Describing a Measurable Property
Measurable Properties and Qualifying Values are used to define the performance constraints that must be complied with by the building blocks making up the enterprise, at the forefront of which are the business capabilities and the exhibited business capabilities in a transformation stage.
The nature of a Qualifying Value is defined by a Measurable Property.
Measurable Properties can be connected to the some objects such as:
• business capabilities,
• value streams,
• Business Skill,
• application environment
Qualifying Values can be connected to exhibited business capabilities; that is, a capability highlighted within the context of a transformation stage. A Qualifying Value is attached to a Measurable Property.
For example, the Qualifying Values of the "Command management" exhibition of the exhibited business capability) in a given transformation stage (existing or future) can be "Deliver a pizza in less than 20mn" or "Take the order in less than 3mn".
Accessing the list of Measurable Properties of an Enterprise
To access the list of Measurable Properties:
Expand the Parameters > Measurements navigation menu.The list of measurable properties appears in the Measurable Properties tab.
Creating a Measurable Property from a Business Capability
To create a Measurable Property from a Business Capability, for example:
1. Open the Measurable Property page of the Business Capability that interests you.
2. In the Measurable Property section, click New.
A Measurable Property creation dialog box opens.
3. Specify:
• its Name,
• the text that describes its Unit,
• the text of its Description.
4. Click OK.
The new Measurable Property appears in the section. It's connected to the current library.
The properties of a measurable property
The Characteristics property page of a measurable property provides access to:
• its Name,
• the text that describes its Unit,
• the text of its Description.
The Usage property page of a measurable property provides access to:
• the Qualifying Value section provides the list of Qualifying Values that are based on this Measurable Property.
• the Architectural Composite section which provides the list of components associated to the Measurable Property.
For further details, see Creating a Measurable Property from a Business Capability.Using Measurable Properties Reports
A Measurable Properties Reports provides the list of Measurable Properties connected to a list of Assets specified in the report parameters.
To access the list of Measurable Properties Reports:
Expand the Parameters > Measurements navigation menu.The list of measurable properties appears in the Measurable Properties Reports tab.