Capabilities are the buzzword in business architecture.  There is plenty of talk about the business capability map and other high-level models of business capabilities.  What is missing is the business reasoning behind thinking in terms of capabilities.  Capabilities, once understood, can lead to disruptive innovation from the largest of companies and can be a stifling influence in the market from smaller companies.  

In this session, the use of capabilities will be explained in the context of real-world innovation. Paradigms like resources-competencies-capabilities will be explored as well as how these are planned and budgeted for through facilities. The history and origination of the concept of business capabilities is related to real world uses that drive innovation in mid to large firms including creative-destruction that is seem in disruptive changes.

Learning Objectives:

• A precise understanding of the concept of a capability.
• Leveraging capabilities for innovation and growth.
• The uniqueness of business capabilities.