Capability Map Viewpoint

The Capability Map Viewpoint pattern creates elements and a diagram that allows Capabilities to be visualized in a nested hierarchy. The Capabilities are also nested in a hierarchy in the Project Browser allowing groups of them to be easily moved from one location to another. Color has been used to convey the levels of the hierarchy.

Figure 1. Shows a Capability Map represented as a nested hierarchy, with color applied to the three levels to make the diagram more appealing.

Discussion
The purpose of the pattern is to allow Business Managers,  Enterprise and Business Architects and other strategic stakeholders to visualize and categorize the capabilities present or aspired to in an enterprise or one of its parts. It forms a foundation almost every other architectural pursuit.

The pattern is typically crated early on in the definition of the architecture of an enterprise and forms the basis of much of the more detailed work down by other architects. It can also be augmented or changed at strategic points in the evolution of an organization or its architecture.

The following is a list of some things you may want to do when working with this pattern.
·	Change the name of the Capabilities to suit the initiative.
·	Add additional Capabilities and re-categorize as required.

The following is a list of next steps you may want to perform after working with this pattern.
·	Relate the Capabilities to Drivers and Goals to ensure the Capabilities have a business purpose.
Relate the Capabilities to Application and Business Services, Functions or Processes as required.

Reference
The following help topics will assist you learn about how to work with this pattern.
Archimate Technology
Diagram Layout
Tools you may find useful
The following are some of the tools that will be helpful when working with this pattern.
Document Generator
The Document Generator is a powerful facility in Enterprise Architect that allows a Database Engineer or other stakeholder to create high quality corporate or technical documentation directly from the model, suitable for internal or external audiences. For more details see the Documentation help topic.
Specification View
The Specification View can be used as a way of working with the Components and Interfaces particularly when there are a large number of elements as is typically the case when describing a system of any appreciable size. For more details see the Specification View help topic
Relationship Matrix
The Relationship Matrix provides a spreadsheet like view of two groups of elements and the relationships that exist between them. It can be a used as a powerful analysis mechanism to visually indicate how elements are related to each other and to discover which elements are missing relationships. For more details see the Relationship Matrix  help topic.
Traceability Window
The Traceability Window automatically displays the relationships that exist between Use Cases and other model elements including up-process and down-process elements. The traceability tree view can be conveniently expanded to see deeper relationships and elements displayed in the window can be located in all diagrams in which they appear. For more details see the Traceability Window  help topic.

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