BIZ-VAL-O v5.1 extension
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BIZ-VAL-O v5.1 extension

Release: 2026-06-26

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BIZ-VAL-O v5.1 — success contract enrichment
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BIZ-VAL-O v5.1 — success contract enriched ontology: Overview back to ToC

This ontology has the following classes and properties.

Classes

Object Properties

Annotation Properties

Named Individuals

BIZ-VAL Ontology Graph

BIZ-VAL-O v5.1 — success contract enriched ontology: Description back to ToC

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.

Cross-reference for BIZ-VAL-O v5.1 — success contract enriched ontology classes, object properties and data properties back to ToC

This section provides details for each class and property defined by BIZ-VAL-O v5.1 — success contract enriched ontology.

Classes

Beneficiary Impactc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/BeneficiaryImpact

has super-classes
Outcome c
is in range of
produces beneficiary impact op
is also defined as
named individual

Constraintc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/Constraint

has super-classes
Constraint c
has sub-classes
Non-Negotiable c
is in range of
contract has constraint op
is also defined as
named individual

Measurec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/Measure

has super-classes
Assessment c
is in domain of
measure has gaming risk op
is in range of
evidence uses measure op
is also defined as
named individual

Metric Gamingc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/MetricGaming

has super-classes
Risk c
is in range of
measure has gaming risk op
is also defined as
named individual

Named Beneficiaryc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/NamedBeneficiary

has super-classes
Stakeholder c
is in range of
contract names beneficiary op, outcome benefits beneficiary op
is also defined as
named individual

Non-Negotiablec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/NonNegotiable

has super-classes
Constraint c
is in range of
contract has non-negotiable op
is also defined as
named individual

Outcomec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/Outcome

has super-classes
Outcome c
has sub-classes
Beneficiary Impact c
is in domain of
outcome benefits beneficiary op
is in range of
contract targets outcome op
is also defined as
named individual

Problem Statementc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/ProblemStatement

has super-classes
Driver c
is also defined as
named individual

Projectc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/Project

has super-classes
Work Package c
is also defined as
named individual

Responsibilityc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/Responsibility

has super-classes
Assessment c
is in range of
has responsibility op
is also defined as
named individual

Review Rhythmc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/ReviewRhythm

has super-classes
Assessment c
is in range of
contract has review rhythm op
is also defined as
named individual

Riskc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/Risk

has super-classes
Assessment c
has sub-classes
Metric Gaming c
is in range of
has risk op
is also defined as
named individual

Specific Needc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/SpecificNeed

has super-classes
Driver c
is also defined as
named individual

Success Contractc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/SuccessContract

has super-classes
Success Definition c
is in domain of
contract defines criterion op, contract has constraint op, contract has non-negotiable op, contract has review rhythm op, contract has trade-off rule op, contract names beneficiary op, contract targets outcome op
is in range of
has success contract op
is also defined as
named individual

Success Criterionc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/SuccessCriterion

has super-classes
Success Definition c
is in domain of
criterion evidenced by op
is in range of
contract defines criterion op
is also defined as
named individual

Success Definitionc back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/SuccessDefinition

has super-classes
Goal c
has sub-classes
Success Contract c, Success Criterion c
is in range of
defines success as op
is also defined as
named individual

Success Evidencec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/SuccessEvidence

has super-classes
Assessment c
is in domain of
evidence uses measure op
is in range of
criterion evidenced by op
is also defined as
named individual

Trade-off Rulec back to ToC or Class ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/TradeOffRule

has super-classes
Principle c
is in range of
contract has trade-off rule op
is also defined as
named individual

Object Properties

commits to KPIop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/commitsToKpi

Is defined by
http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/
has super-properties
association op
has domain
Stakeholder c
has range
Key Performance Indicator c

contract defines criterionop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/contractDefinesCriterion

Links a success contract to a success criterion included in that contract.
Is defined by
http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/
has super-properties
composition op
has domain
Success Contract c
has range
Success Criterion c

contract has constraintop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/contractHasConstraint

Links a success contract to a constraint that must not be violated while pursuing the outcome.
Is defined by
http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/
has super-properties
association op
has sub-properties
contract has non-negotiable op
has domain
Success Contract c
has range
Constraint c

contract has non-negotiableop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/contractHasNonNegotiable

Links a success contract to a non-negotiable boundary that cannot be traded off.
Is defined by
http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/
has super-properties
contract has constraint op
has domain
Success Contract c
has range
Non-Negotiable c

contract has review rhythmop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/contractHasReviewRhythm

Links a success contract to the cadence used to revisit and update the definition of success.
Is defined by
http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/
has super-properties
association op
has domain
Success Contract c
has range
Review Rhythm c

contract has trade-off ruleop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/contractHasTradeOffRule

Links a success contract to a rule that decides which priority prevails when objectives or constraints conflict.
Is defined by
http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/
has super-properties
association op
has domain
Success Contract c
has range
Trade-off Rule c

contract names beneficiaryop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/contractNamesBeneficiary

