2.1. Enterprise First Name: Enterprise First Statement: Provide maximum long-term benefits to the enterprise as a whole, while optimizing total costs of ownership and risks. Rationale: • Enterprise needs over business unit or project needs • Enterprise priorities are above priorities of a business unit or a project • Decisions based on the whole government have a greater long-term value than decisions with a certain perspective of a group with a specific interest Implications: • Client needs must be addressed and opportunities leveraged for creating value by considering and selecting the appropriate approach and solutions in the following order: o Pan-Canadian ; then; o Government of Canada whole-of-government; then o Government of Canada Cluster; then o Department-wide, holistic and horizontal; then o Program or project specific. • The reach of an architecture should allow for Act as one • Solutions must aim to maximize the cumulative business benefits over their entire lifecycle. • Investment proposals must link to business/IT strategy and goals. • Business value realization must be tracked and demonstrated on all major investments. • Common solutions and shared services that benefit the enterprise over one-off solutions for one sector or region are preferred. • Organizational readiness for adopting new solutions are analyzed and taken into account. References: • TOGAF 9 Principle 2 • DFO PRN_ARC_01: Enterprise value focus