Using Business Capabilities with HOPEX IT Architecture
.A business capability is a set of features that can be made available by a system (an enterprise or an automated system).Accessing the list of business capabilities with HOPEX IT Architecture
Business Capabilitues can be accessed from Business Capability Maps list.
To access the list of business capabilities from Capabilities navigation pane:
1. Select Business Capabilities in the navigation menu.
The list of Capabilities maps appears in the edit area.
2. Expand the tree of business capability maps that interests you.
The list of business capabilities of the map appears.
Describing a business capability
A business capability is described in more detail by the following elements:
• a more detailed granularity capability breakdown;
• the expected effects of the capability;
• The required functionalities, see Defining the functionalities associated with Business Capabilities;
• the dependencies between capabilities (expected effect of one dependent from the result of the other).
For more details on managing a business capability, see Describing a business capability.For example, the business capability grouping operational activities is broken down into several business capabilities: "Customer management”, "Supply", "Sales", "Complaints” and "Order Management".
The Business Capability Decomposition Tree is a diagram that describes the tree structure of a business capability. Focusing on a particular business capability, this type of diagram enables summary representation of business capability breakdown into sub-business capabilities.
Defining the functionalities associated with Business Capabilities
A technical functionality is a capability expected from an equipment item (hardware or software) to ensure the operation of a technical element or an application.Each business capability is associated with functionalities that it is able to provide as well as skills that it needs to ensure its functionalities.
For example, the “Customer Management” needs the “get customer information” functionality.
For more information on enterprise functionalities, see Describing functionalities with HOPEX IT Architecture. To associate a functionality with a business capability:
1. Open the Expected Capabilities properties window of the business capability.
2. In the Expected Functionality section, click New.
An add functionality dialog box appears:
3. You can connect an existing functionality or create a new one by entering the name of the new functionality
4. Click OK.
The expected functionality appears in the list of functionalities associated with the business capability.
The functionalities and the expected effects appear in the diagrams, at the bottom of the frame of the capability described.
For more information on enterprise functionalities, see Describing functionalities with HOPEX IT Architecture.