MCO 5230.20 — Marine Corps Enterprise Architecture

MCO 5230.20 governs Marine Corps enterprise architecture policy, governance, development, maintenance, and use across the enterprise.

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  • Publication number: MCO 5230.20
  • Title: MARINE CORPS ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE
  • Date: 22 Aug 2011
  • Proponent: 05000 General Admin & Management
  • Status: New

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It establishes an integrated Marine Corps enterprise architecture and defines architecture governance bodies and their relationships. It requires commands, organizations, and activities to develop, maintain, and use architectures in accordance with the Order.

Applies to: This Order applies to any Marine Corps entity developing the EA, segment architectures, solution architectures, mission thread architectures, or re-engineering processes/value streams.

Topics covered

  • Marine Corps enterprise architecture
  • Architecture governance bodies
  • Segment architectures
  • Solution architectures
  • Mission thread architectures
  • Architecture certification
  • Enterprise architecture repository

Questions and answers

Who must develop, maintain, and use Marine Corps architectures?

To develop the integrated Marine Corps EA, all Marine Corps commands, organizations, and activities will develop, maintain, and use architectures in accordance with this Order. (paragraph 2)

What does the Marine Corps enterprise architecture encompass?

The Marine Corps EA is a single, integrated architecture that encompasses all activities of the Marine Corps and supports key decisionmaking processes within the Marine Corps. (paragraph 3)

What do Marine Corps EA governance bodies set the direction for?

The Marine Corps EA governance bodies set the direction for development, compliance, and maintenance of the Marine Corps EA to fulfill its mission. (paragraph 4)

What must the Chief Architect certify about segment, solution, and mission thread architectures?

Certify that segment, solution, and mission thread architectures are aligned with and conform to the Marine Corps EA and to the Department of the Navy (DON) Enterprise Architecture (EA). (paragraph 2)

What must the Chief Data Architect prescribe for IT and NSS data?

Prescribe Information Technology (IT) and National Security Systems (NSS) data exchange and information standards per reference (0) . (paragraph 5)

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