Dear
all,
On
the last TC
call, I mentioned that there are a few standards from the Object
Management
Group might be useful to facilitate the analysis and simulation
of the complex
problem space that the TGF is addressing.
I’m
providing a
short intro of those items here, will be happy to arrange a few
conference
calls/webinars with domain experts from the OMG to explore the
topics further
with the TC.
SBVR:
Semantic
of Business Vocabularies and Business Rules
-
It is intended to capture the
semantics of
business concepts and relationships with support for
natural-language-like
declarative
_expression_ of business rules of a complex entity, such as a
business. It
includes the ability to express the concepts and rules in
multiple vocabularies
(i.e., multiple languages). This is an existing spec.
a high level
descriptions can be found at this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantics_of_Business_Vocabulary_and_Business_Rules
- Relevance to
TGF:
We need to examine whether the current TGF Pattern Language
spec. can be
enhanced with SBVR. This will allow instance of
requirements/concepts to
be translated and managed at regional level at the same time
keeping the
coherence at the state/government level using modeling and
relationship
techniques.
VDML: Value
Delivery Modeling Language
- This is a work in progress in the OMG (potential
adoption in early
2013). The heart of this work is to support Business Design
and
Innovation Management driven by the creation and exchange of
value. It
fills the gap between business models (e.g., Osterwalder) and
business process
management.
- Relevance to
TGF:
This systematic modeling approach is essential for virtualized
service delivery
and franchising business model with citizen engagement as
envisioned by the TGF
- This blog post on “Outside-in Business
Architecture” provides some
insights to the work http://fredacummins.blogspot.com/2012/01/outside-in-business-architecture-with.html
CMMN: Case
Management Model and Notation
- This is a work in progress in the OMG (potential
adoption in early
2013). The specification defines a language for modeling of
elements of a
type of case (e.g., tasks, stages, events, constraints,…) to
support adaptive planning,
decision-making, collaboration and coordination on individual
cases.
- Relevance to
TGF:
From a whole government perspective, services to citizens and
other
stakeholders often require ad-hoc coordination and
collaboration that crosses
organizational boundaries and engages shared services. For
every
transformational project that is going to carry out in a
“virtual organization”
fashion, similar governance and organization
process/structures are
required as one would expect from a single enterprise
environment.
- This type of work environment is already seen for
projects like
“Healthy cities” yet lack of a structure for effective
community engagement.
Here is another blog post that provides a high level view: http://fredacummins.blogspot.com/2011/07/knowledge-worker-cockpit.html
Please note all of
the above specifications are geared for business/strategy
thinkers to clearly
model the desired business/benefits first so that appropriate
technology and
who they should be sourced from can be assessed in a much more
holistic manner in
order to meet the business/citizen benefits that are
envisioned.
I’m
interested to get your feedback on my assessment of their
relevance to the TGF effort.
Regards,
Jenny