Business Capability Maps
Accessing business capability maps
To access business capability maps:
In the navigation bar, click Capability Viewpoint > CV-2 Capability Taxonomy > Business Capability Taxonomy Models.Business capability map properties
The Characteristics properties 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.
You can describe a business capability map as follows:
• the Structure page is used to specify
• the list of business capability components (compositions) that constitute the business capability map described.
You can only create capability components. You cannot reuse them.• the dependencies between these components,
For more details on business capacity structure, see Using capability compositions and Defining business capability dependencies.• The Usage page provides access to the enterprise stages that use the capability map.
Business capability map diagram
To create a business capability map diagram:
1. Access a business capability map as indicated in Accessing business capability maps.
2. 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.
Example of Business Capability Map (CV-2)
For more details on the use of tabular input, see "Constructing a diagram in easy diagramming mode".Using capability compositions
The components represented in a business capability map diagram are Capability Compositions. Each capability composition is associated with a business capability.
To add a 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 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.
A capability composition can have more than one dependency within a diagram.To create dependency links between two capability compositions:
1. In the Insert toolbar, click Business Capability Dependency.
2. Click a composition, and keeping the left mouse button pressed, move the cursor to the other composition.
3. Release the mouse button.
The capability composition dependency appears in the diagram.
To enter the results concerned by a dependency between two business capability compositions:
1. Open the Characteristics properties dialog box of the dependency.
2. Enter the composition result in the Dependent Business Effect field.
For example, "Pizza delivered".
3. Enter the composition result in the Desired Business Effect field.
For example, "Pizza cooked".
See also CV-4 Capability Dependencies.Business Capability Decomposition Tree
You may need to create a diagram to illustrate the decomposition of business capabilities from a business capability map.
To do so:
1. Access a business capability map as indicated in Accessing business capability maps.
2. Righ-click the business capability map and select New > Business Capability Decomposition Tree.