
ArchiMate Metamodel
The strategy elements are used to model the capabilities of an organization, and how they are to be changed in order to achieve business outcomes.
Next to the motivation elements, the language also includes a number of strategy elements, notably capability, resource, and course of action.
These are defined as specializations of the generic behavior and structure elements.


Strategy elements are defined as specializations of the generic behavior and structure elements.


This figure shows how the strategy elements are related to core elements and motivation elements.
Internal and external behavior elements may realize capabilities, while an active or passive structure element may realize a resource.
Capabilities, courses of action, and resources may realize or influence requirements (and, indirectly, also principles or goals), and a course of action may also realize or influence an outcome (and, indirectly, also a goal).