BIZ-VAL-O v5.1 extension
type: Ontology
imports: owl
created: 2026-06-26
description: Adds ProblemStatement, SuccessDefinition, SpecificNeed, Risk, Project, Responsibility classes, plus SuccessContract-related classes and properties that operationalize success criteria, outcomes, constraints, evidence, beneficiaries, review rhythm, and metric-gaming risk.
version info: BIZ-VAL-O v5.1 — success contract enrichment
preferred label: BIZ-VAL-O v5.1 — success contract enriched ontology

commits to KPI
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: association
domain: Stakeholder
range: KeyPerformanceIndicator

contract defines criterion
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: composition
domain: Success Contract
range: Success Criterion
definition: Links a success contract to a success criterion included in that contract.

contract has constraint
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: association
domain: Success Contract
range: Constraint
definition: Links a success contract to a constraint that must not be violated while pursuing the outcome.

contract has non-negotiable
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: contract has constraint
domain: Success Contract
range: Non-Negotiable
definition: Links a success contract to a non-negotiable boundary that cannot be traded off.

contract has review rhythm
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: association
domain: Success Contract
range: Review Rhythm
definition: Links a success contract to the cadence used to revisit and update the definition of success.

contract has trade-off rule
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: association
domain: Success Contract
range: Trade-off Rule
definition: Links a success contract to a rule that decides which priority prevails when objectives or constraints conflict.

contract names beneficiary
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: association
domain: Success Contract
range: Named Beneficiary
definition: Links a success contract to the specific beneficiary expected to be better off.

contract targets outcome
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: association
domain: Success Contract
range: Outcome
definition: Links a success contract to an intended outcome it is meant to govern or evaluate.

criterion evidenced by
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: association
domain: Success Criterion
range: Success Evidence
definition: Links a success criterion to the evidence expected to prove that it has been satisfied.

defines success as
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: association
domain: Stakeholder
range: Success Definition

evidence uses measure
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: association
domain: Success Evidence
range: Measure
definition: Links success evidence to a quantitative or qualitative measure used to assess it.

has responsibility
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: assignment
domain: Stakeholder
range: Responsibility

has risk
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: association
domain: UseCase
range: Risk

has success contract
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: association
range: Success Contract
definition: Links a project, use case, initiative, solution, or work package to the shared success contract that governs its definition of success.

is source of truth for
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: realization
domain: ApplicationComponent
range: DataObject

measure has gaming risk
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: has risk
domain: Measure
range: Metric Gaming
definition: Links a measure to the risk that it may be optimized in a way that undermines the intent it was meant to represent.

outcome benefits beneficiary
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: association
domain: Outcome
range: Named Beneficiary
definition: Links an outcome to the named beneficiary that should experience the improvement.

produces beneficiary impact
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: association
range: Beneficiary Impact
definition: Links a project, use case, initiative, solution, or outcome to the concrete improvement experienced by a beneficiary.

use case uses dataset
type: ObjectProperty
sub property of: access
domain: UseCase
range: DataObject

Beneficiary Impact
type: Class
subclass of: Outcome
type: NamedIndividual
type: Concept
source: biz-val
broader: Outcome
definition: The concrete improvement, benefit, or change experienced by a named beneficiary as a result of an initiative or solution.
in scheme: BizValTaxonomy

Constraint
type: Class
subclass of: Constraint
type: NamedIndividual
type: Concept
source: biz-val
broader: Constraint
definition: A condition, rule, boundary, or limitation that must not be violated while pursuing an outcome.
in scheme: BizValTaxonomy

Measure
type: Class
subclass of: Assessment
type: NamedIndividual
type: Concept
source: biz-val
broader: Assessment
definition: A quantitative or qualitative way of assessing whether a criterion, outcome, constraint, or impact has been achieved or respected.
in scheme: BizValTaxonomy

Metric Gaming
type: Class
subclass of: Risk
type: NamedIndividual
type: Concept
source: biz-val
broader: Risk
definition: The behavior of optimizing a reported measure while undermining the intent, outcome, or value that the measure was meant to represent.
in scheme: BizValTaxonomy

Named Beneficiary
type: Class
subclass of: Stakeholder
type: NamedIndividual
type: Concept
source: biz-val
broader: Stakeholder
definition: A specific person, role, group, organization, or community expected to be better off because of a project, use case, initiative, or solution.
in scheme: BizValTaxonomy

