Strategy Viewpoint

The Strategy Viewpoint pattern creates elements and a diagram that models the strategic intent of an organization by articulating a Course of Action and the Capabilities and Resources needed to achieve it providing a modeled Outcome

Figure 1. Shows a diagram assigning  a number of Resources to a Capability which realizes an outcome that is in turn related to a Course of Action.

Discussion
The purpose of the pattern is to allow business and enterprise architects to model the strategic direction of an organization from a high level by relating it to Capabilities and Resources that provide a demonstrable outcome. 

The pattern is typically used at the time the strategies are being formulated as a way of determining how they will be materialized. It may be used at points in the evolution of an organization or its architecture where strategies, courses of action and outcomes are being reviewed or revised.

The following is a list of some things you may want to do when working with this pattern.
·	Change the name of the Course of Action, Outcome Capability and Resources to suit the initiative.
·	Add additional Outcomes, Capabilities and Resources as required.

The following is a list of next steps you may want to perform after working with this pattern.
·	Relate the Course of Action to Goals.
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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