> [!tldr] Business, Data, Applications, Technology While there's many ways one could validly slice and dice an enterprise, the **BDAT** domain scheme is one of the most popular. - **Business** - The mission & [[What is a Strategy|strategy]] of the business, [[Business Capability Models]] - it's [[Value Stream Mapping|value streams]], and [[Core Business Processes]] - This also includes things like org charts, goals, governance models, etc - **Data** - The data on which the business operate. - The conceptual, logical, and physical layers. - This also includes data life cycles, metadata, master data, governance, & other data processes (e.g. quality/stewardship) - **Applications** - The software that run the business - they enable capabilities - That which produces, generates, and acts on the data - Also the interfaces and services between them - **Technology** - The technology on which that software runs and the constraints/standards by which it abides - This includes the environment (e.g. on-prem, cloud), operating systems, language standards, middleware, etc. **** # More ## Source - various