goal

ArchiMate 3.2 Equivalent: Goal (Motivation Aspect)

Represents a strategic business objective, mission outcome, transformation target, or architectural vision.

Visual Styling

To apply custom icons, borders, or CSS styles to goals, use a Style Rule (e.g. style goal where priority == "Critical" { icon "target" }).

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Syntax

goal <id> "<Display Name>" {
    description "<text>"
    owner "<executive_or_team>"
    tags ["tag1", "tag2"]
    priority "Critical" | "High" | "Medium" | "Low"

    relationships { ... }
}

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Properties

Property	Type	Allowed Values	Description
description	string	Free text	Strategic definition and success criteria
owner	string	Free text	Executive sponsor or business leader
tags	string[]	Array of strings	Strategy alignment tags (e.g. tags ["fy27", "growth"])
priority	enum	"Critical", "High", "Medium", "Low"	Strategic priority rank

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Allowed Relationship Verbs & Targets

Verb	ArchiMate Relation	Allowed Target Entity Types
influences	Influence	goal, kpi
governed_by	Governance	policy, standard

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Complete Example

goal goal_cloud_modernization "Cloud-Native Transformation" {
    description "Migrate 80% of on-premises transactional systems to managed cloud platforms by Q4 2027"
    owner "Chief Technology Officer"
    priority "Critical"
    tags ["transformation", "cloud", "okr-2027"]

    relationships {
        this influences kpi_infrastructure_cost "Aims to reduce compute spend"
        this influences kpi_release_velocity "Drives faster delivery cycle time"
        this governed_by pol_enterprise_architecture
    }
}