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Outcomes and Parallel State Machines

This post extends a previous post that introduced viewing a business architecture capability/outcome graph as a finite state machine – FSM, and

What is an outcome?

The Business Architecture Core Metamodel – BACM uses the term “outcome” to label and name a concept in business architecture. Our purpose

Dynamic Value Streams – Parallel Flows

In the previous posts, we illustrated how business architects can model dynamic value streams using outcomes as entry and exit criteria for

Modeling Dynamic Value Streams – Unpacking Stages

Unpacking Value Stream Stages and Adding Capabilities In the previous post, we saw how outcomes can be used to link together the

Unlock Business Analyses with Dynamic Value Streams

Turn your business architecture into a behavioral model and unlock its potential for analysis projects.

Modeling Dynamic Value Streams

Value streams represent delivery of value to a customer or stakeholder in stages. Value stream stages represent dynamic business behaviors; stages may be skipped or repeated.

Add Business Process Architecture to your Business Architecture toolbox

Analyzing and improving business processes is a fundamental practice of business analysts, but until recently, the role of business process modeling and

Organizing your business architectures with Business Architecture

A business of any size will have invested in creating models of business structure (e.g. organization charts, application portfolios) and behavior (e.g.