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− | Business Functions: | + | |
| + | ==== Application Data ==== |
| + | * Should, where possible, be linked to a business object. |
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| + | ==== Business Actor: ==== |
| + | * Represents an actual person, org structure section, committee or working group within or external to the organization. e.g.: Senior Advisor, Director Operations, Senior Vice President, ESSARB, Senior Management Board, Treasury Board, NRCan, John Smith, Dr. Henry Jones. Not: process modeler, designer, client, solution architect, manager |
| + | * Linking: Actors are usually linked to Roles. |
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| + | ==== Business Event ==== |
| + | * Naming: Should be a verb in the perfect tense, e.g: "claim received". |
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| + | ==== Business Function ==== |
| A logical grouping of related business activity (processes, sub-functions, roles, business information, etc...) No flow or sequence is necessary. | | A logical grouping of related business activity (processes, sub-functions, roles, business information, etc...) No flow or sequence is necessary. |
− | - Must always (directly or indirectly) support an established Business Capability, and should be associated with an enterprise requirement, strategic outcome, goal, and/or driver.
| + | * Linking: Must (directly or indirectly) support and link to an established Business Capability |
− | - Naming convention: Should NOT use verb-noun naming, in order to not be confused with business processes.
| + | * Linking: Should be associated with an enterprise requirement, strategic outcome, goal, and/or driver. |
| + | * Naming convention: Should NOT use verb-noun naming, in order to not be confused with business processes. |
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− | Business Process: | + | ==== Business Object ==== |
| + | * Naming: Business object names should be nouns. |
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| + | ==== Business Process ==== |
| Something that is done/performed, that has a flow or sequence. | | Something that is done/performed, that has a flow or sequence. |
− | - Should be related to a particular (superior) business function.
| + | * Linking: Should be related to a particular (superior) business function (e.g. an SSC Service) |
− | - Naming: Should name processes with verb-noun notation. "Do something to something". i.e.: Place Order
| + | * Naming: Should name processes with verb-noun notation. "Do something to something". i.e.: Place Order |
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| + | ==== Business Role ==== |
| + | * Represents an abstract role, not a personal name or defined organizational position, committee, title, rank or hierarchy within the organization. e.g.: process modeler, designer, client, solution architect. Not: Senior Advisor, Director Operations, Senior Vice President, ESSARB, Senior Management Board, Treasury Board, NRCan, John Smith, Dr. Henry Jones. |
| + | * Roles are usually linked to actors and business functions and processes. |
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− | Business Service: | + | ==== Business Service ==== |
| Something that is provided to an entity external to the business function. | | Something that is provided to an entity external to the business function. |
− | - Must link directly (or indirectly through another business service, interface or product) to a client of the related function for the service.
| + | * Must link directly (or indirectly through another business service, interface or product) to a client of the related function for the service. |
− | - Naming convention: May use an ing ending?
| + | * Naming: Should use verb-noun. May use an "ing" ending. |
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− | Application Data:
| + | ==== SSC Services ==== |
− | - Should, where possible, be linked to a business object.
| + | SSC Services are usually business <u>functions</u>, and should not be represented as ArchiMate business <u>services</u>. |
| + | * Representation: Must be represented as a business function, with category of "client-facing service" or "supporting service" |