Enterprise Architecture
Deep Dive: Research Lifecycle Value Stream

Deep Dive: Research Lifecycle Value Stream

The Research Lifecycle value stream encompasses the complete research journey from discovery of opportunities through to real-world impact. This section demonstrates how this value stream connects to the Research Excellence strategic theme and its underlying business capabilities.

Illustrative Scenario: Horizon Europe Integration Challenge

Sydney secures a Horizon Europe grant with six partner institutions across Germany, Netherlands, France, Singapore, and Canada. €12 million in funding over five years. We need to integrate with the European Commission's portal, establish secure data sharing with each partner, and comply with GDPR, Australia's Privacy Act, Singapore's PDPA, and Canada's PIPEDA—simultaneously. Under traditional approaches, this takes 8 months and costs ~$600,000, with one team fully consumed. With reusable patterns, embedded governance, and AI-assisted development, the same integration can be delivered in 6 weeks for approximately $180,000.

8 mo → 6 wk
Timeline Reduction
70%
Cost Saving
€12M
Grant Enabled

Value Streams

End-to-end activities that deliver measurable outcomes aligned to the University's strategic objectives.

Student Lifecycle Future Deep Dive

Attract → Admit → Enrol → Educate → Graduate → Engage

Research Lifecycle Deep Dive

Enables "research that is excellent, tackles the greatest challenges and contributes to the common good" through connected platforms and partner integration.

Lifecycle Stages

Each capability, pattern, and solution component maps to specific lifecycle stages. Colour-coded tags indicate when each element is most relevant in the research journey.

1
Discover
Opportunities
→
2
Fund
Grants & setup
→
3
Conduct
Active research
→
4
Publish
Dissemination
→
5
Translate
Real-world use
→
6
Impact
Outcomes
Capability Intersection Matrix

This matrix shows how business capabilities within the Research Excellence theme support specific stages of the Research Lifecycle value stream.

Business Capability Discover Fund Conduct Publish Translate Impact
Research Partnerships
Grant Management
Research Data Management
Research Compliance
Research Analytics & Reporting
Commercialisation & IP
Primary (critical dependency)
Secondary (supporting)
No direct intersection
Enabling Services Future Deep Dive

Plan → Resource → Operate → Support → Report → Improve

Business Capabilities

What the University must be able to do to execute value streams. Expand Research Excellence to see the architecture that enables it.

Research Excellence
▼
Academic Excellence Framework Conduct Publish
Research Investment and Focus Discover Fund
Multidisciplinary Research Conduct Translate
Research Partnerships Discover Fund Conduct Impact
ICT Blueprint
Integration Platform (research domain)
Enables rapid integration with funding bodies, partner institutions, and compliance frameworks across the research lifecycle. For our Horizon Europe scenario, this platform provides the foundation for connecting with six international partners while meeting diverse regulatory requirements.
▼
Funding Body Integration Services (ARC, NHMRC, Horizon Europe) Discover Fund Impact
Partner Institution Data Exchange Conduct Publish Translate
Cross-Border Data Flow Management Fund Conduct Translate
Compliance Automation Services Fund Conduct Impact
Research Systems Connectivity Layer Discover Fund Conduct Publish
Enterprise Patterns and Standards
Reusable Architectural Patterns That Accelerate Delivery
Integration Patterns
API-First Design FundConduct Event-Driven Architecture ConductTranslate Canonical Data Models ConductPublish Federated Identity (AAF/eduGAIN) FundConduct
Data Sovereignty Patterns
Cross-Border Data Flow Controls FundConductTranslate Privacy Framework Adapters (GDPR, Privacy Act, PDPA, PIPEDA) FundConduct Data Residency Enforcement ConductTranslate
Compliance Patterns
Pre-Approved Contract Templates DiscoverFund Ethics and Compliance Workflow FundConduct Audit Trail Generation ConductImpact
Solution Design
API Integration Accelerator
AI-assisted development tooling that generates integration code from standard patterns. A developer describes the requirement; the accelerator produces 70% of code, tests, and documentation automatically. This is what transforms our Horizon Europe integration from 8 months to 6 weeks—the accelerator generates compliant APIs for each partner institution and regulatory framework automatically.
API Specification and Modeling FundConduct Automated Code GenerationAI Conduct API Security ValidationAI FundConduct Test Case GenerationAI Conduct Documentation GenerationAI ConductPublish Deployment Automation ConductTranslate
The AI components accelerate the development process itself—generating integration code, tests, and documentation from patterns—rather than performing business functions. This is what enables the 8-month to 6-week timeline compression.