Business Enterprise Architecture (BEA)
The Business Enterprise Architecture (BEA) is the enterprise architecture for the Department of Defense (DoD) Business Mission Area (BMA) and includes activities, processes, data standards, business rules, operating requirements, and information exchanges. The BEA is developed using a set of integrated DoD Architecture Framework (DoDAF) products, including All Views (AV), Operational Views (OV), System Views (SV), and Technical Standards Views (TV) products. The BEA defines DoD's business transformation priorities, the Business Capabilities required to support those priorities, and the combinations of systems and initiatives that enable these capabilities. The major milestones for the systems and initiatives that are critical to achieving the transformation priorities are outlined in the Enterprise Transition Plan (ETP). Although the ETP is a separate document, the BEA and the ETP are integrated and cross referenced at the appropriate common touchpoints (i.e. SV-5, AV-1, and AV-2).
The BEA 3.0, released in September 2005, is considered the initial baseline architecture. After the BEA 4.1 release, the BEA will be changed from a bi-annual release to an annual release beginning with the March 2008 release.
The transformation effort guiding BEA development focuses on providing tangible outcomes for a limited set of priorities and on developing an architecture that is integrated, understandable, and actionable. The scope of the BEA, defined by six Business Enterprise Priorities (BEPs), permits the BEA to evolve in a controlled and consistent fashion.