Practice Ownership

Why This Exists

This document defines what Practices own and what they do not own.

Owner

The owner is the Chief Product Officer and Enterprise Architect.

Business Value

Ownership clarity prevents Practices from duplicating domain facts or becoming vague labels. It keeps the Digital Procurement Company aligned to One Concept, One Owner.

Ownership Rules

Rule	Meaning
Practices own capabilities	A Practice is accountable for the stable business abilities it operates.
Domains own facts	Domain Models own source facts, lifecycle, aggregates, rules, events, APIs, and database responsibilities.
Digital Professionals execute	Digital Professionals execute or support capability workflows within Practice guardrails.
SOPs govern work	SOPs define repeatable methods, handoffs, approvals, and evidence expectations.
KPIs measure performance	Practice outcomes are measured through defined KPIs.

Practice Ownership Matrix

Practice	Owns capabilities related to	Does not own
Executive Office	Coordination, approvals, schedules, reminders, executive workflow, leadership cadence.	Source facts owned by domains.
Business Analysis	Customer understanding, business requirements, capability gaps, context analysis.	Organization-owned profile facts.
Compliance	Readiness workflows, document preparation support, compliance risk operations.	Compliance Domain source facts are owned by the Compliance Domain.
Procurement Intelligence	Opportunity discovery workflows, tender analysis, qualification support.	Opportunity Domain facts.
Bid Management	Bid planning, collaboration, proposal preparation, approvals, submission coordination.	Opportunity facts or Contract delivery facts.
Contract Delivery	Contract delivery operations, milestone discipline, closeout coordination.	Bid submission facts.
Supplier Marketplace	Supplier and marketplace operating capabilities.	Organization facts and Contract state.
Funding	Funding readiness and application support capabilities.	Final financial advice or Contract facts.
Procurement Academy	Learning and procurement education capabilities.	Operational facts from Bid, Compliance, or Contract.
Business Intelligence	KPI, dashboard, reporting, and insight capabilities.	Source facts behind reports.
Platform Administration	Configuration, support, audit review, feature flags, governance workflows.	Identity enforcement, Billing facts, Organization facts.

Domain Ownership Boundary

Practices and domains are related but not the same thing.

flowchart TD
    Practice[Practice]
    Capability[Business Capability]
    Domain[Domain]
    Facts[Business Facts]
    SOP[SOP]
    Professional[Digital Professional]

    Practice -->|owns| Capability
    Domain -->|owns| Facts
    Capability -->|uses| Facts
    SOP -->|governs execution of| Capability
    Professional -->|executes| Capability

Practical Example

Bid Management owns the capability to coordinate a bid workspace. The Bid Domain owns bid workspace state, proposal artefacts, approval records, and submission records. Atlas executes Bid Management workflows. SOPs define how the bid is planned, reviewed, approved, and submitted.