Process objective

The specification of the outcome a process must produce, not a declarative sentence on a form.

The specification of the outcome a process must produce, not a declarative sentence on a form. It is the criterion for deciding which activities exist, which decisions are automated, which data are mandatory, which exceptions are governed and what gets measured.

That it is a specification rather than a sentence changes who can approve it. Anyone can approve a sentence because nobody can contradict it; a specification with criteria and thresholds can be evaluated, and therefore rejected.

Related terms

AI subordinate to the objective

The principle governing the incorporation of artificial intelligence into a process: every AI intervention must be justified by its contribution to the objective, a constraint or an…

AND/OR decomposition

A technique for breaking down complex objectives. In an AND decomposition the parent is satisfied only if all sub-objectives are; in an OR decomposition the sub-objectives are design…

Business process

A coordination of activities, decisions, roles, data and rules aimed at producing a valuable outcome.

Expected outcome

The business state that must be reached when the process ends correctly. It should not be confused with a document output: an output is an approved form; an outcome is a supplier cleared to…

Five-dimension validation

The minimum scope of integral testing: functional, data, rules, objective and evidence.

Intent sheet

The first-phase design artifact that locates the process within the traceability chain, answering why it exists, what value it delivers and which capability it operationalizes.

Objective conflict

A tension between criteria that cannot be maximized simultaneously, such as speed versus control or cost versus experience.

Objective-Driven Process Design

Designing the future process as the mechanism that maximises a verifiable objective, instead of optimising the current one.

Process owner

The single role accountable for a process's objective, design, performance, approval, changes and improvement.

Process sheet

The process charter that must be completed before drawing the BPMN, covering identity, objective, classification, accountability, relationships to the value chain and service, and inputs and…

TO-BE

The design of the future process. Here it is not an optimized AS-IS but the mechanism built to maximize the fulfilment of a verifiable objective, together with its data, rules, risks,…

Well-formed objective

An objective that satisfies all well-formedness rules across its nine components: purpose, stakeholders, outcomes, criteria, thresholds, constraints, risks, capabilities and evidence.