Project: EAKAT

Class: Scope

Parent Class(es): 

  1. Documented_Item
  2. Export_Items
  3. Identified_Item
  4. Strategy

Instances:

  • None

Subclasses:

  • None

The scope represents the combination of the stated business vision provided by leaders such as CIO's and the initial response by those individuals with control over pieces of the enterprise which can change in order to come in line with the business vision.

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   
Consider_Business_Drivers 

These are all of the Business Drivers to consider in this scope.

 
Instance VTYPE Business_Driver  0:*   
Scope_for_Initiative 

This is the scope for this initiative.

 
Instance VTYPE Initiative  0:*   
Elements_of_Scope 

These are all of the items that are candidates for inclusion in the scope for an initiative.

 
Instance VTYPE Target_of_Scope  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 
 
Modeling Value 

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

 
String 
Scope is effectively a way to capture a board room conversation that starts with a CEO stating that the company must reduce costs.  Organizational leaders hear this and respond by identifying things within their functional area that could change in order to line up with the stated business vision.
 
Examples 

These are examples of instances of this class.

 
String 
Reduce costs (driver) in Staffing (business feature)
Increase market share (driver) in software development (business function)
Increase time to market (driver) by speeding up actuarial process (business process)