2.4. Mission-driven Name: Mission-Driven Statement: Achieving the mandate and strategic goals of ESDC Rationale: • A business led and focused architecture is more successful in: o Supporting the department’s mandate o Achieving the strategic goals o Responding to changes in client and stakeholder needs and expectations • For optimal Return on Investment (ROI) requires decisions to be aligned with the department’s mandate and strategic goals • Architectures reflect the current and target state of the department so informed decisions can be made regarding achieving the department’s mandate and strategic goals Implications: • Architectures will demonstrate how business servers the organizational values and strategic goals • Architecture must implement a complete vision that is focused on the business • As new needs arise, priorities must be adjusted proportionally • Priorities must be established by and for the entire company • Ability to analysis the impact of change in laws, regulations, standards and directives has on the department carrying out its mission/mandate • Ability to identify gaps between the current state and target sate • Ability to identify barriers that impact the department’s transformation and recommendations to overcome the barriers References: