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Value Stream and Capability Matrix

Show which business capabilities enable each value stream stage, so stage performance problems point to the capabilities behind them.

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Value stream and capability matrix: what each connection stage depends on

The six stages of the Deliver a new connection value stream run down the side and six business capabilities run across the top. Primary marks the capability each stage depends on; Supports marks capabilities that contribute to it.

Value stream and capability matrix: what each connection stage depends on A Value Stream/Capability Matrix, the TOGAF Standard 10 Phase B artifact introduced in version 9.2, worked for London Grid Distribution. The six stages of the Deliver a new connection value stream run down the side and six business capabilities run across the top. Primary marks the capability a stage depends on and Supports marks a contributing one. The emphasised Assess capacity stage draws on four capabilities, more than any other stage. Stage Connection Management Network Operation Asset Management Capacity Planning Data Publication Settlement and Billing ReceiveapplicationPrimarySupportsSupports AssesscapacitySupportsSupportsSupportsPrimary DesignsolutionPrimarySupportsSupports ConstructSupportsSupportsPrimary EnergisePrimarySupportsSupports BillSupportsPrimary Primary: the stage depends on it. Supports: contributing capability. Source: TOGAF Standard 10, Phase B artifacts

Assess capacity is the busiest row, one stage drawing on four capabilities. When a value stream stage underperforms, this matrix says which capabilities to examine first, so capability investment is argued from the stages it would unblock rather than from anecdote.

In Phase B, when a value stream stage underperforms and capability investment needs to be argued from the stages it would unblock.

What you need and what you get

You'll need

  • The value stream and its stages
  • The business capability map

You'll get

  • A stage by capability dependency grid
  • The busiest stage and its primary capability

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Derived from

  • The Open GroupTOGAF Standard 10, Architecture Content: Value Stream/Capability MatrixSource

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