1. ESS.VIP programme architecture
Eurostat

2. Context : Production of European Statistics
European statistical system : a complex system with many production lines (NGOs and Eurostat)
Long tradition of output harmonisation (legal framework)
Tradition of cooperative developments (ESSnets)
ICT changes and IT rationalisation in many organisations

3. Drivers Burden reduction Alternative sources and data deluge
Increasing demand and more complex phenomena
Burden reduction
Efficiency gains – Cost reduction
Alternative sources and data deluge

4. ESS.VIP programme
Transformation programme for the modernisation of the production systems in the European Statistical System (ESS) through:
moving towards more common solutions and shared services and environment
realising economies of scale, efficiency gains and sharing costs

6. Infrastructure transformation
Improve communication/network among ESS partners
Provide common information repositories
Foster process interoperabilty
Foster process agility and reuse of components

7. ESS.VIP Programme components
Projects in statistical domains
Technical cross-cutting projects
Frameworks and administrative mechanisms
ADMIN
Information models and standards
Communication
NAPS
Network for information exchange
Governance
PRIX
Data warehouses
Human resources
ESBRs
Shared services
Sharing costs Financial resources
SIMSTAT
Legal framework
ICT
Programme management
Common data validation policy
ESTAT

8. Cross cutting projects
Business case
Business projects
Cross cutting projects
Capabilities
ESS.VIP
Reuse data
Business registers
Network
Communication
Internal trade
Data warehouse – HUB
Common repositories
Price collections
Information models and metada repositories
Process interoperability
Administrative sources
Process efficiency
ICT stats Dissemination
Shared services
Process agility
Data Validation
NA processing

9. Main dependencies Network DW SERV Info Model ADMIN NAPS PRIX ICT ESBRs
SIMSTAT
CDVP

10. ……… Eurostat ESS DIME DG ESSC Supporting group PG
Elaboration of the programme and co-ordination
CG ESS.VIP Programme
DIME DG
Programme ownership and decision making
ESSC
Supporting group PG
Estat Managament Board
ITDG
BSDG
DMES
DIMESA
DSS
RDG
Cross-cutting technical projects
Legal
Frameworks
Financial HR
Business projects
ESS.VIP1
ESS.VIP2
ESS.VIPn
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AHC: PGM Coordinator
Task Force
ESS.VIP
Programme Coordination
Other DG
Eurostat
ESS
PMO EA
Standard

11. ESS.VIP decision principles
Alignment with ESS Vision
Business outcome driven
Generic development
Programme efficiency
Programme coherence and impact management
Derogation possible if migration plan

12. ESS.VIP business and information principles
Maximum reuse of existing process components and segments.
Meta data driven processes allowing adaptation/parameterisation and extension to other contexts.
New business process built as a sequence of modular process steps / services.
Information objects structured according to available information models and stored in corporate registries/repositories in view of reuse.
Parsimonious use of confidential data and preservation of statistical confidentiality.

13. ESS.VIP solution and technical principles
Alignment to business needs and efficiency principle.
Assembling and reuse of existing generic components.
Service orientation and reusability of solutions components in different context (MSs or statistical domains).
Adherence to industry and open standards as available (e.g. Plug & Play)
Separation of concerns is applied (OSI/Internet layers – abstraction layers ensuring loose coupling).
Security incorporated in the design of all solutions

14. ESS.VIP programme – challenges
Issues
Remedies
Business outcome driven strain on architectural developments
governance
technical architecture
Shortage of resources and tension on "production"
framework for priority settings
Mobilisation of skills
pooling of competence
matrix allocation
Cultural change:
corporate versus local
dependencies
from pure development to actual enterprise transformation and value
communicating
coaching
training
Lack of full description and agreement on the "to be state" and the supporting technical architecture
flexibility of programme management
Federating heterogeneous architectures / infrastructure
flexible federation models

15. ESS.VIP programme – opportunities
Skills and experience in the ESS
Architecture patterns in MSs
Industry standards (GSBPM, GSIM, Plug & Play)
Corporate infrastructures at EU level

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