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# Workflow Ontology — Series Index
- URL: https://www.antoinebuteau.com/workflow-ontology-series-index/
- Published: 2026-05-11T04:07:05.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-19T00:12:53.000Z
- Description: Work becomes harder to manage when status, state, ownership, queues, dependencies, and approvals lack precise definitions. The sequence establishes the basic objects of work, traces where workflows break, and concludes with AI readiness and an operational audit.
- Author: Antoine Buteau
- Tags: #Workflow Ontology, Series Index

**Workflow Ontology** is a 10-part series. Use this page as the table of contents and read the posts in order.

## Read the series in order

1. [Work Needs an Ontology Too](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/workflow-ontology-series-1-work-needs-an-ontology-too/)
2. [The Basic Objects of Work](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/workflow-ontology-series-2-the-basic-objects-of-work/)
3. [Status Is Not State](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/workflow-ontology-series-3-status-is-not-state/)
4. [Ownership Is Not Assignment](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/workflow-ontology-series-4-ownership-is-not-assignment/)
5. [Queues Are Where Work Hides](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/workflow-ontology-series-5-queues-are-where-work-hides/)
6. [Blockers, Dependencies, and Exceptions](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/workflow-ontology-series-6-blockers-dependencies-and-exceptions/)
7. [Approvals and Decision Gates](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/workflow-ontology-series-7-approvals-and-decision-gates/)
8. [Handoffs Are Where Work Disappears](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/workflow-ontology-series-8-handoffs-are-where-work-disappears/)
9. [AI Workflow Readiness](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/workflow-ontology-series-9-ai-workflow-readiness/)
10. [The Workflow Ontology Audit](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/workflow-ontology-series-10-the-workflow-ontology-audit/)

Start with [Work Needs an Ontology Too](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/workflow-ontology-series-1-work-needs-an-ontology-too/). If you want the practical diagnostic, jump to [The Workflow Ontology Audit](https://www.antoinebuteau.com/workflow-ontology-series-10-the-workflow-ontology-audit/).