Business Capability Catalogue Foundation¶
Why This Exists¶
This section defines the Business Capability architecture for Algosure.
Algosure is not tender software. Algosure is the world's first AI Digital Procurement Company. It gives each customer a Digital Procurement Company made up of Digital Professionals, Practices, Business Capabilities, SOPs, Organizational Memory, AI reasoning, executable workflows, and continuous learning.
Within that Blueprint, the Business Capability is the primary unit of design. Capabilities define what the Digital Procurement Company must be able to do, independent of any specific implementation, screen, workflow engine, API, AI model, or vendor.
Owner¶
The owner is the Chief Product Officer and Enterprise Architect.
Capability ownership is assigned by Practice. Each capability must have one owning Practice and one accountable Digital Professional.
Business Value¶
The Business Capability Catalogue creates a stable enterprise map for product, operating model, AI reasoning, workflows, APIs, data, UX, and delivery. It prevents Algosure from being designed as disconnected features and ensures every capability maps to business value.
Capability Foundation Documents¶
- Capability Standard
- Capability Lifecycle
- Capability Maturity Model
- Capability Classification
- Capability Governance
- Capability Ownership
- Capability Dependencies
- Capability Versioning
- Capability Catalogue
- Capability Template
Capability Architecture Principle¶
Every capability must map to:
| Mapping | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Practice | Defines the business domain that owns the capability. |
| Digital Professional | Defines the accountable AI-native role. |
| SOP | Defines the approved operating procedure. |
| Business Rules | Define constraints, eligibility, thresholds, and decision logic. |
| APIs | Define integration and executable system access where needed. |
| Events | Define business events that trigger or record change. |
| Data | Defines evidence, state, records, and memory. |
| UX | Defines how the customer experiences the capability. |
| KPI | Defines performance and outcome measurement. |
| Business outcome | Defines the value created for the customer. |
flowchart TD
Capability[Business Capability]
Practice[Practice]
Professional[Digital Professional]
SOP[SOP]
Rules[Business Rules]
API[APIs]
Events[Events]
Data[Data]
UX[UX]
KPI[KPI]
Outcome[Business Outcome]
Capability --> Practice
Capability --> Professional
Capability --> SOP
Capability --> Rules
Capability --> API
Capability --> Events
Capability --> Data
Capability --> UX
Capability --> KPI
Capability --> Outcome
Capability ID Domains¶
Capability IDs use controlled prefixes:
| Prefix | Domain |
|---|---|
PROC |
Procurement Intelligence and procurement work orchestration. |
COMP |
Compliance. |
BID |
Bid Management. |
CONT |
Contract Delivery. |
MARK |
Supplier Marketplace. |
FUND |
Funding. |
LEARN |
Learning and Procurement Academy. |
ANLY |
Analytics and Business Intelligence. |
EXEC |
Executive Office and leadership workflow. |
ORG |
Organizational Memory and operating-system capabilities. |
ID |
Identity, access, tenant, and customer organizational identity capabilities. |
Scope¶
This section defines the capability architecture foundation and initial catalogue structure. It does not define final implementation architecture, service boundaries, database schemas, user interface layouts, or production integration contracts.