The three layers of the strategy domain, captured top down Before any capability or value stream is drawn, business architecture captures strategy in three descending layers, the external vision, the strategic intent and its competences, then the priorities for this period, so every structure below can be traced back to a stated intent.
The three layers of the strategy domain, captured top down
A descending three-layer ladder of the strategy domain for a grocery retailer, with a left axis pointing down labelled strategy sets direction and an ordinal L1 to L3 beside each layer. L1, the external vision, captures where the market is heading and what the enterprise believes, worked as weekly shopping moving online. L2, the strategic intent, the tinted pivot layer, captures the mission and the competences it needs, worked as the easiest shop to reorder from. L3, the strategic priorities, captures the objectives and choices for this period, worked as winning city families with same-day delivery. Captured first, they give the capabilities and value streams below something to trace to.
Strategy sets direction L1 External vision Where the market is heading, and what the enterprise believes Grocery example: Weekly shopping moves online L2 Strategic intent The mission and the competences it needs to realise it Grocery example: Be the easiest shop to reorder from L3 Strategic priorities The objectives and choices set for this period Grocery example: Win city families with same-day delivery
