Technology architecture - Team
TDA
(Technical Design Authority)
A group or governance function that reviews and approves important technical design decisions
What's it for?
Provides consistent technical oversight so major design decisions do not conflict with standards, create avoidable risk or undermine the wider architecture
For example…
A delivery team submits a new integration design to the TDA before development begins
The TDA asks a project to change its proposed authentication approach because it conflicts with the organisation's security standards
Think of it like…
A planning committee checking that major building designs follow the agreed rules before construction starts