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    The document discusses best practices for utility enterprise architecture. It provides background on surveys of utility architecture practices. It then highlights findings on tools, case studies, and survey results. It concludes with applications of the findings and changes to related research at EPRI.

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    The document discusses best practices for utility enterprise architecture. It provides background on surveys of utility architecture practices. It then highlights findings on tools, case studies, and survey results. It concludes with applications of the findings and changes to related research at EPRI.

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    Utility Enterprise Architecture:

    Best Practices
    Dr. Gerald R. Gray
    Principal Technical Leader

    Agenda
    Background

    Case Studies

    APQC--based Survey
    APQC

    Application / Use
    2014 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved.

    Background
    2012 Utility CIO report
    While over half had mature or leading practices
    The others were just getting started
    Data Gathering
    Enterprise Architecture
    Site visits
    Limited
    Discussion boards
    to None
    Leading
    20%
    Practice
    Enterprise Architecture Interest Group
    33%
    Getting
    Started
    Survey
    Mature
    20%
    Practice
    Caveat
    27%
    Not best practices per se
    What practitioners are doing today
    2014 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved.

    Report Highlights: Background


    Organizational evolution
    Bottom up, top-down, middle out
    Enterprise Architecture relative to other
    models/frameworks
    ITIL, COBIT
    Challenges
    IT Landfill vs IT Landscape
    Skills required to manage by influence
    Selling enterprise architecture
    Core Value Proposition
    Risk Mitigation
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    Smarter

    Better

    Faster

    Report Highlights: Tools


    Enterprise architecture risk assessment
    Dollars
    Complexity
    Time
    Compliance
    Impact
    Governance
    act EA Risk Assessment

    Completes EA risk
    assessment

    High touch process: An


    architect is assigned to
    the project team, with an
    expectation that new
    architecture patterns
    may need to be
    developed and multiple
    gate reviews for each
    phase of the project

    L, M, H

    ActivityInitial

    Assign score

    Low touch process: The


    risk assessment is sent to
    the EA team with
    appropriate updates
    made to the repository.

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    Low touch process

    Medium Touch
    Process

    Medium touch process:


    An architect is assigned
    to evaluate proposed
    architecture and develop
    solutions from existing
    patterns, standards, etc.

    High Touch
    Process

    Report Highlights: Case Studies


    Getting started with EA: Business Driven
    Start at the top: Business Capability
    Managing EA with Reduced Staff
    Everyone has an EA
    Rebooting EA after a change in
    management
    90 day plan
    Creating short term wins
    Large utility: Mature EA practice
    Diverse organizational structure
    Reflects the perceived value
    2014 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved.

    Report Highlights: Survey


    The challenge: What should
    enterprise architects do?
    Ambiguity in the community at large
    Leveraged the American Productivity
    and Quality Center (APQC) process
    control framework
    Core activities
    Influencing activities
    Unrelated activities
    Sampled utility enterprise architect
    practitioners
    Fairly consistent results except for:
    Solution vs. Enterprise

    2014 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved.

    Application/Use
    Tools
    EA Risk Assessment scaling EA response
    Learning by story telling
    Case studies apply the lessons learned from other
    practitioners
    Survey results
    Proper scope of EA activities
    Provides a reference for comparison
    What should we do doing
    What should we stop doing
    Focus on core EA / Influencer activities
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    Enterprise Architecture Interest Group


    Technology Transfer outreach of the IntelliGrid
    program
    Common cause among utility EA practitioners
    Monthly webcasts cover:
    Tools and techniques
    e.g. ArchiMate 2.0
    Utility presentations
    Challenges overcome
    Organization / Governance
    Best practices / Lessons Learned
    Topics of Interest
    Enterprise Information Management
    Business Architecture
    2014 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved.

    2015 IntelliGrid Program Changes


    6 Scenarios Evaluated with:

    ICT Emerging Technologies & Tech Transfer (161A)

    IntelliGrid Advisors

    Enterprise Architecture & Integration (161E)

    ICT Council
    EPRI Directors & Managers

    Adding Two New Project Sets


    Enterprise Architecture
    Advanced Metering
    ICT for
    Transmission

    ICT for
    Distribution

    (161B)

    (161C)

    ICT for DER


    (161D)

    Advanced
    Metering
    Systems
    (161F)

    Drivers
    Enable Domain Focused
    Research
    Foster Coordination
    Align w/Stakeholders

    Changing Name to ICT

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    P161E Enterprise Architecture (2015)


    Research themes
    Core enterprise architecture
    Creating/Improving the artifacts available to utility
    practitioners
    Systems Integration
    Each year will focus on a particular problem space
    IT/OT Convergence
    Less technical, more organizational focus

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    For more information:


    Dr. Gerald R. Gray
    [email protected]
    865-218-8113
    Knoxville office
    942 Corridor Park Blvd
    Knoxville, TN 37932

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    TogetherShaping the Future of


    Electricity

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