CONCEPT DOMAIN - Teams Pattern
| Description | Pattern Domain The Teams Pattern domain defines organization structure and behavior as well as instrurments required to govern Enduring Initiatives. Any Initiative, (project, enterprise, asset portfolio, privacy insurance, etc.) shall be governed. This includes: 1. Governance Committees in charge of governance. They comprise persons and the role of these individual in the team (architects, auditors, product owner, etc.). 2. Governance Events describe changes that need to be recorded to monitor transformations (décisions, incidents, etc.). 3. Governance Activity(ies) describe all actions that come in response to change events and may results in other change events (workflow, audits, ...). 4. Measurement Instruments provide KPIs (qualification and quantification) on the status of Undertakings being governed. |
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| External references |
 OpenGroup - TOGAF - Definitions - Governance |
| Dictionary | 
Dictionary of SysFEAT patterns |
| Parent Domain | 
Governance Pattern |
| Domain dependencies |
Architecture Packages
Initiative and Transformation Pattern
Semantic |
DOMAIN CONCEPT GRAPH
Diagram Graph
CONCEPT DESCRIPTIONS
Concrete Concepts
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Audit |
An audit is a mission assigned to a team of internal auditors in the context of an audit plan. |
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Governance Activity |
A Governance Activity is an action done by one or several Stakeholders as part of the governance of an Enduring Initiative. Governance Activity(ies) range from assessments, audit, workflows to remediation plans. |
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Governance Committee |
A Governance Committee is a group of Stakeholders that contributes to architecting and assurance activities and governs Enduring Initiatives. |
Governance Property Type |
A Governance Property Type is a classification of Governance Propertys. |
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Individual Stakeholder |
An Individual Stakeholder is a person with a Stakeholder role in architecting & assurance activities. |
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Remediation Plan |
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Review Note |
Review Note is a comment used by a Stakeholder to annotate Repository objects. Review Notes are the bases to follow a conversation between Stakeholder on a dedicated object. |
Abstract Concepts
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Appraisal |
An Appraisal is a time bound statement expressed by stakeholders to qualify Asset Blocks with respect to their worth. Assessments and Decisions are two major types of Appraisals provided by SysFEAT. |
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Assessment |
An Assessment is the result of the act of judging or assessing an aspect of the enterprise, based on an enterprise description and on the comparison of this description with the actual state of the enterprise. An Assessment is made by one or several Stakeholder s. |
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Assessment Process |
An Assessment Process is an Governance Activity carried out over a determined time period. When an assessment session is published, an assessment questionnaire containing questions is sent to targeted assessors. |
Asset Block |
An Asset Block is an Architecture Block used to describe the System Operating Framework - SOF of the enterprise and its systems. |
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Decision |
A Decision is a time bound Resolution, agreed upon by Stakeholders, to state what shall or shall not be done regarding a specific Functional Asset. Architecturally significant decisions that are been made in the organization typically includes: a) Product selections b) Justification for major architectural features of projects c) Standards deviations d) Standards lifecycle changes e) Change Request evaluations and approvals f) Re-use assessments |
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Driver |
A Driver is a factor which can have a significant impact on the activities, and goals of an Enterprise or a Management System. |
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Governance Building Block |
A Governance Building Block is a Model Building Block that is participate to the overarching of transformation Initiatives. |
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Governance Container |
Container of Model Building Blocks used to measure, assess, monitor transformation Initiatives . |
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Governance Event |
A Governance Event is any event that has an impact on the management and governance of an Enduring Initiative. |
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Governance Instrument |
Governance Instruments include all instruments used to monitor and steer transformation Initiatives. They include incidents, assessments, indicators and their templates. |
Governance Property |
A Governance Property is a Property used to measure Asset Blocks during governance activities. |
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Governing Team |
A Governing Team consists of a collection of individuals and resources, including personnel and committees, assembled to effectively oversee the management of an Enduring Initiative. |
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Incident |
The common part of incidents and macro incidents concepts. |
Initiative |
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.
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Key Indicator |
A Key Indicator is a collection of Measurement of Architecture Property regarding the valuation, over time, of a Measure Property Type that qualifies a specific Asset Block. |
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Measurement Instrument |
A Measurement Instrument is a quantified aspect of the assets of the enterprise (Agents, Behaviors, Information Assets) used by organizations to guide its transformation and assurance Initiatives.
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Stakeholder |
A Stakeholder is an individual, team, organization, or classes thereof, having an interest in an Initiative. Stakeholders have concerns with respect to the Initiative considered in relation to its environment. |
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Team Responsibility |
A Team Responsibility is an assignment of a Functional Asset to a Stakeholder for management or governance purposes. |