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A-130
Circular A-130, Management of Federal Information Resources
ABC
Activity-Based Cost management; a system of breaking tasks into work activities to show how money is spent
Activity model
Data model of an activity
Affinity reports
Reports showing where similar systems are; used for consolidating systems
Artifact
Piece of architecture information discovered through data collection
Attribute
A quality of an entity; a piece of an entity’s description
BPR
Business Process Re-engineering; Examining a business process in-depth to find ways to improve the process
BRM
Business Reference Model; FEA model showing business functions in a hierarchical model. Interior FEA models are posted on the Documents page
C&A
certification and accreditation
Component
A self-contained, re-usable object, in programming or architecture
CRUD
Create/Read/Update/Delete; basic functions of a database
Data definition
The form in which a piece of data is stored and used. For instance, the data entity “name” may be defined as a last name, a first name, and a middle initial
Data model
Picture of relationships between data entities and attributes
Deployment Architecture
Picture of where data/hardware/software is located
DRM
Data Reference Model; FEA Model of the data standards and models used by services listed in the SRM. Interior FEA models are posted on the Documents page
Encyclopedia
The data repository underlying DEAR; holds all the model’s components (artifacts, domains)
Entity
An object described in a data model
FEA
Federal Enterprise Architecture; federal standards and templates for enterprise architecture. See the FEA page on this site, and the FEAPMO site.
ICOM
Inputs, Controls, Outputs, and Mechanisms; parts of an IDEF0 diagram
IDEF0
A type of diagram used in activity modeling; shows the inputs, outputs, controls, and mechanisms
IDEF3
A type of diagram used in activity modeling; shows sequence and causes
Investment Architecture
Structure of investment information
IPT
Integrated Product Team – brings process, data, applications, and technology skills together
Line of business (LOB)
A defined task, such as fighting wildfires. Lines of business are easiest to manage when contained in one organization. In the government, lines of business often cross organizational lines. For instance, within Interior, NPS, BLM, and BOR all have a firefighting line of business, and outside Interior, so does USDA's Forest Service. Over 50 lines of business have been identified in the DOI.
Matrix
A table showing relationships between each item on the horizontal and vertical axis
Metadata
Data about data; for instance, keywords, or other data used to categorize data
Metamodel
Database schema for DEAR data elements; map of DEAR; model of how models will be built
Modernization blueprint
A plan for improving the enterprise architecture
OO programming
Object-Oriented programming; code that defines or uses objects and their descriptions
PRM
Performance Reference Model; FEA model showing strategy/goals/objectives that drive the architecture. Interior FEA models are posted on the Documents page
Repository
A storage place for data; could be a database or could be much more
Service component
A capability; an independent piece of a business function. Service components are related to data and technology, which the service component uses
SRM
Service component Reference Model; FEA model showing service components, or capabilities. Interior FEA models are posted on the Documents page
Subfunction
A piece of a business function; similar level to ABC work activities
System Architecture
Structure of systems and their building blocks
TAA
Target Application Architecture; A guidance document for making tactical and strategic decisions on what to do with outdated and expensive IT systems
TRM
Technical Reference Model; FEA model of the technology that performs the services listed in the SRM and standards. Interior FEA models are posted on the Documents page

 

 

 

 
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