{"id":113077,"date":"2025-09-08T17:46:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T15:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diselva.com\/?p=113077"},"modified":"2025-09-22T10:25:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T08:25:31","slug":"example-artifact-business-capability-heat-map","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diselva.com\/en\/blog\/example-artifact-business-capability-heat-map\/","title":{"rendered":"Example Artifact: Business Capability (Heat) Map"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/diselva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ea-business-capability-map-1.png?resize=1024%2C481&#038;quality=78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-110388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/diselva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ea-business-capability-map-1.png?resize=1024%2C481&amp;quality=78&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/diselva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ea-business-capability-map-1.png?resize=400%2C188&amp;quality=78&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/diselva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ea-business-capability-map-1.png?resize=768%2C361&amp;quality=78&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/diselva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ea-business-capability-map-1.png?resize=1200%2C563&amp;quality=78&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/diselva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ea-business-capability-map-1.png?w=1536&amp;quality=78&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Good Enterprise Architecture creates <strong>central artifacts \u201cmental models\u201d that stick in the minds<\/strong> of both <strong>business and IT<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A prime example of such a central artifact is the <strong>Business Capability Map<\/strong>, which shows the key capabilities of the organization. <strong>Business Capabilities<\/strong> provide a <strong>common language for business and IT<\/strong>, creating a <strong>shared entry point<\/strong> for alignment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the <strong>IT perspective<\/strong>, a Business Capability answers questions like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Which <strong>systems<\/strong> support this capability?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Where do <strong>redundancies<\/strong> or <strong>legacy<\/strong> <strong>systems<\/strong> exist?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Which <strong>data<\/strong> is affected by this capability?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the <strong>Business perspective<\/strong>, a Business Capability answers questions like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Who is <strong>responsible<\/strong> for this capability?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is our organization <strong>structured properly<\/strong> to cover this and adjacent capabilities?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Who is impacted<\/strong> by initiative X or innovation Y and should be <strong>involved<\/strong>??<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When combined with an <strong>overlay or heat map<\/strong>, Business Capability Maps provide excellent aggregated views. For example, they can visualize <strong>risk assessments based on system obsolescence and compliance considerations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good Enterprise Architecture creates central artifacts \u201cmental models\u201d that stick in the minds of both business and IT. A prime example of such a central artifact is the Business Capability Map, which shows the key capabilities of the organization. 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