Architecture Practice Methods

Jul 28, 2026 · R&D Management

Four Methods to Identify Business Capabilities: Value Streams, Processes, Objects & Models

This article outlines four methods for identifying business capabilities—top-down via value streams, bottom-up from process activities, around business object lifecycles, and referencing industry models—and explains how to combine them, manage granularity, and link capabilities to value streams, processes, and IT systems using Huawei's Y-model framework.