Capabilities Inventory and Attributes - Contractual and Legal Attributes for the Capabilities Inventory

Capabilities Inventory and Attributes

Chapter 21. Contractual and Legal Attributes for the Capabilities Inventory

Authored and Published By: The International Foundation for Information Technology (IF4IT), LLC

Executive Summary: Chapter Overview

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The Bottom Line

This chapter reserves the contractual and legal attribute category for organization-specific governance needs, noting that IF4IT has not yet identified standard baseline attributes for Capabilities in this category.

Core Concepts

ConceptDefinition & Strategic Role
Reserved CategoryProvides a place for contractual and legal attributes when an enterprise context requires them.
No Current StandardClarifies that IF4IT has not yet defined common capability-specific attributes in this category.
Enterprise ExtensionEncourages practitioners to define relevant legal attributes when their governance model needs them.

Quick Q&A

Question: Does the absence of standard attributes mean the category is irrelevant?

Answer: No. It means IF4IT has not yet identified universal attributes, while enterprises may still add context-specific contractual or legal fields.

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Contractual and Legal attributes capture any legal instruments that govern the performance or delivery of this Capability.

The IF4IT has not yet identified standard attributes in this category for the Capabilities Inventory. This does not mean no such attributes exist — organizations building this inventory are encouraged to identify and define attributes in this category that are relevant to their specific context and governance needs.

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