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# Exploring the business architecture

# Exploring the business architecture {#ariaid-title1}

* Versão de lançamento: Australia
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* Atualizado 12 de mar. de 2026
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 min. de leitura

The Business Architecture section within the Portfolio page of the Enterprise Architecture Workspace helps you in the structuring of your business functions and strategies.
* **[Exploring business units](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/Nt3UTi2Y6LW_RLxVzsdEOw)**   
  Business units are part of your organization that are responsible for certain operations and have their own objectives.
* **[Exploring departments](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/73NDK7cEqETiY79qenzdYg)**   
  Departments are specialized functional areas within an organization, having their own specified roles and objectives. Departments are subsets of business units.
* **[Exploring goals](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/XzPKo9xiaQkABXCWzNhAqw)**   
  Goals are important for aligning and optimizing investments in business applications and for driving strategic outcomes.
* **[Exploring value streams](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/1XrfLALrPfhsTSyIi1mzQg)**   
  In Enterprise Architecture, a value stream represents an end-to-end sequence of activities that delivers value in your enterprise architecture landscape. A value stream is made up of individual value stream stages, each of which represents a discrete step in that sequence.
* **[Exploring value stream stages](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/jlzU3hm1p_e1S0_QgDWLPQ)**   
  Value stream stages are a specific section within the overall value stream, encompassing a specific set of activities.
* **[Exploring business capabilities](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/llHq8G11l3PiklXdU4TbiQ)**   
  A business capability is the ability of an organization to do its business activities successfully and fulfill its business goals.
* **[Exploring business processes](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/Lt3yWq99iV4xwJ3R_xOpNA)**   
  Business processes are a structured sequence of tasks that are grouped, helping to accomplish specific outcomes.
* **[Exploring demands](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/CiLgBhIlJMljoj6b_gqk4A)**   
  You can use a demand as a step to identify cost-saving opportunities on applications or capabilities and to meet the target.

**Conceitos relacionados**   

* [Using business architecture](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/Y0csa5vjP~Nja2W3gCsBZQ "Manage business units, departments, goals, value streams, value stream stages, business capabilities, business processes, and demands in the Enterprise Architecture Workspace.")