Why is a solid business capability model critical for enterprise architecture management in SAP Lean|X? Note: There are 2 correct answers to this question.

Question

Options

• AIt promotes a shared understanding of what the business does.
• BIt enables you to identify what hardware an application is dependent on.
• CIt shows all detailed processes within a company.
• DIt ensures that everything you do on the IT level is aligned with business needs.

• A
  73% (19)
• B
  8% (2)
• C
  19% (5)

Explanation

A business capability model defines what a business does (its capabilities) independent of how it does it, making it a stable bridge between business strategy and IT. A is correct because the model uses a common language that both business and IT stakeholders can understand, eliminating ambiguity and siloed thinking. D is correct because in SAP Lean|X, the capability model is the anchor for enterprise architecture - every IT decision (application, system, service) is mapped back to a business capability, ensuring IT investments directly serve business goals.

B is wrong because hardware dependency mapping is a concern of application portfolio management or infrastructure architecture, not a business capability model, which intentionally abstracts away from technology specifics. C is wrong because a capability model shows what the business does at a high level, not how - detailed processes belong to process models (like value chains or BPMN flows), which are a separate layer.

Memory tip: Think of capabilities as the "nouns" of the business (e.g., "Order Management"), not the "verbs" (detailed steps). In SAP Lean|X, if IT can't point to a capability it supports, the investment has no business justification - that's why A and D are the pillars.

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