# Enterprise value-stream taxonomy

## External value streams

| # | Archetype | Terminal value state |
|---:|---|---|
| 1 | Need to committed agreement | Parties hold an actionable agreement |
| 2 | Eligibility to conferred entitlement | Beneficiary can exercise a granted right |
| 3 | Request to rendered service | Requested service value is available to the beneficiary |
| 4 | Order to possession and use | Beneficiary can possess or use the accepted item |
| 5 | Unmet market need to available offering | A governed offering is available to the target market |
| 6 | Adoption to realized beneficiary outcome | Beneficiary has evidenced value in use |
| 7 | Failure or grievance to remedied position | Accepted remedy restores the beneficiary position |
| 8 | Expiring entitlement to renewal or orderly exit | Relationship continues lawfully or closes cleanly |
| 9 | Supply need to assured supply | Required input is accepted and usable |
| 10 | Capital or resource gap to funded capacity | Usable external capacity is secured |
| 11 | Counterparty intent to operating integration | Partners can jointly deliver the intended value |
| 12 | External obligation to accepted disclosure or assurance | Recipient accepts sufficient evidence of discharge |
| 13 | Counterparty capability gap to enabled counterparty | Counterparty can perform the expected contribution |
| 14 | Awarded purpose to evidenced application | Granted resources are applied to the agreed purpose |
| 15 | Reliance need to justified reliance | Recipient has sufficient trustworthy evidence to rely |
| 16 | Authorization gap to sufficient standing | Party has the recognized standing needed to act |
| 17 | Participation to realized network value | Participant can obtain the governed network benefit |
| 18 | Earned claim to secured return | Valid claim is settled into controlled value |

## Internal value streams

| # | Archetype | Terminal value state |
|---:|---|---|
| 1 | Strategic intent to governed commitment | Direction is authorized and owned |
| 2 | Authorized commitment to delivered change | Approved change is ready for adoption |
| 3 | Delivered change to adopted capability in use | Intended operating ability is in force |
| 4 | Role need to reliable contribution | A capable worker can contribute in the role |
| 5 | Worker expectation to honored relationship or clean closure | Employment obligations are fulfilled or closed |
| 6 | Competence gap to applied competence | Required competence is demonstrated in context |
| 7 | Resource need to allocated capacity | Capacity is committed to the authorized demand |
| 8 | Asset need to serviceable availability | Fit asset is available for intended use |
| 9 | Funding need to authorized and released funds | Spendable funds are available under authority |
| 10 | Delivered value to captured economic benefit | Economic benefit is evidenced and attributed |
| 11 | Decision need to acted-upon decision | Accepted understanding has produced authorized action |
| 12 | Risk exposure to accepted risk position | Residual exposure is owned and authorized |
| 13 | Control obligation to evidenced assurance | Sufficient control evidence supports reliance |
| 14 | Disruption to restored operating capability | Agreed operating baseline is restored |
| 15 | End of need to safely retired capability | Obligations, data, assets and access are closed safely |
| 16 | Access need to authorized least-privilege access | Subject can act within current approved bounds |

Internal and external are boundary roles rather than permanent stream types. One stream may cross the Enterprise boundary more than once. Sector-specific streams specialize or compose these archetypes; workflows, departments, products, projects and customer journeys do not become streams merely because they use similar names.