a. the
intended or role of the ontology –
how is it intended to be used? This would relate to the challenge, as you currently have it.
i.
to serves as a common agreed set of semantic
definitions. e.g. increase human communication, getting everyone on same page
ii.
improve interoperability among systems
b. what was the value actually delivered by having the ontology e.g.
i.
reduced maintenance costs.
ii.
Increased agility for adding new features
c. how was the value delivered?
i.
the ontology increased the ability of humans to
see what things meant, and it was a common basis for a variety of systems,
rather than only one
ii.
reduce time needed to perform maintenance meant
it was now possible to add new features much faster and in a cost-effective
way. It was much easier to
predict/assess the impacts of changes with an ontology being a uniform basis
for multiple interacting systems.
d. Where
is the ontology in the overall architecture of the system?
i.
Is it a relatively small component or a major
one?
ii.
Is it a hub and spokes architecture for interoperability?
Michael