Business systems modernization: strategy for evolving DOD's business enterprise architecture offers a conceptural approach

Original publisher: [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2007] OCLC Number: (OCoLC)156940671 Excerpt: ... ( 2 ) alignment ( i.e., linking and mapping ) processes, and ( 3 ) shared services. The BMA federation strategy, according to these officials, is the first mission area federation strategy, and it is their expectation that the other mission areas will develop their own respective federation strategies. In 2005, the department reassigned responsibility for directing, overseeing, DOD Roles and and executing its business transformation and systems modernization Responsibilities for BEA efforts to the Defense Business Systems Management Committee Development and Use ( DBSMC ) and the Business Transformation Agency ( BTA ). At that time, it 26 also adopted a tiered accountability approach to business transformation. Under tiered accountability, responsibility and accountability for business architectures and systems investment management was allocated among 27 the DOD enterprise, component, and program levels, depending on such factors as the scope, size, and complexity of each investment. The DBSMC is chaired by the Deputy Secretary of Defense and serves as the highest-ranking governance body for business systems modernization activities. According to its charter, the DBSMC provides strategic direction and plans for the BMA in coordination with the Warfighting and Enterprise Information Environment Mission Areas. The DBSMC is also responsible for reviewing and approving the BEA and the ETP. In addition, the DBSMC recommends policies and procedures required to integrate DOD business transformation and attain cross-department, end-to-end interoperability of business systems and processes. The BTA operates under the authority, direction, and control of the DBSMC and reports to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics in the incumbent's capacity as the vice chair of the DBSMC. Oversight for this agency is provided...