The diagram shows the Enterprise Continuum, which is a view of the Architecture Repository that provides methods for classifying architecture and solution artifacts as they evolve from generic Foundation Architectures to Organization-Specific Architectures4. The Enterprise Continuum comprises two complementary concepts: the Architecture Continuum and the Solutions Continuum. The Architecture Continuum shows the relationships among foundational frameworks, common system architectures, industry architectures, and enterprise architectures4. The Solutions Continuum shows the relationships among foundational solutions, common system solutions, industry solutions, and enterprise solutions4.

A key principle of value streams is that value is always defined from the perspective of the stakeholder2. A stakeholder is any person or group who has an interest in or influence on an enterprise or its activities5. A stakeholder can be internal or external to the enterprise. A stakeholder can also be a customer, end user, partner, supplier, regulator, employee, or any other role that interacts with or benefits from the enterprise's products or services5. Value streams should reflect how stakeholders perceive and measure value in terms of outcomes, benefits, costs, risks, and satisfaction2.

A business model is a description of the rationale for how an organization creates, delivers, and captures value4. Value is defined as the worth or importance of something to someone6. A business model explains what value proposition the organization offers to its customers, what revenue streams it generates from delivering the value proposition, what cost structure it incurs to create and deliver the value proposition, what key resources and activities are needed to create and deliver the value proposition, and what key partnerships are leveraged to support the value creation and delivery process4.

The component of the Architecture Repository that is an architectural representation of SBBs supporting the Architecture Landscape is the Solutions Landscape3. The Solutions Landscape presents an architectural representation of the Solution Building Blocks (SBBs) that support the Architecture Landscape and have been planned or deployed by the enterprise3. The Solutions Landscape shows how SBBs are mapped to Architecture Building Blocks (ABBs) in different architecture domains and levels3. The Solutions Landscape can help to ensure consistency and alignment between the Architecture Landscape and the solutions that implement it.

According to the TOGAF Series Guide to Value Streams (Version 1), a value stream stage is defined as "a distinct part of a value stream that represents a group of activities contributing to an overall result" 5. A value stream stage can be expressed as a noun phrase that indicates what outcome or state is achieved by completing the stage5. For example, some possible value stream stages are "Product Ordered", "Payment Processed", or "Customer Satisfied". The example value stream shows how an online retailer creates and delivers value for its customers by performing five value stream stages: "Acquire Retail Product", "Advertise Channels", "Display Products", "Enable Selection", "Process Payment", and "Deliver Product(s)" 5. Therefore, the value stream is decomposed into five value stream stages.