Chapter 10: CHAPTER 10: Modeling Business Functions and Rules
Learning Objectives
By the end of this chapter, you'll be able to:
- Explain the purpose of business use case diagrams in Business Architecture
- Construct business use case diagrams showing actors and functions
- Identify business rules affecting process outcomes
- Build scenario variation matrices capturing rule variations
- Use these models to support application requirements
ExampleArchiMate ConnectionWhatThe problemWhy it's wrongThe fixActorsScenario Variation MatricesRelationshipsbusiness functionsbusiness rulesUse cases
Apply these concepts to your own context:
1. Think about a function in your organization. What actors interact with it? What rules govern its variations?
2. Are business rules in your organization documented explicitly? What problems arise from undocumented rules?
3. If you built an SVM for a key function, would stakeholders agree on the scenarios and outcomes? What disagreements might surface?