A  Business Capability is a conceptual Capability that benefits to Customers (internal or external) of the enterprise. It expresses an ability to produce Conceptual Outcome Events.

A  Business Capability is defined by its intended Enterprise Outcome Events and the conditions (Condition Property) under which the production of the Enterprise Outcome Events shall be proceeded.

The actual Condition Scale Values for a given Business Capability at different stages of Enterprise Initiatives is given by their exhibition (Exhibited Capability).

A  Transformation Program is an Initiative that is a temporary, flexible organisation created to co-ordinate, direct and oversee the implementation of a set of related Projects and Tasks in order to deliver outcomes and benefits related to the organisation’s strategic objectives.

A programme is likely to have a lifespan of several years. During a programme lifecycle, projects are initiated, executed, and closed.  Programmes provide an umbrella under which these projects can be co-ordinated. The programme integrates the projects so that it can deliver an outcome greater than the sum of its parts.

Programs are defined upon a given domain (e.g. Business, Information Technology)

A program domain gathers all the projects managed from the same perspective in terms of portfolio management decisions. Project Portfolios are therefore also attached to programs; by default, one portfolio of each portfolio type is created when creating a new program.

A  Management System is a mezzo Enduring Initiative within an Enterprise, aimed at creating, maintaining, evaluating, evolving, and operating a collection of essential  Functional Architecture Assets of the Enterprise.

A  Management System may transcend organisational boundaries and consequently requires an integrated team working under the direction of a Management Initiative Committee.