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  • Strategy: Rationales explain strategic adjustments based on triggers

  • Capabilities: Rationales describe why capabilities need to be developed or modified

  • Initiatives: Rationales provide the foundation for launching initiatives

  • Policy: Rationales explain policy changes in response to triggers

  • Performance: Rationales describe modifications to performance metrics

Schema properties

Field

Type

Required

Description

Example

rationaleID

string (uuid)

Yes

Unique identifier for the rationale

"

RAT-STR-005

7a98e34d-f2b4-4ad1-9ac9-ecda9f145d79"

rationaleTitle

string

Yes

Title or summary of the rationale

"

Enhance Safety Compliance

Responding to new safety regulation"

description

string

Yes

A detailed

Detailed explanation

of the rationale

supporting a strategic response

"

Implementing these changes will prevent safety incidents and ensure regulatory compliance

The new regulation requires immediate updates to inspection protocols"

triggerReference

string (uuid)

Yes

Reference to the trigger that prompted this rationale

"TRG-EXT-2025-01"

Primary trigger this rationale responds to

"uuid-of-trigger"

triggerReferences

array of uuid

No

Optional multiple triggers this rationale addresses

["uuid-1", "uuid-2"]

linkedDomains

array of

string (

enum

)

No

List of business

Business architecture domains influenced or justified by this rationale

["Policy", "

Capabilities

Performance"]

rationaleType

string (enum)

Yes

The

response category

justification type for this rationale

"

Preventative

Compliance_Fulfillment"

reasoningPattern

string (enum)

No

The logical structure of the rationale

"

Normative

Deductive"

evidenceBase

string (enum)

No

The foundation for the rationale

"

Industry

External_

Best_Practice

Research"

strategicObjectiveReference

string (uuid)

No

Reference to the strategic objective this rationale supports

"

OBJ

uuid-

2025

of-

003

objective"

businessValueType

string (enum)

No

The nature of value creation or preservation

"Risk_Reduction"

dateCreated

string (date)

No

The date the rationale was first recorded

"2025-04-20"

lastReviewed

string (date)

No

The most recent date of rationale review

"2025-06-01"

effectivenessRating

integer (1–5)

No

Optional evaluation of rationale effectiveness

4

author

string

No

The person or team who documented the rationale

"

Safety Standards

Business Architecture Team"

orgUnitTitle

string

No

The

organizational

organisational unit that owns or authored the rationale

"

Safety Analysis

Regulatory Compliance Division"

relatedRationales

array of

string (

uuid

)

No

References to other related rationales

["

RAT-STR-006

uuid-1", "uuid-2"]

relationshipTypes

array of enum

No

Type of relationship with each related rationale

["supports", "supersedes"]

This schema supports structured reasoning and traceability across strategy, policy, and initiative development, ensuring that every response is grounded in a documented rationale that bridges from trigger events to strategic objectives.