Non-Negotiable
type: Class
subclass of: Constraint
type: NamedIndividual
type: Concept
source: biz-val
broader: Constraint
definition: A constraint, principle, or boundary that cannot be traded off, even when delivery pressure, cost pressure, or stakeholder conflict increases.
in scheme: BizValTaxonomy

Outcome
type: Class
subclass of: Outcome
type: NamedIndividual
type: Concept
source: biz-val
broader: Goal
definition: A result, state change, or practical improvement that an initiative is intended to produce for a stakeholder, beneficiary, process, system, or organization.
in scheme: BizValTaxonomy

Problem Statement
type: Class
subclass of: Driver
type: NamedIndividual
type: Concept
broader: Driver
definition: An articulated problem a stakeholder wants resolved. Narrower than archimate:Driver: treated as a linkable resource rather than a free-text literal so the same problem can be referenced by several use-cases, solutions, and success definitions.
in scheme: BizValTaxonomy

Project
type: Class
subclass of: WorkPackage
type: NamedIndividual
type: Concept
broader: WorkPackage
definition: A bounded, funded effort delivering a set of outcomes. Narrower than archimate:WorkPackage: adds the connotation of a time-boxed effort with a named owner and budget — distinct from a use-case (which is scoped to a specific need) and a plateau (which is a target architecture state).
in scheme: BizValTaxonomy

Responsibility
type: Class
subclass of: Assessment
type: NamedIndividual
type: Concept
broader: Assessment
definition: A bounded duty or accountability that a stakeholder carries with respect to a role, project or use-case. Narrower than archimate:Assessment: treated as a resource so duties can be reassigned, versioned, and traced across reorganisations.
in scheme: BizValTaxonomy

Review Rhythm
type: Class
subclass of: Assessment
type: NamedIndividual
type: Concept
source: biz-val
broader: Assessment
definition: The agreed cadence for revisiting and updating success definitions, criteria, evidence, constraints, trade-off rules, and ownership.
in scheme: BizValTaxonomy

Risk
type: Class
subclass of: Assessment
type: NamedIndividual
type: Concept
broader: Assessment
definition: A negatively-oriented assessment: a condition or event that could impair the outcomes of a use-case, project, or solution. Narrower than archimate:Assessment; conventionally paired with a probability and impact qualifier (captured via datatype properties in future revisions).
in scheme: BizValTaxonomy

Specific Need
type: Class
subclass of: Driver
type: NamedIndividual
type: Concept
broader: Driver
definition: A concrete, often verbalised, need a stakeholder expresses — typically a refinement of a broader ProblemStatement. Narrower than archimate:Driver.
in scheme: BizValTaxonomy

Success Contract
type: Class
subclass of: Success Definition
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: contract defines criterion
  some values from: Success Criterion
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: contract targets outcome
  some values from: Outcome
type: NamedIndividual
type: Concept
source: biz-val
broader: Success Definition
definition: A shared, explicit agreement defining what success means for a project, use case, initiative, or solution, including success criteria, evidence, constraints, owners, trade-off rules, and review rhythm.
in scheme: BizValTaxonomy

Success Criterion
type: Class
subclass of: Success Definition
subclass of: Restriction
  on property: criterion evidenced by
  some values from: Success Evidence
type: NamedIndividual
type: Concept
source: biz-val
broader: Success Definition
definition: A specific condition that must be satisfied for a project, use case, initiative, or solution to count as successful.
in scheme: BizValTaxonomy

Success Definition
type: Class
subclass of: Goal
type: NamedIndividual
type: Concept
broader: Goal
definition: A stakeholder's operational definition of what counts as success for a use-case, solution or project. Narrower than archimate:Goal: scoped to a single stakeholder's viewpoint so different stakeholders can hold divergent success definitions for the same artefact.
in scheme: BizValTaxonomy

Success Evidence
type: Class
subclass of: Assessment
type: NamedIndividual
type: Concept
source: biz-val
broader: Assessment
definition: Observable proof, qualitative or quantitative, showing that a success criterion has been satisfied or that a beneficiary is better off.
in scheme: BizValTaxonomy

Trade-off Rule
type: Class
subclass of: Principle
type: NamedIndividual
type: Concept
source: biz-val
broader: Principle
definition: A predefined decision rule specifying which priority, outcome, or constraint prevails when objectives conflict during execution.
in scheme: BizValTaxonomy