O1_OSTY Operational Story Viewpoint

Domain Aspect Maturity
Operational Context & Exchange released

Purpose

The Operational Story Viewpoint

  • captures operational stories within operational contexts and their relation to operational performers, thus enables storytelling
  • illustrates the operational background from the Stakeholder perspective
  • serves as starting point to identify Stakeholders and/or context elements
  • fosters the communication among different Stakeholders

Applicability

The Operational Story Viewpoint supports the “Business or Mission Analysis Process” activities of the INCOSE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING HANDBOOK 2023 [§2.3.5.1] and contributes to the problem or opportunity statement.

Supported Processes

Supported Information Items

Presentation

A use case diagram featuring model elements representing operational stories, the context in they’re taking place and operational performers involved. Note: Illustrations, drawings, sketches, etc., and/or descriptions in free text may provide a comprehensive understanding of the operational mission.

Stakeholder

Concern

Exposed Concepts

The Diagram shows the concepts exposed by the viewpoint, and related concepts if necessary.

The Table shows the concepts exposed by the viewpoint, and related concepts if necessary.

ConceptDocumentation
Operational SketchSpecifies a free form sketch depicting a concept.
Operational StoryThe Operational Story represents one or more Operational Use Cases in the Usage Scenario identified by the Operational Context. The Operational Story is described as narrative story-telling.
Operational PerformerAn Operational Performer is an element of the Operational Context that is capable to perform Operational Process Activities contributing to a specific identified Operational Capability. An Operational Performer may be any kind of organization, person, or even a system playing a role in one or more Operational Contexts. Aliases: UAF::OperationalPerformer
OPRactingInOSYSpecifies the fact that an Operational Performer acts in an Operational Story.
Operational ContextAn Operational Context is representing a separate Usage Scenario with a specific configuration of Operational Performers, these are interacting in the Scenario exhibiting a specific identified Operational Capability. One or more Operational Contexts meaningful for the Operational Domain are to be identified. Aliases: UAF::HighLevelOperationalConcept
OSYtakingPlaceInOCTSpecifies the fact that an Operational Story occurs in a certain Operational Context. Note: When parts of an Operational Story do occur in several contexts, they shall be duplicated.

Realization of exposed Concepts

The Diagram shows the realization of exposed concepts.

The Table shows the realization of exposed concepts.

Required Viewpoints

Example