Building the Business Capability Map
A business capability map is used to represent the main business capabilities that interact with an enterprise.
Creating a business capability map
To create a business capability map:
1. From the Vision navigation pane, select Inventories.
2. Click on Business Capability Map.
The list of business capability maps appears in the edit area.
3. Click New.
The new business capability map appears in the list. By default it is owned by the current enterprise.
The properties of a business capability map
The Characteristics property page of the business capability map provides access to:
• its Owner, by default on creation of the business capability map, the current enterprise.
• its Name,
• the text of its Description.
With HOPEX Business Architecture, a business capability map is described by the following pages:
• the Structure page is used to specify on the one hand the list of business capability components that constitute the business capability map described, and on the other hand, the dependencies between these components,
For more details on business capacity structure, see Using the capability compositions and Defining business capability dependencies.• The Usage page provides access to the enterprise stages that use the capability map.
An exhibited business capability is measurable objectively within the framework of an enterprise stage, on a defined geopolitical scope (site), and focused on a given market segment (business partner).For more details on others property page, see "HOPEX Business Architecture properties pages content", page 24.Creating a business capability map diagram
To create a business capability map diagram:
Right-click the business capability map that interests you and select New > Business Capability Map Diagram.The diagram opens in the edit area. The frame of the business capability map described appears in the diagram.
You can construct this diagram in tabular input mode.
Tabular input is available with the HOPEX Web Front-End module. For more details on the use of tabular input, see "Building a diagram in tabular entry", page 211.Using the capability compositions
The components represented in a business capability map diagram are Capability Compositions. Each capability composition is associated with a business capability.
A Business capability component is the involvement of a business capability in the context of a business capability map (one and only one) linked to an enterprise.To add a business capability composition to a business capability map diagram:
1. In the diagram insert toolbar, click Capability Composition.
2. Click in the frame of the business capability map.
The creation window for a capability composition opens.
3. Click on the arrow associated with the Name field and select the business capability that interests you.
4. Click OK.
The capability composition appears in the diagram.
If the business capability is associated with functionalities, they also appear. For more details on the capabilities and functionalities associated with business capabilities, see Defining the business skills and functionalities associated with business capabilities.Defining business capability dependencies
A dependency link between one capability composition and another is used to specify the elements on which this dependency is based.
For example, for "Delivery of pizzas" use "Prepare the pizzas". Note that the expected result (business effect) of "Delivery of pizzas" is a "Pizza delivered" and the expected result (business effect) of "Preparation of pizzas" is a "Cooked pizza".
Dependent Business Effect and Desired Business Effect are the business capability results.
For more details on the results of business capabilities, see Describing the outcomes.A single capability composition can have more than one dependency within a single diagram.To create dependency links between two capability compositions:
1. In the insert toolbar, click Business Capability Dependency.
2. Click the user component, and keeping the left mouse button pressed, move the cursor to the assembly used.
3. Release the mouse button.
The capability composition appears in the diagram.
To enter the results concerned by a dependency between two business capability components:
1. Open the Characteristics properties dialog box.
2. Enter the user component result in the Dependent Business Effect field.
For example, "Pizza delivered".
3. Enter the user assembly result in the Desired Business Effect field.
For example, "Pizza cooked".