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
  2. The Basic Objects of Work
  3. Status Is Not State
  4. Ownership Is Not Assignment
  5. Queues Are Where Work Hides
  6. Blockers, Dependencies, and Exceptions
  7. Approvals and Decision Gates
  8. Handoffs Are Where Work Disappears
  9. AI Workflow Readiness
  10. The Workflow Ontology Audit

Start with Work Needs an Ontology Too. If you want the practical diagnostic, jump to The Workflow Ontology Audit.