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 capability maps from Capabilities navigation menu:
1. Select Capabilities > Business Capabilities.
The business capability map list appears
2. Open the Structure page of the business capability map that interests you.
3. Unfold the Owned Capability Component section.
The list of business capabilities appears in the edit area.
Creating a business capability
To create a business capability from the Capabilities navigation menu:
1. Select Capabilities > Business Capabilities.
The business capability map list appears
2. Open the Structure page of the business capability map that interests you.
3. In the Owned Capability Component section, click New.
The Creation of Business Capability window appears.
4. Enter the Name of the business capability and click OK.
The new business capability appears in the list.
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".
A business capability can be described by three types of diagram.
• 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.
• The Business Capability Tree is a diagram that describes the tree structure business capability.
• A business capability map diagram that describes the set of business capabilities of the structure.
Defining the functionalities associated with Business Capabilities
A technology capability is the ability to deliver a technology service which is required by a technology artifact 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.