EA Program

Kitty Hawk Aeronautics, Incorporated (KHA)

Enterprise Architecture (EA) Communications Plan

Welcome to Kitty Hawk Aeronautics, Incorporated, 1^st in your Aeronautics Needs. We are excited about our outstanding Enterprise Architecture (EA) Program. Implementing this EA program has given us the ability to optimize our resources and provide YOU with the highest quality and most reliable Aeronautic products in the market place today and in the future. Thank you for visiting our EA Management Repository and giving us the opportunity to share with you, our vision of a brilliant future in the world of Aeronautics.

Our Mission:

Kitty Hawk Aeronautics, Incorporated is a primary manufacturer of high quality avionics and telemetry components. KHA also provides production and after-market electronic assemblies, and parts for aircraft and spacecraft. KHA serves all defense services, NASA, and the FAA, and also maintains alliances with leading aviation and aerospace firms. KHA’s goal is to be your first choice for high-quality, reliable, precise avionics and telemetry components. As stated in the summary statement in the KHA Mission and Vision we will: Link to Mission and Vision High Level View

“Align toward a global customer base with a focus in Asia/Europe for Commercial Aviation, establishing General Aviation Systems line of business, improving the value of investments by innovations made in cost control accounting systems technology, substantially increasing profitability year over year. “

-- Kitty Hawk, First in Flight; 1^st in your Aeronautics Needs --

EA Program Purpose:

EA activities are two-fold: a management program and a documentation method, which together improves performance through the integration of strategic, business, technology planning and decision-making.

As a management program, EA provides:

Resource Alignment: Resource planning and standards determination

Standardized Policy: Resource governance and implementation

Decision Support: Financial control and configuration management

Resource Oversight: Lifecycle approach to development and management

As a documentation method, EA provides:

EA Approach: A modeling framework &implementation methodology

Current Architecture: Views of as-is strategies, processes, resources

Future Architecture: Views of to-be strategies, processes, resources

EA Management Plan: To move from the current to the future EA

KHAs implementation of EA has allowed us to program the acquisition, and use of our resources; and synchronize our lines of business so that we are positioned to take advantage of future innovations and provide you, the customer with the highest quality products and service at a competitive price.

EA Program Value:

EA provides KHA with a valued added concept and benefits our Line of Business (LOB) objectives by:

Enabling KHA to Achieve Strategic Goals - The primary drivers of the EA
Improving Business Performance – Visualizes and analyzes LOB activities
Improving Technology Support – Mapped to LOB activities and vertical/horizontal components
Controlling Technology Costs – Promotes integration of IT solutions

EA Program Approach:

Our Chief Architect, with the assistance of a team of EA professionals conducted an extensive examination of several EA approaches, at the conclusion of which they selected the EA3 Cube Framework, design by Dr. Scott A. Bernard as the best fit for KHA. The EA3 Cube Framework provided all the elements needed to analyze our business strategy and processes as a cohesive unit. The EA3 Cube approach has the elements of an EA Methodology, EA best practices, EA artifacts, EA Tools and Repository, and a Framework that is specifically designed to work together. Additionally, it provided flexibility so the Architect Team could tailor aspects of the approach to meet our company’s requirements. A graphical representation of Dr. Bernard’s EA3 Cube is shown below.

Roles and Responsibilities of Stakeholders:

EA Team Position	EA Team Role	Responsibilities
Sponsor KHA President and CEO Mr. Dwight Hendricks	Executive Leadership	Be the champion of the EA program. Provide resources. Assist in resolving high-level EA issues
Chief Information Officer (CIO) Ms. Susan Martinez	Executive Leadership and Decision-Making	Facilitate the establishment and ongoing operation of the EA Program. Lead the resolution of high-level EA issues. Integrate EA and other IT governance processes.
Chief Architect Mr. Robert Osborn	Program Management	Manage the EA program and documentation process. Select and implement the EA framework and documentation methodology. Identify EA standards and manage EA configuration management sub-process.
Line of Business Managers Commercial Aviation Systems Mr. David Bieda Defense Systems Mr. Tom Bush Space Systems Mr. Dan Chilibeck Research and Development Ms. Jill Crueger Finance and Administration Mr. Ling Deh Technology Support Mr. Raymond Edmonds Contracts and Legal Mr. Stephen Hacth Shipping and Receiving Mr. Clarence Jones, Jr.	Requirements Identification	Participate in EA program decision-making. Promote the identification of IT-related requirements and EA solutions for each LOB.
Solutions Architect Mr. David Matten	Problem Solving	Collaboratively identify solutions for IT-related problems within LOBs. Support EA documentation.
Systems Architect Mr. Nirdesh Mohan	Analysis and Design	Provide technical analysis and design support for systems-related EA component selection and implementation. Ensure that IT systems meet integration and interoperability requirements. Support EA documentation.
Data Architect Mr. Joshua Montgomery	Analysis and Design	Provide technical analysis and design support for database-related EA component selection and implementation. Ensure that databases meet integration and interoperability requirements. Support EA documentation.
EA Tool Expert Mr. Shanker Nanjundiah	Application and Database Support	Maintenance of EA Software Application. Maintenance of EA repository and information.
End-User Representatives Mr. Scott Shipley Mr. Brett Smerdon	Requirements Identification / QA	Identify end-user requirements for EA components. Provide feedback on the effectiveness of solutions.
Research Analyst Ms. Adrienne Worah	Requirements Analysis	Document and verify LOB and end-user requirements. Assist in EA component design and documentation activities

EA Program Milestones:

The KHA EA program Milestones documents the tasks, milestones, and timeframe for implementing the new EA components and artifacts. In the Project Plan shown, the executive team shows the timeline for the development, upgrade, and migration plans that are currently underway.