"Core Business Processes" is an [[Enterprise Architecture]] concept that resonated strongly with me for use both in and out of the working world. > [!info] Core Business Process > The **small** set of enterprise processes that defines the stable set of company-wide capabilities the company needs to execute its [[Company Operating Model]] and respond to market opportunities. These are the big things. The [[Pareto Analysis|vital few instead of the trivial many]] The rote habits of the organization. Those things you need to be able to do without even having to think about it. They are supported by [[Paved Roads]]. Your assets in action. They are where your efficiencies lay. Producing consistent results with low levels of variability. As the minutia of the day to day business may ebb and flow, these processes in some form will always endure. # Examples ## Manufacturing - Customer management - Order-to-inventory - Shipping Logistics ## Healthcare - Patient intake - Treatment administration - Billing ## Personal The self is not a business, but these things could reasonably be considered a "core process". - Maintaining fitness - Integrating new knowledge into [[My Notes]] - Managing my [[Personal MOS]] **** ## Source - [[Enterprise Architecture as a Strategy]] ## Related - [[Core EA Diagrams]] - [[Small but Consistent beats Big but Sporadic]]