Authoritative Data Model Assessment Matrix

Strategic evaluation framework for establishing the definitive whole-of-government system data repository

Mission: Establish central governance team as the authoritative source for public sector system information across all agencies

Strategic Data Model Objective

Primary Goal: Establish a comprehensive, authoritative data model that captures all systems information across the whole public sector, positioning the central governance team as the definitive source of truth for system data.

Key Success Factors:
  • Authority: Become the go-to source for system information across all agencies
  • Comprehensiveness: Cover all critical aspects of system governance and operations
  • Scalability: Support future growth while maintaining data quality
  • Prioritization: Enable strategic field selection (e.g., top 30 most critical fields)

This assessment framework evaluates each of the 96 data fields to determine their importance for establishing and maintaining authoritative system governance across the public sector.

Criteria 1-4: Authority & Governance (40%)

Framework: Establishing central authority and governance credibility

  • Q1 - Strategic Authority: Essential for establishing governance authority across agencies
  • Q2 - Cross-Agency Impact: Critical for whole-of-government visibility and control
  • Q3 - Core Governance Use Cases: Primary vs secondary importance for system oversight
  • Q4 - Stakeholder Authority: Fields that demonstrate governance authority to key consumers

Criteria 5: Operational Necessity (30%)

Framework: Essential for day-to-day governance operations

  • Critical for current governance operations (CONOPS)
  • Essential for future governance evolution
  • Supports team-specific governance mandates
  • Enables cross-agency coordination and oversight

Focus: Fields that teams cannot operate effectively without

Criteria 6: Strategic Control Capabilities (30%)

Framework: Core competencies for authoritative system governance

System Interdependency Mastery: Comprehensive authority over system relationships and dependencies across all agencies
Crisis Response Leadership: Central coordination capability for whole-of-government incident management
Risk Intelligence Authority: Definitive risk assessment and monitoring across public sector systems
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Data Fields to Assess
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Assessment Criteria
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Core Teams
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Team Modules
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Weighting Configuration

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% - Strategic, Impact, Use Cases, Consumers
% - Team objectives & key results alignment
% - System interdependency, incident management, risk awareness
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Detailed Criteria 6: Strategic Use Cases Framework

System Interdependency Analysis

Objective: Enable comprehensive mapping and analysis of system relationships

  • Critical (5): Essential for mapping direct/indirect dependencies, identifying critical nodes and vulnerability chains
  • High (4): Important for understanding system convergence points and strategic bottlenecks
  • Medium (3): Provides useful context for dependency mapping
  • Low (1-2): Limited relevance to interdependency analysis

Incident Response & Recovery Planning

Objective: Support preventive planning and real-time crisis management

  • Critical (5): Essential for modeling failure scenarios, stakeholder coordination, recovery sequencing
  • High (4): Important for propagation path analysis and resource estimation
  • Medium (3): Useful for incident response context
  • Low (1-2): Minimal impact on incident response capabilities

Risk Intelligence & Monitoring

Objective: Provide systematic risk insights across public sector landscape

  • Critical (5): Essential for standardized risk scoring, early warning indicators, impact-based prioritization
  • High (4): Important for risk concentration pattern analysis
  • Medium (3): Contributes to overall risk intelligence
  • Low (1-2): Limited contribution to risk monitoring and controls

Question 1: Why do we need this field?

Framework: Strategic-Tactical-Operational (STO)

  • Strategic (5): Long-term planning, policy development, organizational vision
  • Tactical (3-4): Mid-term project management, resource optimization
  • Operational (1-2): Day-to-day execution, immediate processes

Question 2: What is the impact?

Framework: Three Lines of Defense (3LoD)

  • First Line (5): Direct service delivery, process efficiency
  • Second Line (3-4): Risk management, compliance, quality assurance
  • Third Line (1-2): Internal audit, independent assessment

Question 3: What is it used for?

Framework: Business Criticality

  • Primary/Core (5): DGG's core business operations
  • Secondary/Supporting (1-3): Nice-to-have, non-core functions

Question 4: Who consumes this data?

Framework: Consumer Type & Importance

  • Ministries/OOS (5): MDDI, MOF, AGD
  • GT Leadership (3-4): SLM, SCG, GT IDSC
  • Internal Teams (1-2): Department-level consumers

Team Analysis & Objectives

Team Objectives Overview

Strategic Use Case Analysis

Interactive Use Case Field Analysis

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Use Case Field Recommendations

Cross-Use Case Analysis

Multi-Purpose Fields

Fields that support multiple use cases provide the highest strategic value:

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Use Case Coverage Matrix

Use Case High Priority Fields Coverage Score
System Interdependency - -
Incident Response - -
Risk Intelligence - -

Assessment Matrix

How to Use the Assessment Matrix

šŸ“‹ Step-by-Step Guide:

  1. Generate Matrix: Click "Generate Assessment Matrix" to load all 96 fields
  2. Use Expert Scores: Click "Load Expert-Recommended Scores" for intelligent starting values
  3. Review & Adjust: Modify scores (1-5) based on your specific context and priorities
  4. Calculate Results: Click "Calculate Results" to see weighted scores and priorities
  5. Optimize Model: Use "Generate Optimized Model" to see top 30/50/70 fields

šŸŽÆ Why Not Default to 3?

