Advancing strategy ontology

An ontology seeks to formalise a language and definitions for domain-related communications, thus enhancing the sharing of meaning across relevant stakeholders. A strategy ontology for enterprises should be no exception. Identifying patterns in business-level typologies advance the ontology by informing strategy direction within competitive environments. The array of strategy models that facilitate the formalisation of strategy concepts is investigated. The pathways from strategy through to competency and capability are established. This activity culminates in an extended meta-model that yields the formal concepts (meta-objects) and relations pertinent to strategy. The model’s interoperability underpins the strategy ontology’s value by a matrix tool that accelerates and selects the appropriate models to facilitate productive work through the strategy lifecycle.