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The strategic response model in the Orthogramic Metamodel provides a structured, traceable way to represent how an organisation prepares for and reacts to specific events or conditions—referred to as triggers. These may be internal or external in origin and include changes such as new legislation, technological shifts, workforce disruptions, or emerging stakeholder expectations.

By defining scenarios strategic responses through the lens of business architecture domains, the strategic response model enables organisations to systematically assess the impact of a trigger across capabilities, value streams, services, policies, information assets, and stakeholders. It supports alignment of initiatives with strategic objectives and helps clarify the roles of organisation units in responding to change.

This composable artefact strengthens enterprise resilience, supports compliance, and informs forward planning by establishing a consistent format for understanding and managing business scenariosstrategic responses.

Structure of the artefact

This section outlines how the strategic response model is composed within the Orthogramic Metamodel. It highlights the relationships between the trigger, the impacted organisational domains, and the scenario strategic response artefact that provides a reusable and structured representation of the organisation's response.

What is a Trigger?

A trigger is defined as a catalyst event—internal or external—that compels an organisation to adapt. It is not a standalone structural element but a contextual stimulus that prompts changes to strategy, activates capabilities, or demands cross-functional coordination. Triggers may include legislative changes, customer demands, or performance breaches.

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In the Orthogramic Metamodel:

• Trigger is a supporting artefactartifact, not a domain.

• It is only relevant in the context of a BusinessScenario (much like a Justification supports a Strategy)strategicResponseModel.

Example: Strategic Response Model Artefact

This section presents a detailed example of a strategic response model, illustrating how a specific trigger—such as the mandated use of AI in compliance reporting—activates relevant strategies, units, capabilities, and initiatives. It demonstrates the practical application of the artefact in real-world organisational scenariosstrategic responses.

Strategic response model trigger: Mandatory introduction of AI-enabled safety compliance reporting
Strategic drivers:

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The trigger catalogue provides a curated and expanding set of predefined triggers that can be used to initiate strategic response scenariosresponses. Each trigger is tagged to relevant business architecture domains, enabling efficient scenario strategic response planning and alignment across organisational activities.

Each scenario strategic response triggered using this catalogue links back to relevant Orthogramic Metamodel domains—such as capabilities, services, initiatives, and stakeholders—to produce a dynamic view of organisational readiness and response.

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This format ensures that the scenario strategic response definition is:

• Declarative (not procedural or UI-specific),

• Traceable (everything points to reusable metamodel entities),

• Reusable (across tools, audits, planning activities).

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{
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://orthogramic.org/schema/business-scenariostrategicResponseModel.json",
"title": "strategicResponseModel",
"type": "object",
"required": ["id", "title", "trigger"],
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uuid",
"description": "Unique identifier for the strategicResponseModel"
},
"title": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Short name for the scenariostrategicResponseModel"
},
"description": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Narrative summary of the strategicResponseModel purpose and context"
},
"trigger": {
"$ref": "https://orthogramic.org/schema/trigger.json",
"description": "Trigger event or condition linked to this strategicResponseModel"
},
"relatedDrivers": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uuid"
},
"description": "Strategic drivers impacted by the strategicResponseModel"
},
"affectedCapabilities": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uuid"
},
"description": "Capabilities involved or stressed by the strategicResponseModel"
},
"relatedValueStreams": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uuid"
},
"description": "Value streams that must operate under the strategicResponseModel"
},
"impactedUnits": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"required": ["unitId", "role"],
"properties": {
"unitId": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uuid"
},
"role": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"Owning unit",
"Utilising unit",
"Providing unit",
"Consuming unit",
"Custodian unit",
"Dependent unit",
"Supported unit"
]
}
}
},
"description": "Organisation units involved and their sstrategicResponseModel-specific roles"
},
"servicesInScope": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uuid"
},
"description": "Services affected, needed, or transformed by the strategicResponseModel"
},
"dataDependencies": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uuid"
},
"description": "Information assets or datasets involved"
},
"policiesInScope": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uuid"
},
"description": "Policies that govern the strategicResponseModel or require updating"
},
"stakeholders": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uuid"
},
"description": "Stakeholders directly impacted or involved"
},
"kpis": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uuid"
},
"description": "Performance metrics to track strategicResponseModel success or readiness"
},
"linkedInitiatives": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uuid"
},
"description": "Projects or programs that respond to the strategicResponseModel"
}
}
}

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Triggers are defined as a new open entity within the Orthogramic Metamodel, enabling them to be referenced independently and reused across scenariosstrategic responses. Each trigger includes a unique identifier, category, description, and links to scenarios strategic responses in which it plays a role.

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