This course addresses FEA Technical Reference Model (TRM) requirements. The development of technical standards and specifications to include security standards is addressed and configuration management is discussed in the context of organizational compliance with selected standards.
Enterprise, solutions and technical architects, and IS and technical managers having an understanding of enterprise architecture and associated FEA requirements.
Prerequisites:
Implementing an Enterprise Architecture (ENTR7001T), Enterprise Architecture Organization and Governance (ENTR8000T) and Service-Oriented Architectures-Components and Services (ENTR8001T).
Objectives:
Create enterprisewide technical standards consistent with requirements specified in the FEA TRM
Develop associated security standards in concert with requirements specified in OMB Circular A-130
Link technical standards and specifications to identified agency FEA SRM service components
Link technical standards and specifications to agency IT portfolios and assets
Incorporate standards requirements in procurement clauses to better ensure consistent configuration management across the enterprise
Monitor agency compliance with specified technical standards via configuration management
Considerations for effectively integrating security standards throughout all layers of your architecture in concert with guidance set forth in the FEA-PMO FEA Security and Privacy Profile
The benefits to be derived from employing a technical reference model in your agency
How to inventory IT assets, both hardware and software, across the enterprise
The taxonomy of the FEA TRM
Approaches for developing "As-Is" and "To-Be" technical architectures and associated transition plans for migrating from the current to targeted technical state
The concept of security trust profiles and how they can best be leveraged within your organization
Work closely with IT security and program components in developing an enterprisewide security trust model within which security standards are specified for implementation within specified boundaries
