| Categorized Class |
Business AgentA Business Agent is a Resource Agent which produces and reacts to Business Outcome Events of the enterprise. A Business Agent can be a Human Resource (Organizational Position or Department Type), a Business System (Business Software System or Concrete Hardware System) or a Capability Configuration (an assembly of Org-Units and Business Systems. |
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| Name | Description |
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Business System |
A Business System is a man made artifact (Concrete Hardware System or Business Software System) which exposes Functionalityies and can produce Business Outcome Events. A Business System performs System Processes and participates to System Processes or to Business Processes. In System Processes, a Business System is always an active participant (System Process Participant). In Business Processes, a Business System is either an active participant (Automated Participant) or an Instrument used by Org-Units. |
Capability Configuration |
A Capability Configuration is a Business Agent which combines Org-Units and Business Systems along with networking capabilities in order to provide Business Capability(ies). There are two levels of granularity of Capability Configurations: System of Systems and System of Resources. |
Human Resource |
A Human Resource is a Person Type or an Org-Unit (type of group of people) capable of purposeful action, decision-making, and problem-solving within an enterprise or organization. As Business Agents, Human Resources possess autonomy, adaptability, and the ability to influence outcomes, distinguishing them from unpurposeful entities like Business Systems (software and hardware) or natural resources. |