A Capability is a set of features that can be made available by an enterprise.

A Capability Composition is the involvement of a Capability in the context of a Capability map (one and only one) linked to an enterprise.

A Capability Dependency is a relationship which asserts that a dependent Capability depends upon a needed capability in the context of a capability dependency owner, with respect to its needed effect (business outcome).

A Capability Map is an assembly of Capabilities and their Dependencies that, together, provide a capability scope for an Enterprise Stage.

A Capability Process Fulfillement defines the Personnel Function that realizes the Capability.

An Enterprise is a purposeful undertaking, conducted by one or more organizations, aiming at delivering goods and services, in accordance with the enterprise mission in its changing environment. During its development over time, an enterprise has to adapt to its environment and sets up transformation goals and objectives along with course of action to achieve these objectives. The design and realization of the resulting transformation stages may transcend organizational boundaries and consequently require an integrated team working under the direction of a governing body to involve stakeholders in transformation initiatives.

An Enterprise event is something that happens at a given place and time and that marks the end of one Enterprise State and possibly the beginning of another.

An Enterprise stage is a past, current or future stage of an enterprise.

An Enterprise Stage Component is a composition of a sub-enterprise state in the context of an Enterprise or Enterprise Stage.

An Enterprise stage End Event is the end event of an Enterprise State.

An Enterprise stage Start Event is the start event of an Enterprise State.

An exhibited Capability is a Capability that is exhibited by an Enterprise Stage with quantified measure (KPI) and potential geopolitical scope (Site) for a defined market segment (Operational Partner).

A Fulfillment describes the relationship between a logical entity and a physical entity that implements it. The physical entity gives the list of logical entities that fulfill it.

A Goal tends to be longer term, and defined qualitatively rather than quantitatively. It should be sufficiently narrow-focused that Objectives can be defined for it.

An IT Transformation Stage is a type of Enterprise Transformation Stage aiming at the alignment of its IT System to expected functionalities required for the business to operate effectively at the right cost.

Libraries are collections of objects used to split repository content into several independent parts. They allow creation of virtual partitions of the repository. In particular, two objects owned by different libraries can have the same name.

A measurable property expresses the nature of indicators (duration, mass, cost, etc.) and defines the unit used to measure them (minutes, kilograms, euros, etc.). Measurable properties are used to define indicators, they can be elementary or composite. Elementary measurable properties are described by measurement units: kg, Liter, Gallon, Hour, Minute.

A mission indicates the ongoing operational activity of the enterprise. The Mission describes what the business is or will be doing on a day-to-day basis. A Mission makes a Vision operative; that is, it indicates the ongoing activity that makes the Vision a reality. A Mission is planned by means of Strategies.

An objective is a goal that a company/organization wants to achieve, or the target set for a Personnel Function or an operation. An objective allows you to highlight the features in a Personnel Function or operation that require improvement.

A qualifying value (key indicator) defines how much of something can be quantified, either as a singular value or as range of values, according to a Measurable Property. Key indicators are valued. Example: Response Time < 20 secondes.

A set of constraint values defines the grouping of elementary Qualifying values that should be examined together in order to appreciate the actual performance of a KPIed item. E.g.: a delivery must take place in less than 20 minutes and cost less than 5 euro.

A state is a condition or situation in the life of an object, during which it satisfies some condition, performs some activity, or waits for some event. A state represents an interval of time delimited by two events. It is a phase an object passes through during its life cycle.

A state machine is a set of states and transitions governing the state changes that can match any time-dependent object.

A Strategy is one component of the plan for the Mission. A Strategy represents the essential Course of Action to achieve Ends (Goals in particular). A Strategy usually channels efforts towards those Goals. A Strategy is accepted by the enterprise as the right approach to achieve its Goals, given the environmental constraints and risks.

A Tactic is a Course of Action that implements part of a Strategy. Tactics generally channel efforts towards Objectives.

A transformation stage is a type of enterprise transformation stage aiming at the alignment of the enterprise operating model to its strategy and corresponding exhibited Capabilities.

A transition is passage of an object from one state to another. A transition is the response of an object to an event it receives. When an event occurs and certain conditions are satisfied, the object executes certain actions while still in the first state, before passing to the second state.

A Vision is the ultimate, possibly unattainable, state the enterprise would like to achieve. A Vision is often compound, rather than focused toward one particular aspect of the business problem. A Vision is supported or made operative by Missions. It is amplified by Goals.