Business Capability
Business capabilities are the core of business architecture, defining exactly "what" a business does.
Business capability mapping focuses on what a business does and provides a crisper view of an organizations objectives by eliminating the inherent complexity of discussing the how or the who. This fundamental tool is critical to outlining a successful business architecture, but can also be a difficult process. Learn how Cutter can help your organization clarify the issues and mentor your team to build a capability map, making it possible to move towards streamlined strategies and roadmaps that maximize value and are effectively aligned with business objectives.
Research
The 10 Principles that Define Capabilities
by William Ulrich and Mike Rosen
- Capabilities define what a business does, not how a business does something
- Capabilities are nouns, not verbs
- Capabilities are defined in business terms, not technical terms
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Consulting
Business Architecture Quick Start
with William Ulrich
Capability Mapping is a critical component of Business Architecture, allowing an organization to:
- Deliver transparency and clarity to enable issue analysis and resolution
- Provide business professionals with a common vocabulary that can be used to perform root cause analysis, establish priorities and articulate requirements to a wide variety of stakeholders
- Provide a holistic view of the business -- one that extends into outsourcing, customer and other related stakeholder domains
- Make it possible for the business to take ownership of and drive transformation strategies from a business (not technology) perspective
- Enable laser-like investment focus on essential business capabilities, information requirements and value streams
Let Business Architecture experts like William Ulrich help your company craft a framework to take full advantage of these benefits. Our Quick Start will help your company streamline your strategies & goals over a three-month period, so you can move on to fulfilling your business objectives fast.