An Introduction to the Business Value Streams Solution

The Business Value Streams (BVS) solution gives you a high-level, strategic view of how your organization delivers value to customers, employees, partners, and other stakeholders. It helps Enterprise Architects and Business Architects connect business goals with execution by modeling the flow of value across key stages, stakeholders, and capabilities.

By starting with your organization’s value proposition and mapping how that value is delivered through capabilities and processes, you’ll gain a clear, actionable model that supports prioritization, stakeholder engagement, and transformation planning.

Many architecture teams struggle to connect their models to real business outcomes. They often face:

The BVS solution addresses these challenges by making value the organizing principle—so teams can model what matters and focus on driving impact.

The Business Value Streams solution includes:

✅ A pre-configured Business Value Stream metamodel

✅ Templates for Value Streams, Stages, Stakeholders, Capabilities, and Processes

✅ Embedded AI capabilities to accelerate modeling

✅ Scenario workflows for governance and review
✅ Guidance articles to support setup, use, and iteration
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Model faster. Align smarter. Skip the blank page.

The Business Value Streams solution includes a set of AI Solution Augmentations—embedded, contextual AI features designed specifically to help Enterprise Architects get started faster and drive meaningful outcomes with less manual effort.

These aren’t general-purpose tools—they’re purpose-built for architecture, and tightly integrated with Ardoq’s modeling approach and governance framework.

Input your company name and industry, and AI generates a tailored value proposition focused on strategic outcomes.

👉 No more guesswork when articulating business value.

Based on your org and industry, AI builds a multi-stage value stream (6–8 stages) aligned with common delivery patterns.

👉 Kickstart modeling with a context-relevant framework.

AI generates a 3–4 level business capability model based on industry structure. This provides a foundational map for planning, analysis, and prioritization.

👉 Eliminate days of manual structure-building.

Each stage in your draft value stream is automatically connected to relevant capabilities—creating traceability from value to execution.

👉 Understand which parts of your org deliver what outcomes.

All AI-generated outputs are created in a Scenario, so nothing touches your production environment until you approve.

👉 Maintain control with human-in-the-loop review.

✔ Align strategy and execution with a visual model of how value flows across your business

✔ Clarify ownership of each stage and capability that contributes to value

✔ Surface gaps and opportunities with capability maturity overlays

✔ Engage stakeholders with a model that centers their needs

✔ Communicate better with execs and teams using outcome-based narratives

✔ Model faster with embedded AI that delivers structure and insight instantly

This solution is designed for:

You can install the Business Value Streams solution directly from the Ardoq Marketplace or by reaching out to your Customer Success Manager. For step-by-step instructions, see the [BVS Setup Guide →].

To explore the solution in a live workspace or request a walkthrough from our team, [book a discovery call →].

AI capabilities shown are available exclusively within the Business Value Streams solution.