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What do we want from TGF “v2”?Possible approaches

OASIS Transformational Government Framework TC

Peter F Brown, Chris Parker, John Borras, Oliver BellJuly 2013

TGF Deliverables approved so far

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TGF Pattern LanguageCore Patterns

OASIS Standard

TGF Primer

Committee Note

TGF Tools and Models for the Business Management Framework

Committee Note

“TGF Framework” today

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P1 P2 P3

P20. . .

Set of 20 existing Patterns in TGF Pattern Language

TGF Primer

+

P1

Set of 20 patterns in one approved document and…

…detailed explanatory text (largely supporting the patterns) in another approved document

Individual patterns are

not autonomous

…

…and supporting

text is disconnecte

d

“TGF Framework” today - disadvantages

►Difficult to focus and gain overview:►Reader is forced to look at two documents

►Makes “modular” consumption more difficult►Someone interested only in a single pattern, for

example, needs to dig that out of a larger document

►Makes version control more difficult►Need to make parallel changes in two documents –

still finding inconsistencies between Patterns and Primer.

►A change to a single “pattern” requires an update to entire document

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TGF Framework tomorrow? One approach…

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P1 P20. . .

P1

Take each pattern from Core Patterns…

…together with

respective supporting

text from Primer…

P2 P3

. . .

P20

. . .

Pn

…to create a TGF v2 as a single OASIS Deliverable

…and new supporting texts…

+ =Pn

…and possible new patterns…

Possible more complete approach

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…and create a master ‘TGF Framework’

document (and maintain this as an OASIS

Committee Note) that serves also as an “informal pattern

catalog”

Take each pattern… Pn

…with supporting text…

PnP3P2

P1

Create new OASIS Deliverables (CN, CS, or OS) by combining sets of patterns as “market” requires…

. . .

Firstly…

…and then…

Governance of IT CAMSS …

Advantages of this approach

►Modularity►Allows TC to be more responsive in creating new deliverables►There can still be a master “TGF Framework” document in

which individual patterns are catalogued and easily identifiable

►Opportunity for “pick ‘n’ mix” of patterns to create appropriate deliverables►Some ‘constituencies’ may require deliverables with more

stringent conformance terms (and use the OASIS standards-track process);

►others may require a more policy or guideline focus (where the Committee Note process may suffice)

►No changes required to OASIS processes7

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