decision making and issue resolution
Facilitates the documentation of Enterprise Architecture processes and decisions and the completion of deliverables
Provides communication and coordination with other entities impacted by the architecture decisions of state agencies, i.e higher education and political subdivisions
Provides coordination with other enterprise processes for technology planning, project management and procurement