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Business Capability Map Examples

A three-level capability map derived by editing the APQC process hierarchy.

By Nick Malik · Published · Last reviewed

Capability map arranged into twelve blue-titled panels, with numbered parent and child capabilities across three levels of detail; no heatmap analysis is applied.
Three levels of a capability model derived by editing the APQC process hierarchy. Open the full-resolution model.

This image is a capability map with three levels of detail. It is based on a comprehensive capability model.

It is not a heatmap since there is no analysis applied.

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