Checklist: Business System
This checklist helps make sure that a Business System is identified and described appropriately.
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Does the name of the business system reflect its role and purpose within the business  
Does the business system offer a clear set of responsibilities  
Are the responsibilities aligned with the role and purpose of the business system  
Are the responsibilities coherent (logically related)  
Does the business system cleanly separate the specification of its responsibilities from their realization  
Do any parties external to the business system interact with it in any way other than using the predefined responsibilities  
Is the business system directly dependent on any elements within other business systems  
Are all responsibilities realized in some way by the elements within the business system  
Would changes to the internal structure of the business system have impact outside its boundaries  
ExpandDoes the number of business systems seem reasonable  
There should not be any more than 12 at any one level.
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