SysFEAT - Systemic Framework for Enterprise Architecture & Transformationk

BUILDING BLOCK - Department Type

Description	A Department Type is a Mezzo Org-Unit which serves as an administrative unit template in both government and business Organizations. Examples: - Sales department; - Finance department; - Logistics department..
External references	OMG - UAF - Organization, OpenGroup - ArchiMate - Business-Actor, OpenGroup - ArchiMate - Business-Collaboration, OpenGroup - TOGAF - Enterprise Metamodel - Actor, Russell Ackoff - System of concepts - FunctionalDivisionOfLabor, Russell Ackoff - System of Concepts - Organizations, UCF Glossary - Department
Super Types	Org-Unit (from partition: Systemic Levels of Org-Unit)
Functional Domain	People & Accountability The People & Accountability domain defines the roles that organizational members perform, so that everyone understands their responsibilities to the group.
Dictionary	Dictionary of SysFEAT concepts
Systemic Levels	Mezzo
Lexical Scope	Architecture Container
Framework Mapping	ArchiMate - Business Layer : Business Collaboration HOPEX Solution Map : Department Type DoDAF Mapping : Organization UAF - Project Views : Organization UAF - Personal Views : Organization UAF - Strategy : Organization UAF - Operational Views : Organization UAF - Resource Views : Organization TOGAF - Enterprise Metamodel Mapping : Organization Unit

RELATIONSHIPS

Simple Graph Graph & Inheritance Table

Simple Graph

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Graph & Hierarchy

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Relationship Table

Relationship	Cardinality	Target Entity	Source Entity	Description
Specialized Org-Unit	[*..0]	Department Type	Department Type
Operated Business Process	[*..0]	Business Process	Department Type	The set of Business Processes that is opered by a Department Type.
Sub-Department	[*..0]	Department Type	Department Type	Hiearchical composition of Department Types.
Organization Position	[*..0]	Organizational Position	Department Type	An Organizational Position that is part of an Department Type.
Specialized Org-Unit	[*..0]	Org-Unit	Org-Unit
Fulfilled Skill	[*..0]	Skill	Org-Unit
Operational Rule Enforcement	[*..0]	Business Rule	Org-Unit	The set Business Rules that are enforced by an Org-Unit.
Performed Business Interaction	[*..0]	Business Interaction Process	Org-Unit

TEXTUAL SYNTAX

SEMANTIC TAXONOMY

Sub-Types Super-Types

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BORDERS

Name	Super type	Border Type	Description
Business Request Point	Agent::Request Point Operating Asset::Operating Exit	Business Service Interface
Business Service Point	Agent::Service Point Operating Asset::Operating Entry	Business Service Interface