User:APaskulin (WMF)/Sandbox/Arch maturity

Dashboard
A. Architecture process --> Status B. Architecture development C. Architecture governance D. Architecture communication E. Organizational linkage F. Senior leadership involvement G. Team & cross-functional participation H. Community participation

Capabilities defined
ID This capability ... is an integration of ... expressed as ... A Architecture process decisions being made and the process of architectural decision making The architectural process is part of the development of ideas and initiatives. A systems point of view is part of the shared cultural vocabulary. B Architecture development discussions / decisions and the space where the systems architecture is being expressed architecture grows beyond a series of discussions into a (digital) space where target architectures, system models, ideas, initiatives, patterns and heuristics are emerging. C Architecture governance Shorter term decisions and the target architecture / system as a whole Governance heuristics that are standards followed as best practice and establish a well-designed system (infused by conceptual integrity) D Architecture communication Architecture space and people Leadership and teams engage with the architecture space, receive regular updates and use the tools daily, as part of the culture. E Organizational linkage organizational goals and product with technology Product and technology work as an integrated team with other Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to deliver the highest-value outcomes during the architecture process F Senior leadership involvement the priorities of senior / executive management and the architecture under development Effective rituals of demoing and gathering feedback that increase the value of tradeoffs and deliver a trustworthy and transparent architectural change management process G Team participation Engineering and architecture Engineering decisions and initiatives connect to the architecture space, where iterative architectural improvements and refinements continue during development H Community participation Users and architecture A structured process, relying on community SMEs, for gathering user feedback, testing assumptions and iteratively introducing architectural change to the community

Levels of maturity
0 None No architecture to speak of 1 Initial Informal processes, usually disintegrated 2 Developing Architectural processes are developing 3 Defined Architectural artifacts give “definition” to the system and architectural processes 4 Managed Architectural processes are managed (part of daily life) and measured 5 Optimizing Continuous improvement of architectural processes