Architecture Review Policy

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 6, 2016

APPROVED BY: Mike McCoy

LAST UPDATED: March 10, 2017

PURPOSE

The purpose of this document is to ensure that proposed project architecture approaches and/or changes are reviewed and approved by the organization before presenting them to project sponsors and stakeholders.

SCOPE OF THE POLICY

This policy establishes organizational review conditions/criteria for all ISI product teams developing products and services in support DoD/Government projects.

APPLICABILITY

Responsibility for initiating an architectural review belongs to the Project Architect. Project Leads must ensure the team is adhering to this policy.

AUTHORITY AND COMPLIANCE

This policy is authorized by the COO and compliance to this policy will be evaluated through an appraisal/audit process. Results will be provided to the appropriate personnel and non-compliance/issues will be submitted to the Business Unit Leads and the Executive team for remediation.

POLICY STATEMENT

The architecture review policy is intended to ensure alternative solutions and options have been properly evaluated before the proposed changed is socialized and presented to the sponsor for consideration.

InnovaSystems shall:

1. Perform an organizational review with the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) when considering the insertion of new technologies into production environments. This review will be conducted before formally recommending the changes with the sponsor/customer.
2. Perform an organizational review with the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) when considering a significant shift in architectural approach. This review will be conducted before formally recommending the changes with the sponsor/customer.

Process Guidance Version: 10.4