A r c h i v e d  I n f o r m a t i o n

IT Investment Management

Information Technology Architecture Framework

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PREFACE
INTRODUCTION

• Background

• Strategic Planning at the Department of Education

• The Role of Information Technology in the Department

• Developing an ED Information Technology Architecture

• The Technical Architecture Framework for Information Management Model

• Agency Funding and Functions

• External Factors

• Internal Factors

• Strategic Plan Goals

• Access to Education Information

• Postsecondary Student Financial Aid

• Information Technology

• Financial Integrity

• Back to the Future

• The Networked World

• Customized Customer Services

• Future Vision 1. A Family Moving to a New Community

• Future Vision 2. Teachers Seeking Resources for an Innovative Program

• Future Vision 3. A Congressman Working on Legislation

• Future Vision 4. A High School Student Seeking an Affordable College Education

• Implementing the Vision

• Definition of Architecture Principles

• The Department's Principles

• GENERAL PRINCIPLES

1. ITA will support Strategic Plan

2. Enterprise-wide, standards-based COE

3. Structured investment management process

4. Standardized information technology management practices

5. Reinvent work processes before system implementation

6. Facilitate monitoring and measurement

7. Competitive, performance-based acquisition strategies

8. Use accepted industry and government standards

9. Vendor independence

10. Use of COTS and GOTS products

• WORK PRINCIPLES

11. Common network environment

12. Consistent user interface

13. Integrated applications

14. Shared resources

15. Data entry

• FUNCTIONAL PRINCIPLES

16. Object-oriented design

17. Event-driven, real-time processing

18. Flexible systems

19. Applications will be portable and scalable

20. Standards-compliant system components

21. Cross-functional systems

22. Common development

23. Standardized information system tools

• INFORMATION PRINCIPLES

24. Consistent security policies and practices

25. Data is a Department asset

26. Standardized set of data elements and definitions