Introduction
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Use the following statement as a guide to this thinking "being able to do building work doesn't make you a competent builder". Most people can run (to some degree), this doesn't make them competent runners, that competency comes from training, eating well and plenty of sleep. In other words there are number of key characteristics that must be developed in order to enable that capability (see comment 1 below).
The next thing to remember about a capability is that it is more than just a business function, service or team. It is a logical entity with distinct measurable characteristics (described above) that work together to achieve a goal. Typically a capability considers the following (a MOD perspective on the characteristics of a capability (TEPIDOIL)
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Alternatively one could choose to define capability from the architectural unification approach POLDAT
- Process (business processes)
- Organisation (structures)
- Location (Geographical information)
- Data (models, life cycles, security etc)
- Application (software, security, interoperability etc)
- Technology (infrastructure)
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