Operation

What must we do?

Core

Operations that change state.

• What needs to be created or generated?
• What needs to be retrieved or displayed?
• What needs to be updated or modified?
• What needs to be deleted or archived?

Processing

Operations that convert or calculate.

• What needs to be calculated or computed?
• What needs to be transformed or converted?
• What needs to be aggregated or summarized?
• What needs to be analyzed or evaluated?

Control

Operations that manage flow or state.

• What needs to be started or initiated?
• What needs to be stopped or terminated?
• What needs to be scheduled or queued?
• What needs to be routed or redirected?

Protection

Operations that preserve or protect.

• What needs to be saved or stored?
• What needs to be secured or encrypted?
• What needs to be monitored or alerted?
• What needs to be isolated or sandboxed?

Validation

Operations that verify correctness or compliance.

• What needs to be validated or verified?
• What needs to be checked or tested?
• What needs to be approved or authorized?
• What needs to be audited or reviewed?

Communication

Operations that transmit information.

• What needs to be sent or transmitted?
• What needs to be received or collected?
• What needs to be notified or alerted?
• What needs to be published or broadcast?

Integration

Operations that connect systems or processes.

• What needs to be synchronized or reconciled?
• What needs to be imported or exported?
• What needs to be connected or linked?
• What needs to be mapped or translated?