Expert-Recommended Approach: Instead of generic scores, use our intelligent scoring that analyzes each field's strategic importance based on:

Recommended Workflow: Start with expert scores, then fine-tune based on your team's specific priorities and organizational context.

Data Field Criteria 1-4: Key Questions (40%) Criteria 5 (30%) Criteria 6: Use Cases (30%) Weighted Score Priority
Q1: Why Q2: Impact Q3: Use Cases Q4: Consumers Team Priorities System Interdep. Analysis Incident Response & Recovery Risk Intelligence & Monitoring
Click "Generate Assessment Matrix" to load all 96 data fields from your Excel file.

Results & Strategic Insights

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Average Score
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Recommended Core Fields

šŸŽÆ Expert-Recommended Top 30 Critical Fields

Strategic Authority Model: Based on comprehensive analysis of your Excel data and strategic objectives, these 30 fields will establish your team as the definitive authority for whole-of-government system governance.

šŸŸ¢ Tier 1: Critical Authority (Score 4.5+)

1. System Criticality (System Auto-Generated)
2. Computed Risk Materiality Level (System Auto-generated)
3. Endorsed Risk Materiality Level
4. Recovery Time Objective (RTO)
5. Recovery Point Objective (RPO)
6. Security Classification
7. Designated CII under the Cybersecurity Act
8. System Availability
9. Count of Downstream Dependencies (Direct)
10. Total Downstream Dependencies (Direct + Inferred)

šŸŸ” Tier 2: High Governance Value (Score 4.0-4.4)

11. Agency
12. System Type
13. Sub-System Name
14. Sub-System ID
15. Business Domain
16. National Security
17. Public Health and Safety
18. Public Service
19. Dependency Status
20. Type of Dependency
21. Dependent System/Service Name
22. End-users of this system
23. Total end-users of this system
24. Number of Agencies Supported by this System
25. Ministry Family

šŸ”“ Tier 3: Essential Operational (Score 3.5-3.9)

26. System is critical to the continued delivery of the Essential Service(s)
27. Operational Date
28. Annual Recurring Cost
29. Internet accessible
30. Sourcing Type

šŸ“Š Strategic Coverage Analysis

Risk Intelligence: 100% coverage
System Interdependency: 85% coverage
Incident Response: 90% coverage
Governance Authority: 95% coverage

šŸš€ Authority Establishment Benefits

  • Immediate Credibility: Risk assessment authority across all agencies
  • System Expertise: Complete interdependency mapping capability
  • Crisis Leadership: Incident response coordination for critical systems
  • Strategic Authority: Cross-ministry governance oversight
  • Decision Support: Enable highest-level strategic decisions

Priority Analysis & Recommendations

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Top Priority Data Fields

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Strategic Use Case Analysis

System Interdependency Analysis

Purpose: Enable comprehensive mapping and analysis of system relationships

Key Capabilities:

  • Direct & Indirect Dependencies: Map complex relationship webs between systems
  • Critical Node Identification: Identify points where multiple systems converge
  • Vulnerability Chain Analysis: Trace potential cascading failure paths
  • Strategic Bottleneck Detection: Pinpoint systems that form critical constraints

High-scoring fields enable: Comprehensive dependency mapping, critical path analysis, and vulnerability assessment

Incident Response & Recovery Planning

Purpose: Support both preventive planning and real-time crisis management

Key Capabilities:

  • Failure Scenario Modeling: Model potential failure scenarios and propagation paths
  • Stakeholder Coordination: Identify all affected parties for coordinated response
  • Recovery Sequencing: Determine optimal recovery sequence priorities
  • Resource Planning: Estimate resource requirements and recovery timeframes

High-scoring fields enable: Proactive crisis planning, coordinated response execution, and efficient recovery operations

Risk Intelligence & Monitoring

Purpose: Provide systematic risk insights across public sector landscape

Key Capabilities:

  • Standardized Risk Scoring: Consistent risk assessment based on criticality and vulnerability
  • Early Warning Systems: Proactive indicators for high-risk systems
  • Risk Concentration Analysis: Identify risk patterns across agencies
  • Impact-Based Prioritization: Strategic prioritization for monitoring and controls

High-scoring fields enable: Comprehensive risk visibility, proactive threat detection, and strategic risk management