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While IndEA has been notified as a standard framework for designing Enterprise Architectures, its
adoption has been slow due to the challenges posed by the resource-intensive and time-taking
nature inherent in designing Enterprise Architectures in a classical way.

To overcome these challenges, the Agile IndEA Framework was developed by India’s Ministry of
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Electronics & Information Technology. A pragmatic approach is adopted in the design, development
and implementation of enterprise-class digital projects, keeping in view the triple constraints of
scope, time and budget.

The IndEA Framework defines a “minimum viable architecture” model (MVA) that is designed
in terms of Building Blocks. Building Blocks are categorized as Core Building Blocks (CBBs) and
Common Solution Building Blocks (CSBBs). The CBBs represent the technical capabilities, while
CSBBs capture the common business requirements.

Building Blocks can be categorized along these four types to facilitate designing the Logical
Architecture of the system.

To overcome these challenges, the Agile IndEA Framework was developed by India’s Ministry of
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Electronics & Information Technology. A pragmatic approach is adopted in the design, development
and implementation of enterprise-class digital projects, keeping in view the triple constraints of
scope, time and budget.

Table 10: InDEA Building Blocks

Building Block Type
Infrastructure BBs Cloud, SoC, Enterprise App Store, Unified Call Centre.
Data BBs Digital Identity, Digital Registries, Enterprise Directories.
Technology BBs Gateways (Integration, Messaging), Mobility Management (MDM),
Collaboration Management, Consent Management.
Application BBs Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, e-Payments, Workflow, Case Management,
Dashboard.

Table 11, provides a list of Agile IndEA Building Blocks, which have been categorized according to
their category (CBBs or CSBBs) and development priorities (wave 1 & wave 2). Also, to align and
sequence efforts in the most efficient manner, a phased development of waves has been defined.

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