# COBIT Cascade Mapper (APO02)

> Build Goals Cascade traceability: map enterprise goals to alignment goals and IT objectives. Generate the Traceability Matrix showing how IT initiatives support stakeholder drivers. Includes alignment drift detector.



Tags: COBIT, APO02, Strategic Alignment, Goals Cascade, Traceability


## Example Prompts

- Generate the traceability matrix showing how our server upgrade supports Business Service Continuity
- Flag IT initiatives that have no mapping to our Enterprise Strategic Plan
- Cascade our enterprise goals down to specific IT objectives for APO02

URL: https://rakenne.app/skills/cobit-cascade-mapper/index.md

Try this skill: https://rakenne.app/a/?skill=cobit-cascade-mapper



## Overview

Build Goals Cascade traceability: map enterprise goals to alignment goals and IT objectives. Generate the Traceability Matrix showing how IT initiatives support stakeholder drivers. Includes alignment drift detector.

## Example Conversation

> **You:** We have a server upgrade and a cloud migration in the pipeline. I need a traceability matrix showing how each supports our Enterprise Strategic Plan — e.g. Business Service Continuity.

> **Agent:** I'll build a traceability matrix linking each initiative to an enterprise goal (e.g. Business Service Continuity, cost optimization), then run `alignment_drift_detector` to flag any initiative without a mapping.

> **Agent:** Created `alignment-matrix-apo02.md` with the matrix. Running `alignment_drift_detector`...

> **Agent:** **FAIL** — one initiative (cloud migration) has no direct mapping in the document. I've added a row: Cloud migration → supports "Cost optimization" and "Operational resilience" per strategic plan. Re-running the detector...

> **Agent:** **PASS** — all initiatives are now mapped to the strategic plan. You can use this for the board or APO02 evidence.

## What the Tools Validate

**`alignment_drift_detector`** scans an initiatives list or alignment document (Markdown or text):

- **Detection:** Identifies IT initiatives (e.g. "server upgrade", "cloud migration", "new system deployment") from phrasing in the document.
- **Rule:** Each initiative must have a stated mapping to the Enterprise Strategic Plan (e.g. "maps to enterprise goal", "supports Business Service Continuity", "traceability to stakeholder driver") within context (same section or nearby).
- **Output:** PASS if every detected initiative has a mapping; FAIL with a list of unmapped initiatives. Add explicit links to enterprise goals and re-run.

## Output Excerpt

**Traceability matrix (excerpt):**

```markdown
## Traceability (APO02)

| Initiative        | IT objective      | Enterprise goal              |
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------------------|
| Server upgrade    | Availability      | Business Service Continuity   |
| Cloud migration   | Cost, resilience | Cost optimization; Operational resilience |
```

**alignment_drift_detector report (excerpt):**

```
=== ALIGNMENT DRIFT DETECTOR (APO02) ===
Result: PASS

Document: alignment-matrix-apo02.md
Initiatives detected: 2. Unmapped to strategic plan: 0.
All detected initiatives have a mapping to the strategic plan.
No alignment drift: all initiatives mapped.
```

## Getting Started

Add your Enterprise Strategic Plan (or goals list) and initiatives list to the project workspace, then activate the *COBIT Cascade Mapper (APO02)* skill. The agent will draft the traceability matrix and run `alignment_drift_detector` until all initiatives are mapped.


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