1. Joint UNECE/Eurostat CSPA workshop
Geneva, June 2016
ESS Enterprise Architecture Reference Framework
Jean-Marc Museux, Eurostat

2. Objectives
To link the Common Statistical Production Architecture and the ESS Enterprise Architecture Reference Framework developed for Vision Implementation
To introduce the new artefact proposed by the ESS Enterprise Architecture Reference Framework and discuss present their use

3. Outline PART 1 : ESS Vision 2020 and ESS EA context and link with CSPA
PART 2 : ESS EA Reference Architecture artefact
The ESS capability model
The Statistical Production Reference Architecture

4. PART 1
ESS Vision 2020 & ESS Enterprise Architecture – What , Why and How

5. ESS Vision 2020 : The 5 priority areas

6. ESS Vision 2020 and CSPA Efficiency in production processes
CSPA value proposition
Further intensify the collaborative partnership of the ESS
Enable international collaboration initiatives for building common infrastructures and services
Provide the ability to supplement internal capability by drawing across the statistical community
Further identify and implement standards for statistical production
Encourage interoperability of systems and processes
Foster alignment with existing industry standards
Adopt enterprise architecture as a common reference framework
Apply a consistent enterprise architecture approach within and across statistical organizations
Advance in sharing IT services and infrastructure
Facilitate the reuse / sharing of solutions and services and the standardization of processes
Benefit from exchange of (micro)data

7. ESS Business Capabilities Model – use cases
Key EA stakeholders needs
To ensure that their Vision gets implemented effectively and efficiently
Managers
To make sure that the business needs are clearly expressed and implemented by IT
Business and IT leaders
To develop the architecture "to be state" and roadmaps and ensure projects are aligned to it
Architects
To deliver results that contribute to the "to be state" and expected benefit are realized
Project Manager

8. EA and Project life cycle
Vision & Strategy
Project Design
Project Implementation
ESS Vision 2020
EA Reference Framework
Reference Architecture
GSBPM / GSIM
CSPA
ESS EA RF
ESS SPRA

9. ESS Vision 2020 implementation & EA
objectives
DIGICOM
BIGD
SERV
ESDEN
VALIDATION
ESBRs
ADMIN
SIMSTAT EA

10. PART 2 :
ESS Enterprise Architecture Reference Framework

11. What is the ESS EA RF
A set of tools to be used by project/programme managers and ESS architects involved in the implementation of the ESS Vision 2020
The framework provides a common set of terms, methods, models and standards which form a starter set for the points that should be addressed in ESS Vision projects
These tools build on the conceptual and global frameworks for Officials Statistics (such as CSPA, GAMSO, …) and aim to fill the gap between concepts and implementation.

12. ESS EA RF components Business Capability Model Principles
They represent what the ESS should/will be able to do
The realised by a combination of Processes, People & Organisation, Technology & Information, Methods, Standards and Framework
Principles
They provide norms (decision) and guidance (design) for project architects
They enshrine the ESS Vision 2020 values
The ESS capabilities model – the capabilities model identify and position the key capabilities required to implement Vision 2020 – capabilities are defined as practical ability to realise a business outcome by a combination of Processes, People, Organisation, Technology & Information, Methods, Standards and Framework. It serve as an anchor model for implementing the Vision
The ESS business process model – this is a statistical process flow model which provides a generic process flow supporting the statistical value chain visualising the impact of the Vision ideas like new data source, industrialisation, data pool
The ESS EA building blocks – identify the key functional building blocks supporting the implementation of the ESS Vision 2020
Principles– these are the principles to provide norms (decision) and guidance (design) for project architects
More detailed Business Function architectures to be developed stepwise – the Business Function architectures translate capabilities, processes, building blocks, as well as design principles and standards into practical Business Function use cases
Architecture building blocks
They define bundle of functionalities necessary to realise the ESS Vision 2020
These are the basis for deciding what to share and what are the implementation standards

13. ESS Statistical Production Reference Architecture
provides
A generic architecture linking the key ABBs
A functional view of the 3 main business functions of statistical production
A tentative list of business services and their link with GSBPM and the ABB;
A set of design principles
Scenarios for ESS deployment (opt-in / opt-out)
Refers to CPSA for statistical services identification, specification and design

14. ESS EA RF and CSPA are complementary
From strategy
What
Level of abstraction
ESS Vision
HLG Vision
Contextual
Business Capability Model
GSBPM/ GAMSO
Conceptual
Business architecture
CSPA V1.5
Statistical production reference architecture
Architecture Building Blocks
GSIM
Logical
CSPA Architecture Patterns
CSPA LIM
Application architecture
Information architecture
Physical
Technological architecture
Solution Architecture
Detail
To execution
Specifc
Generic
To be developed

15. ESS Business Capability Model

16. Business Capability
“An ability that an organization, person, or system possesses. Capabilities are typically expressed in general and high-level terms and typically require a combination of organization, people, processes, and technology to achieve.” (TOGAF)
The scope is to model what an organisation needs to be able to do independently of the specificities of particular processes or organisational structures.

