02 — Capability · BC-170.40
Architecture Governance
Review change before it is built, grant exceptions on purpose rather than by accident, and keep the architecture repository true to what is actually running.
- Architecture Review Board
- Design Authority
In scope
- Architecture review of initiatives and solution designs
- Exception and waiver handling with expiry
- Repository stewardship and reconciliation with the CMDB
Out of scope
- Project delivery governance (see BC-180)
- Change advisory for operational changes (see BC-740)
Realized by · 0
- No product in the catalog yet.
Used in · 1
Build it · 6
Decomposes into · 3
- BC-170.40.10Architecture ReviewExamine proposed designs against principles, standards and the target state at the points where changing course is still cheap.
- BC-170.40.20Exception ManagementRecord every deliberate departure from a standard with its reason, owner and expiry, so technical debt is visible and time-boxed.
- BC-170.40.30Repository StewardshipKeep architecture models, the application inventory and configuration data reconciled so the picture leadership sees is the one operations runs.