Editing Business process modeling (section)

=== Business reference model ===
[[File:Government Business Reference Model.svg|thumb|360px|Example of the US Federal Government Business Reference Model<ref>FEA (2005) [https://www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/pdf/rm-profile.pdf FEA Records Management Profile, Version 1.0]. December 15, 2005.</ref>]]
A [[business reference model]] is a reference model, concentrating on the functional and organizational aspects of an [[Business|enterprise]], [[Tertiary sector of the economy|service organization]], or [[government agency]]. In general, a [[reference model]] is a model of something that embodies the basic goal or idea of something and can then be looked at as a reference for various purposes. A business reference model is a means to describe the business operations of an organization, independent of the organizational structure that performs them. Other types of business reference models can also depict the relationship between the business processes, business functions, and the business area's business reference model. These reference models can be constructed in layers, and offer a foundation for the analysis of service components, technology, data, and performance.

The most familiar business reference model is the Business Reference Model of the US federal government. That model is a [[function model|function-driven]] framework for describing the business operations of the federal government independent of the agencies that perform them. The Business Reference Model provides an organized, hierarchical construct for describing the day-to-day business operations of the federal government. While many models exist for describing organizations – [[organizational chart]]s, location maps, etc. – this model presents the business using a functionally driven approach.<ref>[https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/assets/fea_docs/FEA_CRM_v23_Final_Oct_2007_Revised.pdf FEA Consolidated Reference Model Document] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101011082020/http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/assets/fea_docs/FEA_CRM_v23_Final_Oct_2007_Revised.pdf |date=2010-10-11}}. Oct 2007.</ref>