17. Business Capability Capability elements Interpretation People
Skills
Roles
Competence
METHODS
Algorithms
Procedures …
Business Capability
PROCESSES
Tasks
Collaboration
Business rules
Application/Technology
Information systems
Information repositories
Communication networks
Standards
Service interface
Information models
Capability elements Interpretation
People
What are the human resources required for the capability to deliver business outcomes
What are the skills or knowledge required to realize the capability?
What are the relevant professional profiles to realize the capability?
Methods
What are the methods, algorithms or systematic procedures for the capability to deliver ?
Process
What is the set of co-ordinated steps, procedures and business rules for the capability to deliver business outcome?  
Application/Technology
What are the IT applications and infrastructure required for the capability to deliver?
Standards and Frameworks
What standards, frameworks, policies and principles are used by the capability?
Useful definitions
Skill: The observable capabilities required in the execution of a job or task. They define "what" is performed within a job.
Competency: A set of characteristics of an individual that are observable, measurable and predictive of performance within a given role or job. They are "how" the job gets done.

18. ESS Business Capability Model
Supports the description of what the ESS members do or intend to do by:
Setting a common language for the business
Supporting development and management of ESS business capabilities
Supporting capability planning (selection and prioritization)
Enabling top down service identification

19. ESS Business Capability Model – Level 0 & 1
Strategy Management
Mainten. & consol. of strat. relations
Strategic Planning
Policy definition
PPM and budget def.
Statistical Production Management
Corporate Support Management
New statistics development
Statistical Design
Quality Mgt.
Legal framework Mgt.
Statistical Data collection
Information Resources Management
Security Mgt.
IT Management.
Statistical Processing
Statistical Analysis
Administrative Information Mgt.
Human Resource Mgt.
Capability : Common language (Management – Operational; Business - IT ) for describing "what we do and what we should/will do"
Within the business architecture, business capability modeling can be used to understand, represent and explore the impact of business strategy.
Statistical Dissemination
Quality Assessment, Control & Improv.
Procurement Mgt.
Financial Mgt.

20. ESS Vision 2020 implementation and Business Capability model
New statistics development
Statistical Design
Information Resources mgt
(Re)Design statistical outputs
Process & workflow design
Process methods design
Design production system, service and rules
Statistical Data mgt
Metadata mgt.
New data sources exploration
Statistical Data Collection
Quality assessment, control & improv.
Legislative work participation
Provision agreement management
Primary data collection
Secondary data collection
Metadata collection
Statistical Registers Management
Quality assessment
Statistical product innovation
Statistical Processing
Statistical Analysis
Statistical data preparation
New variables and units derivation
Calculation and finalization of output
Statistical output analysis
Quality control mechanisms mgt.
Methods and tools dev. for new statistics
This slides provides a visual on what is in scope of the ESS vision and where ESS collaboration will be active.
This is a subset of the full set of capabilities described in the ESS capability model for the management of statistical production. Other capabilities , more closely related to GSBPM like primary data collection, data processing, statistical analysis, are obviously important but they are not strictly considered as priorities for ESS cooperation. They are left for each organisation to take initiative on these.
The BCM provides thus a frame to link various initiatives at ESS and national level. As the concept of capability is broad, all the dimensions of modernisation can be interlinked.
Statistical Dissemination
Quality improvement mgt.
Identify user needs
Release mgt.
Products and services promotion
Flexible data access provisioning
Statistical content mgt.

21. ESS ARCHITECTURE BUILDING BLOCKS

22. Architecture Building Blocks (ABB)
The ESS EA RF identifies ABB which
Are homogeneous high-level functional components supporting the statistical value chain and the related capabilities
provide a basis for organizing technical infrastructure and services
Business capabilities
Architecture building blocks
Technical Architecture

23. The ESS ABBs
17 Building Blocks deemed necessary to realise the ESS Vision 2020 in NSIs
The basis for analysing the project IT developments and the reuse of existing components

24. ESS Consolidation (what do we share ?/ what is unique ?)
1. Autonomous: Business processes and systems are designed and operated without coordination with processes or systems in other units. This applies to those architecture components that are distinct.
2. Interoperable: Coordination is through interoperability. NSIs/Eurostat have the autonomy to design and operate their own solutions, as long as they have the ability to exchange information and operate together effectively (of the solutions).
3. Replicated: Coordination is through duplication. NSIs/Eurostat have implemented identical business processes, solutions and information.
4. Shared: There are common business processes, a single instance of a solution and information that is shared by all the NSIs and Eurostat.

25. NAPS contribution and reuse

26. ESS STATISTICAL PRODUCTION REFERENCE ARCHITECTURE

27. Reference Architecture for statistical production
Functional Abstraction Layer (exposing IT capabilities to the process orchestrator
Database Abstraction (GSIM "Structures & Exchange" groups) as API

28. Functional decomposition
Services

29. Scenario for deployment
Scenarios show how NSIs and Eurostat can choose to connect to/benefit from common and/or shared components/services
Scenario are based on different federations /consolidation approaches: interoperable, replicated, shared
Different scenarios can coexist in the ESS and NSIs can move from one scenario to another at their own pace depending on their national context

30. Scenario for implementation
Sc 1 : legacy + shared modules
Sc 2 : replication + legacy
Sc 3 : intergration and replication

31. Conclusions

32. Filling the gap between reference model and solution architectures
ESS EA RF
Filling the gap between reference model and solution architectures
Vision
Business outcomes
Goals
BCM
Target capabilities
People, Processes, IT, Standards, Methods
GSBPM - GSIM
SPRA
Building blocks, Services
Design – Reuse
CSPA
Project
Solution architecture and project roadmap
Plan, Pilot, Deploy

33. ESS Architecture Community platforms