Enterprise Architecture

Overview

The management system we use has been developed using a systems engineering approach. Part of this journey is understanding how to create an Enterprise Architecture that includes people and organizations that can lead to a usable and designed management system.

This topic describes the overall approach and provides links to supporting documents.

 

See the Enterprise Architecture activity that is part of the Continual Management System Improvement process.

 

Enterprise Architecture Approach

We have used a systems engineering approach to create this management system. The approach is traceable through the following path:

This Customer Driven Solutions Limited Architecture Description used for this management system can be seen at the following link:

Link to CDSL Integrated Management System Architecture Description (AD)

This architecture description has been created using the Enterprise as a System of Systems Architecture Framework found at the following link:

Enterprise as a System of Systems Architecture Framework

This architecture framework has been designed using the CAFF from the COMPASS system of system framework . The CAFF produces an architecture framework definition for the new architecture framework. See the link for the design of the architecture framework used in this approach:

Enterprise as a System of Systems Architecture Framework Definition

 

Customer Driven Solutions Limited as an Enterprise

Customer Driven Solutions Limited is an organization that is part of an Enterprise Value System. This value system consists of many organizations that work together to deliver value to customers and stakeholders.

Customer Driven Solutions Limited takes on the role of the Central System in a system of systems. This is the central position within a value system. The suppliers and their organizations and the partners and the customer organizations deliver or receive the value.

The typical suppliers and types of customers are shown on the picture.

The Central Organization

Customer Driven Solutions Limited serves as the central organization in a value system (System of Systems).

Customer Driven Solutions Limited has two overall types of products and services. Each has supporting capabilities that deliver the products and services. These capabilities are described in the capabilities sections of this document. These are

Enterprise Purpose and Systemic Properties

See the Customer Driven Solutions Limited statements that describe the enterprise.