Architecture Compliance Review

Purpose

Catch errors early, reducing cost and risk
Ensure best practices
Identify where standards may require modification
Document strategies for collaboration
Communicate status of technical readiness of the project
Identify key criteria for procurement

Politically-oriented motivations

non-compliance helps highlight:

areas to be addressed for realignment
areas to be added for integration into the architecture as they are uncovered

Process

Review coordinator kicks the process off, then lead enterprise architect handles most of the work, the Architecture Board and customer sign off, and then it gets sent back to the review coordinator.

Request architecture review
Identify responsible org and project principals
Identify Lead Enterprise Architect and other architects
Determine Scope of Review
Tailor checklists
Schedule Architecture Review meeting
Interview project principals
Analyze completed checklists by lead architect
Prepare Architecture Compliance Review report by lead architect
Present review findings by lead architect
Accept review and sign off by Architecture Board and customer
Send assessment report to Architecture Review Coordinator