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[[Image:Government Business Reference Model.jpg|thumb|360px|Example of the US [[Federal Enterprise Architecture|FEA]] Business Reference Model.<ref>FEA (2005) [http://www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/pdf/rm-profile.pdf FEA Records Management Profile, Version 1.0]. December 15, 2005.</ref>]]

'''Business reference model''' is a [[reference model]], concentrating on the functional and organizational aspects of the [[core business]] of an [[enterprise]], [[Tertiary sector of the economy|service organization]] or [[government agency]].

AIn [[enterprise engineering]] a business reference model can beis part of an [[Enterprise Architecture Framework]]. An Enterprise Architecture Framework, whichor ''Architecture Framework'', defines in a series of reference models, how to organize the structure and [[view model|views]] associated with an [[Enterprise Architecture]].

== Overview ==

A [[reference model]] in general 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 perform them. Other types of business reference model can also depict the relationship between the [[business processesprocess]]es, business functions, and the [[business area’sarea]]’s business reference model. These [[reference model]] 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", one of five reference models of the [[Federal Enterprise Architecture]] 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 name="WH05"> [http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/egov/documents/CRM.PDF FEA Consolidated Reference Model Document]. May 2005.</ref>

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