Is There Organization Object Ontology?
[ [ [ Some caveats are in order. An important point: most models simplify the object they portray, and will not be exact representations of the real world. A good model will highlight what we are interested in, but hide what we are not. It is usually cheaper and safer to manipulate a model than it is to manipulate real world objects. Models are only valuable for the purpose they serve; they have no intrinsic worth. I once took over a project that had been in analysis (not psychoanalysis, though that might have been appropriate) for about two years, and had produced many pages of circles, boxes and arrows. There were circles, boxes and arrows on boards; circles, boxes and arrows on the walls; and especially circles, boxes and arrows in bindersbut no system, and not even one program. A classic case of analysis paralysis, the time had long passed to just do it. Once again, you must seek the Middle Way. The model should receive enough effort to fulfill its purpose, and no more. If your goa
