SysFEAT - Systemic Framework for Enterprise Architecture & Transformationk

BUILDING BLOCK - Initiative

Description	Abstract Concept An Initiative is any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted under the responsibility of a Steering Authority. Initiatives range from single project to long term initiatives (Enduring Initiative) such as Enterprises. Initiatives are sychronized over time using Initiative Milestones. Systemic Levels of Initiative: an Initiative is either a Management Initiative or an Enterprise Initiative Initiative Kind of Initiative: an Initiative is either an Operational Transformation or an Assurance Initiative Structural Partition of Initiative: an Initiative is either a Time-bound Initiative, an Initiative Stage or an Enduring Initiative
External references	Merriam Webster - Undertaking, Wordnet - Undertaking
Super Types	Block Collection Bounded Individual Initiative Block
Functional Domain	Initiative and Transformation Pattern The Initiative and Transformation Pattern domain defines management concepts required for transformation initiatives.
Dictionary	Dictionary of SysFEAT patterns
Lexical Scope	Model Lexical Scope Model Container

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Relationship Table

Relationship	Cardinality	Target Entity	Source Entity	Description
Steering Authority	[1..1]	Responsible Human Entity	Initiative
Classified by Category of Initiative	[1..1]	Category of Initiative	Initiative
end	[1..1]	Initiative Milestone	Initiative
start	[1..1]	Initiative Milestone	Initiative
Course of Action	[*..0]	Individual Resource Behavior	Initiative	A plan recognized by an enterprise as being essential to achieving its goals - i.e. a strategic specification of what the enterprise does. In other words, a Course of Action channels efforts towards Desired Results.Business Capabilities might be required by an Enterprise to conduct its Courses of Action.
Initiative Subject	[*..0]	Asset Block	Initiative	Set of Asset Blocks that are the subject of changes undertaken by an Initiative.
Property of Individual	[*..0]	Property	Bounded Individual	A Classification from a Bounded Individual to a Property that asserts the Bounded Individual has the Property.
Aggregate Composition	[*..0]	Bounded Individual	Bounded Individual	Aggregate Composition is a reified Composition (Whole/Part) where the composed Individual becomes a Composite Member of the whole Bounded Individual.
Temporal Sequencing	[*..0]	Temporal Bounding	Bounded Individual
Bounded Member	[*..0]	Bounded Aggregate	Aggregate Entity Block	A Bounded Member is an Entity Member that aggregates a Bounded Aggregate.Bounded Members can be related by means of Connectors which connect an Exit Border of a source Bounded Member to a corresponding Entry Border of a target Bounded Member.
Unbounded Member	[*..0]	Unbounded Aggregate	Aggregate Entity Block	An Unbounded Member is an Entity Member of an Aggregate Entity Block that aggregates an Unbounded Aggregate.Because Entity Members do not have borders, Unbounded Members cannot be related by Connection Relationships (see Bounded Aggregate).
Hierarchical Member	[*..0]	Building Block	Aggregate Block	A Hierarchical Member is an Aggregate Member that is also a Block Lexical Scope for the Building Block it aggregates: it relates its aggregated block by nesting (see Nesting Relationship).Hierarchical Members are used to build hierarchical structures of Building Blocks, in constrast to Block Members which are used to build network structures of Building Blocks.
Block Member	[*..0]	Building Block	Aggregate Block	A Block Member is an Aggregate Member that aggregates its releated Building Block by reference (see Referencing Relationship).Block Members are used to build network structures of Building Blocks while Hierarchical Members are used to build hierarchical structures of Building Blocks.
Enumerated Definition	[1..1]	Time-bound Initiative	Initiative
Enumerated Definition	[1..1]	Initiative Stage	Initiative
Enumerated Definition	[1..1]	Enduring Initiative	Initiative

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