Project: EAKAT

Class: Initiative

Parent Class(es): 

  1. Aliased_Item
  2. Documented_Item
  3. Export_Items
  4. Identified_Item
  5. Sourced_Item
  6. Strategy

Instances:

  • None

Subclasses:

  • None

Initiatives are used to segment business operations into focused areas for the purpose of defining those area that are targets for improvement.

Attribute Definitions
Name Documentation Type Values Allowed Number Allowed Assumed Value
Description 

A Documented Item is an item that requires descriptive text above and beyond what the reader may gain from looking at the other attributes individually.

 
String VTYPE   0:1   
Item_Source 

This is the source for the information in this item.

 
Instance VTYPE Source  0:*   
Roadmaps 

These are all of the roadmaps that comply with this initiative.

 
Instance VTYPE Road_Map  0:*   
Initiative_Scope 

This is the scope for this initiative.

 
Instance VTYPE Scope  0:*   
Aliases 

These are all of the other names by which this item goes.

 
Instance VTYPE Alias  0:*   
Name 

This is an item that readers can identify for one another by referring to a single word, or phrase.

 
String VTYPE   1:1   
Attributes
Name Documentation Type Value
Item_Source 

This is the source for the information in this item.

 
Instance 
 
Aliases 

These are all of the other names by which this item goes.

 
Instance 
Program
 
Modeling Value 

This is value of including this item in the Enterprise Architecture.

 
String 
One of the biggest challenges facing boardrooms is that of understanding how the typically large number of changes taking place within a business relate to the vision laid out by business leaders and the overall scope of that vision.  The initiative, combined with the Road Map and Scope help boardrooms understand and ultimately visualize how their decisions map to changes in the business.
 
Examples 

These are examples of instances of this class.

 
String 
Customer Care Initiative
Zero Defects Initiative