by Rob Malcolm | Sep 12, 2026 | Glossary
Business Object: A major business concept that represents one of the fundamental things an organisation deals with and that provides a stable anchor for its enterprise data model. Business Object — A major business concept that represents one of the fundamental things...
by Rob Malcolm | Sep 10, 2026 | Glossary
Principal Entity: A major business concept that represents one of the fundamental things an organisation deals with and that provides a stable anchor for its enterprise data model. Principal Entities are identified at the Conceptual Data Model level and typically...
by Rob Malcolm | Sep 10, 2026 | Glossary
Conceptual Data Model: A governed, enterprise-level representation of the principal and important secondary business entities, their meanings and significant relationships, providing a coherent semantic map of the organisation independent of physical systems or...
by Rob Malcolm | Sep 5, 2026 | Glossary
The archetypal boundary spanner who connects people, ideas, teams and communities across intersecting Islands of Cohesion. Background: Nigel belongs comfortably in more than one community. People on both sides of a boundary trust and accept him, and he can move...
by Rob Malcolm | Sep 5, 2026 | Glossary
Nationality: Australian Background: University student studying soil science, with a growing interest in regenerative agriculture and a family connection to Country through his Ngarrindjeri great-grandmother. Narrative Interest: Marko represents the next generation of...
by Rob Malcolm | Aug 25, 2026 | Glossary
Human–AI Knowledge Base Development is a disciplined method for using AI and human judgement together to build, test and refine shared organisational knowledge. AI can rapidly research, compare patterns, propose structures and generate candidate models. Humans provide...