Glossary

A helpful A-Z glossary listing key Business and IT
transformation terms and technical definitions.

Decision

A Decision is a gateway within a business process where the flow of the process can take one or more of alternative paths.
Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control

DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) is an acronym used by Six Sigma practitioners to remind them of these Six Sigma improvement process steps.
Deliverable

A Deliverable is a collection of architectural artefacts that are delivered as a single work product.
End Event

An End Event is a type of Event that indicates where a path in the process will end.
Enterprise

An Enterprise is used to define the highest level entity to represent an organization and typically covers all missions and functions.
Enterprise Architecture Software

Enterprise architecture software is a tool that helps businesses collaborate, build reports, run tests, and create simulations to manage their current enterprise architecture and any future technology that IT might introduce.
Enterprise Continuum

An Enterprise Continuum is a useful mechanism for categorizing and classifying architecture and solution artifacts, as they evolve from generic or foundation Architectures to organization-Specific Architectures.
Event Context

An Event Context is a set of activities that can be interrupted by an exception (i.e. an Intermediate Event).
Exception

An Exception is a type of event that occurs during the performance of a process that causes a diversion from its normal flow.
Exception Flow

An Exception Flow is a type sequence flow path that originates from an Intermediate Event attached to the boundary of an activity.

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