Using a Business Ontology for Structuring Artefacts: Example - Northern Health

Abstract

This case story describes how the Business Ontology can be used to structure organizational artefacts. Northern Health was chosen for this case story because of the complexity and nature of their industry. Using a Business Ontology for structuring artefacts exemplifies the power of integrated and standardized artefacts in facilitating alignment, transformation and the management of a complex project portfolio involving multiple programs and projects through a structured way of thinking, way of working and way of modelling. This case story will discuss what artefacts are, what they consist of, their purpose, and how the Global University Alliance's Business Ontology was used effectively to develop a structured way of thinking, working and modelling. Furthermore, this paper presents the artefacts that provided the foundation for developing Northern Health-specific reference content and explains how they could be reused by various projects within the organization. It also includes the lessons learned on where these artefacts could be applied and the benefits of applying them.