An example of [[EA Visions]], Business Capability Models are the bread and butter of [[Enterprise Architecture]]. They're arguably the most useful of the [[Enterprise Architecture Artifacts]]. Graphically represent the _capabilities_ of a business with respect to each other and possibly their related goals, customers, and potentially key external factors relevant to [[A Plan is Not a Strategy|strategic planning]]. These are often [[Layered Architecture|Layered]] and [[Hierarchy|Hierarchical]], where each level is [[~7 - The Limit of Simultaneous Info|right-sized for understanding]] and can be [[Decomposition Understanding|Decomposed]]. These should be kept [[Simplicity|simple]]. If you include the IT assets that _enable_ the capabilities, then you've got an [[EA Landscapes#Enterprise System Portfolios]]. They can be made in specialized tools like [[Archi]], or simply in Visio or PowerPoint. They can be used to show: - Relative capability _importance_ to business [[What is a Strategy|strategy]] - Strategy → necessary capabilities → supporting systems → needs for investment - Capability _maturity_, possibly alongside target maturity - _[[Goals (index)|Goal]]_-to-capability alignment - Capability _gaps_ and _risks_ - How particular business _problems_ map across capabilities - Which capabilities are _affected by change_ (e.g. changing technologies) > [!note] Example > ![[Pasted image 20240531143307.png]] # Additional Examples ![[Pasted image 20240531145644.png]] **** ## Source - [[The Practice of Enterprise Architecture]] ## Related - [[EA Visions]] - [[Diagram Types (index)]]