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Enterprise Architecture (EA) Policies, Standards, and Guidelines

  • Enterprise Architecture Policy - EA200 (February 2018)

    Establishes the Commonwealth's EA as the primary source for providing information technology (IT) direction and technical requirements, which govern the acquisition, use, and management of IT resources by executive branch agencies. This document contains Commonwealth policy statements related to applications systems development and open source software. It provides the process used to govern agency requests for changes and exceptions to the commonwealth's EA requirements. And this policy ensures all recommendations and requests for changes or exceptions are logged, reviewed and considered in a timely manner.

  • Enterprise Architecture Standard - EA225 (January 2021)

    Establishes direction and technical requirements governing the acquisition, use and management of IT resources by executive branch agencies. The intent of this document is to provide a single consolidated list of requirements related to the Commonwealth's EA for use by executive branch agencies and their business partners. Architecture direction for agencies when planning, changing or adding to their information technology is presented in two forms:

    1. Requirements: Statements providing mandatory EA direction.
    2. Technology component standard tables: Tables indicating what technologies or products agencies may acquire at a particular point in time. The requirements are mandatory when acquiring a new or replacing an existing technology or product.

Enterprise Architecture Technology Roadmaps

The Enterprise Technical Architecture (ETA) consists of multiple technical domains and topics providing direction, recommendations, and requirements for supporting solutions architecture and implementing a successful ETA. Technology roadmaps are a crucial part of the Commonwealth's ETA, and assist with guiding development and support of information systems and technology infrastructure.

The intent for governance of technology versions is simply to prevent last minute version updates and their consequent negative impact on delivering quality information technology that supports our Commonwealth business architecture. In fact, updating to current versions should be a recurring task for agencies and suppliers of Commonwealth information technology services, because this will result in increased staff productivity, maintaining reliable security, and reducing the costs of legacy maintenance. 

The following roadmaps enable agencies and suppliers to plan more predictable and scheduled updates.  Because assessments are "forecasted" with best available information at the time of a decision, they are subject to change to maintain resilience with changes occurring outside the Commonwealth's control. VITA's robust exceptions process is readily available to account for any unforeseen conflicts that may arise following guidance found in the technology roadmaps. Please use the Archer application to enter an EA exception.

Following are the most current roadmaps available. 

Review our most recent definitions guidance to fully understand each roadmap:

 

Enterprise Architecture Reports and Technical Briefs

Following provides additional information of an enterprise  architecture (EA) topic, which may include principles, recommendations, and best practices.  

 

Enterprise Business Architecture (EBA)

  

Enterprise Information Architecture (EIA)

 

 EIA Domain Reports

 

EIA Guidance

  • COV Adopted Data Standards - 2017
    • SEARCH the list for a standard you are seeking.
    • If the URL does not work, try copying the URL then and pasting it into your web browser's search field.

Virginia Public Records Act Guide by the Library of Virginia - URL last checked June 2021

Enterprise Solutions Architecture (ESA)

To extract applicable ESA information to support your agency's business needs, please log in to our VITA Archer application to run an extensive array of reports.

Archer

The RSA Archer GRC platform consists of agency inventories of applications, data assets and software tools. Archer creates a common set of capabilities, methods, and taxonomy for risk and compliance programs.  This enables greater integration of data, while creating a common language and reporting structure to share results.

 

Enterprise Technical Architecture (ETA)

The enterprise technical architecture (ETA) consists of eight technical domains and includes related topic reports that provide direction, recommendations, and requirements for implementing ETA principles, requirements and recommended practices. The ETA guides the development and support of an organization's information systems and technology investments.

 

ETA Domain Reports

EA Library Archives

This archive reference is for artifacts that are still helpful for some to peruse, but are in the pipeline for removal from this webpage.

Archive - EA Developed Diagrams / Views

ORCA

The Online Review and Comment Application (ORCA) may be found at this URL last checked July 2021:   https://vita2.virginia.gov/publicorca

 ORCA Landing Page with New VITA Logo

 

Contact Information

Please contact ea@vita.virginia.gov for any comments, questions, or concerns.