| Description: |
Used on an OV-5, an ICOM Arrow represents the Input, Control, Output, or Mechanism that defines information relationships in an Activity Model.
- Input: Information received from another Operational Activity, either internal or external to the model, which is needed for the given Operational Activity to be carried out.
- Control: Information that affects the way an activity is performed or that constrains that activity. Primary sources are policies, regulations, and laws. BEP initiatives are also reflected as controls to emphasize the impact on a specific activity of those business transformation concepts. In the BEA, there are two types of Controls: External and Internal. External Controls are decomposed from the LRP Parent. Internal Controls are Initiatives that are created as outputs from other operational activities within the BEA OV-5 Activity Model.
- Output: Information that has been transformed or created by the Operational Activity and is sent to another internal Operational Activity or to an external activity (one outside the scope of the model/viewpoint).
- Mechanism: Resource used to perform the activity. Mechanisms will be CBMs and those Systems or Initiatives defined by the BEP Executives. |