Glossary

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

An Expanded Sub-Process is type of a sub-process that exposes its flow detail within the context of its Parent Process.

Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is a systematic/structured approach for determining the seriousness of potential failures and for identifying the sources of each potential failure.

First in First Out (FIFO) is where the material produced by one process is used in the same order by the next process.

Fishbone Diagram is a problem-solving tool that uses a graphic description of the various process elements to analyze potential sources of variation, or problems.