Capability Ownership¶

Why This Exists¶

This document defines how Business Capabilities are owned.

Business Capabilities must be owned by Practices because Practices represent stable domains of procurement work. This preserves One Concept, One Owner and supports the Architecture Mirror Principle.

Owner¶

The owner of this ownership standard is the Chief Product Officer and Enterprise Architect.

Each capability has one owning Practice and one accountable Digital Professional.

Business Value¶

Practice-based ownership creates business value by making accountability explicit. It prevents capabilities from becoming orphaned features or shared responsibilities with no single owner.

Ownership Model¶

Ownership layer	Responsibility
Chief Product Officer and Enterprise Architect	Owns the capability architecture standard.
Owning Practice	Owns the business meaning and outcomes of the capability.
Digital Professional	Operates, coordinates, or governs the capability within guardrails.
Implementation teams	Build or configure supporting implementations.

Practice Ownership Map¶

Practice	Lead Digital Professional	Typical capability prefixes
Executive Office	Ari and Ava	`EXEC`, selected `ORG`, selected `ID`
Procurement Intelligence	Nova	`PROC`
Business Analysis	Orion	`PROC`, selected `EXEC`
Compliance	Lex	`COMP`
Bid Management	Atlas	`BID`
Contract Delivery	Forge	`CONT`
Supplier Marketplace	Nexus	`MARK`
Funding	Beacon	`FUND`
Learning	Sage	`LEARN`
Business Intelligence	Pulse	`ANLY`

Ownership Diagram¶

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    Practice[Owning Practice]
    Capability[Business Capability]
    Professional[Accountable Digital Professional]
    SOP[SOP]
    KPI[KPI]
    Outcome[Business Outcome]
    Implementation[Implementation]

    Practice --> Capability
    Capability --> Professional
    Capability --> SOP
    Capability --> KPI
    Capability --> Outcome
    Implementation --> Capability

Ownership Rules¶

Every capability must have exactly one owning Practice.
Every capability must have exactly one accountable Digital Professional.
Shared capabilities must still have one primary owner.
Implementation ownership does not replace business ownership.
Ownership changes require governance review.

Shared Capability Rule¶

Some capabilities may be used across multiple Practices. They still require one owning Practice. Other Practices may be consumers, contributors, or stakeholders, but not co-owners.