Strategic Response Model

Introduction

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 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 strategic 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 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.

A Trigger is not a standalone structural element of an organisation but an external or internal event, condition, or hypothesis that causes the organisation to:

• Mobilise capabilities,

• Evaluate policies,

• Adjust strategies,

• Initiate new initiatives,

• Coordinate across services and information flows.

In the Orthogramic Metamodel:

• Trigger is a supporting artifact, not a domain.

• It is only relevant in the context of a 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 strategic responses.

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

• Reduce regulatory breach risk

• Improve transparency in safety inspections

Key units:

• Safety Technology Division (owning unit of AI capability)

• Operations (utilising unit for inspection automation)

• Legal & Risk (dependent on compliance datasets)

Capabilities:

• AI-driven compliance reporting (owned by Safety Tech)

• Digital field inspection (provided by Operations)

• Safety data analytics (supported by Risk & Legal)

Services:

• Compliance assurance service

• Safety incident triage

Value streams:

• Rail infrastructure incident response

• Annual compliance certification

Information:

• Real-time safety telemetry

• Historical incident database

Stakeholders:

• Federal Transport Regulator

• Union of Track Workers

Policies:

• Data transparency policy

• AI auditing standards

Performance KPIs:

• % of safety incidents auto-classified

• Mean response time to compliance events

Initiatives:

• AI for Safety Program (current)

• Transparent Audit Framework (proposed)

Relationship with Rationales

Rationales play an important role in classifying and organising strategic responses. Ensure that the trigger catalogue—which lists common environmental or operational triggers prompting strategic responses—is up to date. Reference to the trigger catalogue within this page ensures that rationales are accurately categorised based on their initiating context, improving traceability from external or internal stimuli through to strategic objectives, initiatives, and performance metrics.

Strategic Response Model trigger catalogue

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

Each 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.

DriverType values for rationales

SRM trigger catalogue as an enumeration list of driverType values for rationales. For example:

"driverType": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"Regulatory change",
"Customer demand shift",
"Operational risk",
"Technology obsolescence",
"Performance shortfall",
"Cost pressure",
"Workforce change",
"Stakeholder expectation",
"Market opportunity"
],
"description": "High-level driver category that provides the basis for the rationale."

}

Definition of strategicResponseModel as a composable artefact

This section formalises the strategic response model as composable within the Orthogramic Metamodel. It outlines the attributes required to define a model, including associated triggers, organisational roles, information dependencies, and KPIs, supporting reuse and integration across governance and planning tools.

This format ensures that the strategic response definition is:

• Declarative (not procedural or UI-specific),

• Traceable (everything points to reusable metamodel entities),

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

Strategic Response Model JSON Schema

{
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://orthogramic.org/schema/strategicResponseModel.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 strategicResponseModel"
},
"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"
},

"rationale": {

"type": "string",

"description": "Describes the business rationale for the strategic response, including reference to the trigger, affected capabilities or domains, and expected business impact."

"triggerId": {

"type": "string",

"description": "Reference to the specific trigger prompting this response."
},
"driverType": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Generalised driver category derived from the SRM trigger catalogue."
},
"rationale": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Explanation of why this response is necessary in light of the identified trigger."
}
},
"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 strategicResponseModel-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"
}
}
}

Definition of trigger as a new open entity

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

Trigger JSON Schema

{
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://orthogramic.org/schema/trigger.json",
"title": "trigger",
"type": "object",
"required": ["id", "label", "category"],
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uuid",
"description": "Unique identifier for the trigger"
},
"label": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Short, human-readable name of the trigger"
},
"category": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"Regulatory or compliance",
"Technological change",
"Environmental & safety",
"Operational transformation",
"Strategic re-alignment",
"Customer & stakeholder",
"Workforce & skills",
"Performance response",
"Political or social",
"Innovation-led opportunity"
],
"description": "Classification of trigger context"
},
"description": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Expanded explanation of the trigger’s relevance"
},
"examplestrategicResponseModels": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uuid"
},
"description": "Optional references to related strategicResponseModel artefacts"
}
}
}