Control and Review Boards in Canadian Tire are typically internal committees or panels responsible for evaluating and reviewing various aspects of the company's operations. These boards may be involved in assessing performance, assessing the potential effects of a proposed technical change or implementation on a system and also to provide leadership more visibility into solutions and our technical landscape.
Architecture Review Board reviews also provide leadership more visibility into solutions and our technical landscape, while providing teams' decisions in a timely manner that are aligned to defined target state architectures.
The following items MUST follow the ARB process to be reviewed by the Architecture Team.
- New Projects (Project Intake)
- New API
- Updated API Contract
- New/Updated Orchestration
- New/Updated Integration (e.g. i18, i20 etc.)
- New/Updated Capability (e.g. Adding a Gift Registry or upgrading/replacing recommendation engine)
- New Vendor
- New Infrastructure (Cloud Architecture Review)
- New Process/Features that require platform or enterprise system changes (Hybris, AEM, CDS, Loyalty etc.)
- Architecture Patterns – New/Exceptions
Teams with initiatives meeting any of the above criteria are required to review the Technical Governance Process and complete the initial portion of the Digital Architecture Snapshot. Once the Digital Architecture Snapshot is prepared, teams can then book a Pre-ARB with the Architecture team who will then facilitate a review session and provide direction, approval, or book additional sessions such as a TGB (Technical Governance Board) meeting as required.
Technical Impact Assessment
The Technical Impact Assessment is an evaluation process conducted to assess the potential effects of a proposed technical change or implementation on a system, project, or organization.
New Initiative Risk Assessment (NIRA
The NIRA is designed to capture, identify and assess enterprise and project risks throughout the life cycle of an initiative. All Business initiatives, including key vendor procurement, need to go through the NIRA / NIAP (New Initiative Approval Process) for proper assessment.
Architecture Review Board
In Agile methodologies, an Architecture Review Board (ARB) is a governance body responsible for overseeing and guiding the architectural decisions and direction of a software project or product. The primary purpose of the ARB is to ensure that the architecture aligns with the organization's strategic goals, remains consistent, scalable, and maintains high-quality standards throughout the development process.
