1.3.3 Architecture Principles

Identifies the architecture / business principles that inform the architecture development.
Value
Allows enterprise requirements to be considered in the development of the architecture to ensure strategic alignment beyond the focus of the project mandate.
Allows decision makers to enforce or exempt project from alignment with principles.
Entry Criteria
Agreed principles
mandatory section
No
risk type
Quality
Risk owner
Architecture
Dependent Section

Principles Catalog

Mandatory
No
Security related?
Yes
The Principles catalog captures principles of the Business and Architecture Principles that describe what a "good" solution or architecture should look like. Principles are used to evaluate and agree an outcome for architecture decision points. Principles are also used as a tool to assist in architectural governance of change initiatives. The Principles catalog contains the following metamodel entities: Principle