Current Priorities¶
The Architecture Board is in the process of developing principles and guidelines for software development across projects and products.
Guidelines and principles are being developed by a task force composed of DHI experts and specialists in the relevant area.
The task force are following the Architecture Board Guidelines Process while writing the guidelines.
Note
The initial version of guidelines will establish a shared foundation for how development is approached at DHI.
Future versions will provide more detailed instructions, including templates and step-by-step guides.
The guidelines and principles will be published on DHI Developers once they are finalized.
Priorities and Status¶
The Archtitecture Board is currently working on the following principles and guidelines.
| Principles/Guidelines | Owner | Task force | Status | Next deadline | Expected Enforcement level | Roll-out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development | ||||||
| 3rd Party Software Dependencies | kth | kth; jork; jabh; jgr; lac | Scope defined | Initial draft: May 12 | Important | August, 2026 |
| Back-end Frameworks | bogd | TBD | Initial draft complete | Task force approval, finalize draft: June 5 | DHI good practice | July, 2026 |
| Branching Strategy | olko | jgr; kth; frt; olko | PO roll-out meeting held | Enforcement level updates: May 15 | Expected | April 27, 2026 |
| Code Documentation | bogd | bogd; frt; jgr; rask | Initial draft ready | Task force review: June 19 | Important | June, 2026 |
| Inner-sourcing | jan | TBD | North Star: D2 - Planning and task force to be defined | Planning: June | DHI good practice | |
| Monitoring and Observability | bogd | bogd; kth; aug; jgr; vdj; sksh | Approved | Post on Engage: June 15 | DHI good practice | June, 2026 |
| Testing guidelines | nire | nire; sksh; kbal; toko | Stakeholder review done | Task force review of stakeholder suggestions: June 19 | Important | June, 2026 |
| Web Frontend Development | dyk | dyk; rasa; finz | Stakeholder Review #2 | Architecture Board Approval: March 27 | Expected | June, 2026 |
| Emerging Technologies | ||||||
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) | frt | jan; msty; frt; clcr; vdj | Roll-in progress | Claude Code trial period in progress: May 1 | Important | Published March 16, 2026 |
| Infrastructure | ||||||
| Deployment & Infrastructure | pelo | kth; sksh; pelo; mbn | Scope approved | Task for to be updated: January 30 | Important | |
| DevOps & CI/CD | olko | kth; jgr; jko; kbal; sksh; frt; olko | PO roll-out meeting held | Enforcement level updates: May 15 | Important | April 27, 2026 |
| DHI Public NuGet Packages Policy | sksh | sksh; jgr; frt; pelo | Policy published completed and approved | PO Community roll-out: June 17 | DHI good practice | June, 2026 |
| GitHub Governance | rywm | rywm; mbn; jan; mlla; savi | Stakeholder review completed | Task force updates: May 18 | Expected | August, 2026 |
| Infrastructure as Code | mlla | pelo; mlla; jko; ahel; kbal | Task force updated | Stakeholder review: June 12 | DHI good practice | June, 2026 |
| Tools and Applications | bogd | bogd; kth; lac | Task force review | Engage and PO Community roll-out: June 17 | DHI good practice | June, 2026 |
| Management & Compliance | ||||||
| Design Review | bogd | bogd; mlla; frt; dyk | First fraft | Guidelines owner change: June 19 | Important | July, 2026 |
| Process and gap analysis | kth | kth; thb; jabh | Process published on DHI Developers and SharePoint. | Rollout plan: January 23 | Important | September, 2025 |
| Secure Development Practices | kth | kth; jgr; mbn; thb | Task force selected | Define scope: June 12 | Mandatory | June, 2026 |
| Software Development Process | nire | nire; mlci; fari; kbal; elst | Draft #3 complete | Define Task force: June 17 | Important |
AI Skill Development¶
AI skills are being made to allow products and projects to scan repositories to generate reports containing compliance within guidelines and recommended actions.
| Task | Deadline | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DHI Developers repo move | June 15 | Move the DHI Developers repository containing source markdown files from DevOps to GitHub. |
| Write AI Skills | July | Create AI skills for individual guidelines. - Branching Strategy (OLKO) - DevOps & CI/CD (OLKO) - Code Documentation (BOGD) - DHI Public NuGet Packages Policy (SKSH) - Infrastructure as Code (MLLA) - Monitoring and Observability (BOGD) - Secure Development Practices (KTH) - Testing guidelines (NIRE) - Web Frontend Development (DYK) |
| Skill roll-out | July 31 | AI skills will be available for products and projects. |