Links a success contract to the specific beneficiary expected to be better off.
Is defined by
http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/
has super-properties
association op
has domain
Success Contract c
has range
Named Beneficiary c

contract targets outcomeop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/contractTargetsOutcome

Links a success contract to an intended outcome it is meant to govern or evaluate.
Is defined by
http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/
has super-properties
association op
has domain
Success Contract c
has range
Outcome c

criterion evidenced byop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/criterionEvidencedBy

Links a success criterion to the evidence expected to prove that it has been satisfied.
Is defined by
http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/
has super-properties
association op
has domain
Success Criterion c
has range
Success Evidence c

defines success asop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/definesSuccessAs

Is defined by
http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/
has super-properties
association op
has domain
Stakeholder c
has range
Success Definition c

evidence uses measureop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/evidenceUsesMeasure

Links success evidence to a quantitative or qualitative measure used to assess it.
Is defined by
http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/
has super-properties
association op
has domain
Success Evidence c
has range
Measure c

has responsibilityop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/hasResponsibility

Is defined by
http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/
has super-properties
assignment op
has domain
Stakeholder c
has range
Responsibility c

has riskop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/hasRisk

Is defined by
http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/
has super-properties
association op
has sub-properties
measure has gaming risk op
has domain
Use Case c
has range
Risk c

has success contractop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/hasSuccessContract

Links a project, use case, initiative, solution, or work package to the shared success contract that governs its definition of success.
Is defined by
http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/
has super-properties
association op
has range
Success Contract c

is source of truth forop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/isSourceOfTruthFor

Is defined by
http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/
has super-properties
realization op
has domain
Application Component c
has range
Data Object c

measure has gaming riskop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/measureHasGamingRisk

Links a measure to the risk that it may be optimized in a way that undermines the intent it was meant to represent.
Is defined by
http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/
has super-properties
has risk op
has domain
Measure c
has range
Metric Gaming c

outcome benefits beneficiaryop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/outcomeBenefitsBeneficiary

Links an outcome to the named beneficiary that should experience the improvement.
Is defined by
http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/
has super-properties
association op
has domain
Outcome c
has range
Named Beneficiary c

produces beneficiary impactop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/producesBeneficiaryImpact

Links a project, use case, initiative, solution, or outcome to the concrete improvement experienced by a beneficiary.
Is defined by
http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/
has super-properties
association op
has range
Beneficiary Impact c

use case uses datasetop back to ToC or Object Property ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/useCaseUsesDataset

Is defined by
http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/
has super-properties
access op
has domain
Use Case c
has range
Data Object c

Annotation Properties

broaderap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#broader

definitionap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#definition

in Schemeap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#inScheme

pref Labelap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#prefLabel

sourceap back to ToC or Annotation Property ToC

IRI: http://purl.org/dc/terms/source

Named Individuals

Beneficiary Impactni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/BeneficiaryImpact

belongs to
Concept c
is also defined as
class

Constraintni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/Constraint

belongs to
Concept c
is also defined as
class

Measureni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/Measure

belongs to
Concept c
is also defined as
class

Metric Gamingni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/MetricGaming

belongs to
Concept c
is also defined as
class

Named Beneficiaryni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/NamedBeneficiary

belongs to
Concept c
is also defined as
class

Non-Negotiableni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/NonNegotiable

belongs to
Concept c
is also defined as
class

Outcomeni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/Outcome

belongs to
Concept c
is also defined as
class

Problem Statementni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/ProblemStatement

belongs to
Concept c
is also defined as
class

Projectni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/Project

belongs to
Concept c
is also defined as
class

Responsibilityni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/Responsibility

belongs to
Concept c
is also defined as
class

Review Rhythmni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/ReviewRhythm

belongs to
Concept c
is also defined as
class

Riskni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/Risk

belongs to
Concept c
is also defined as
class

Specific Needni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/SpecificNeed

belongs to
Concept c
is also defined as
class

Success Contractni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/SuccessContract

belongs to
Concept c
is also defined as
class

Success Criterionni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/SuccessCriterion

belongs to
Concept c
is also defined as
class

Success Definitionni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/SuccessDefinition

belongs to
Concept c
is also defined as
class

Success Evidenceni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/SuccessEvidence

belongs to
Concept c
is also defined as
class

Trade-off Ruleni back to ToC or Named Individual ToC

IRI: http://onto.biomedima.org/res/biz-val/TradeOffRule

belongs to
Concept c
is also defined as
class

Legend back to ToC

c: Classes
op: Object Properties
ni: Named Individuals

Acknowledgments back to ToC

The authors would like to thank Silvio Peroni for developing LODE, a Live OWL Documentation Environment, which is used for representing the Cross Referencing Section of this document and Daniel Garijo for developing Widoco, the program used to create the template used in this documentation.