Hunze and Aa’s Water Authority

Hunze and Aa’s Water Authority has a data and information team of approximately 28 employees. The architecture was in place, as was the knowledge. However, both primarily resided in the minds of a small number of staff members. This creates a risk that many public sector organisations recognise: once someone leaves, their knowledge leaves with them.

Decisions were made based on assumptions rather than shared understanding. The application landscape grew increasingly opaque, integrations were added without a clear overview of what already existed. And the conversation with the organisation about information provision became increasingly difficult to maintain.

ArchiXL, together with Hunze and Aa’s Water Authority, started from information architecture without a large upfront design or a theoretical framework as the end goal. The setup was developed iteratively, based on current organisational challenges.

ArchiMedes™ and WikiXL™ form the technical foundation of a central knowledge platform. Architecture models, concepts, and documentation are brought together in one place, ensuring that employees are no longer dependent on the right person to find the right answer. The translation from architectural reality into management information and governable communication was a deliberate choice in the collaboration.