The Metamodel

Introduction

The Orthogramic Metamodel defines a comprehensive and extensible structure for representing the business architecture of any organisation. Grounded in the practical needs of government, enterprise, and regulated industries, it is designed to support dynamic alignment between strategic objectives, operational structures, and measurable outcomes.

Domains

For convenience sake, the domains are clustered into logical groupings based on their functions and relationships.

Strategic foundation

• Strategy - Overarching objectives and direction

• Market - External business environment and competitive positioning

• Customer - People and organizations that consume products/services

• Stakeholder - Individuals and groups influenced by or influencing the organization

Operational architecture

• Organization - Structured entity within which activities occur

• Capabilities - Core functions and competencies

• Value stream - End-to-end activities creating value

Delivery elements

• Products - Tangible or intangible offerings

• Services - Activities contributing to value delivery

• Channel - Methods and pathways for delivering to customers

• Supply chain - Network for flow of materials, goods, and services

Governance & compliance

• Policy - Formal statements guiding decision-making

• Risk Management - Approach to identifying and addressing risks

• Performance - Measurable outcomes and effectiveness

• Sustainability - Environmental, social, and governance aspects

Innovation & transformation

• https://guide.user.orthogramic.com/wiki/spaces/OM/pages/363397129 - Creating positive social change

• https://guide.user.orthogramic.com/wiki/spaces/OM/pages/245137842 - Focused efforts or projects

• https://guide.user.orthogramic.com/wiki/spaces/OM/pages/296878116 - Approach to creating and implementing new ideas

• https://guide.user.orthogramic.com/wiki/spaces/OM/pages/296615957 - Technical components enabling business operations

Enablement & resources

• https://guide.user.orthogramic.com/wiki/spaces/OM/pages/245137754 - Critical data and insights

• https://guide.user.orthogramic.com/wiki/spaces/OM/pages/296550475 - Human aspects including workforce and culture

• https://guide.user.orthogramic.com/wiki/spaces/OM/pages/295469092 - Economic resources and financial flows

Each domain is defined through a schema-first approach using publicly available JSON Schemas, enabling automation, validation, and integration into digital tools and platforms. Domains are described in terms of attributes, elements, relationships, and interdependencies.

Cross-domain relationships provide structured links between entities across domains (e.g. Customers to Capabilities or Policies to Services), allowing traceability, impact analysis, and improved alignment across the enterprise.

Additional structures

The Orthogramic Metamodel also includes:

• Inter-unit domain relationships – capturing interactions and dependencies across organisational units using roles such as owner, provider, consumer, and dependent.

• Strategic Response Model – tracing external triggers and internal performance signals to targeted responses across strategies, initiatives, and policy adjustments.

• External organisations – supporting representation of third parties such as partners, suppliers, and regulators, enabling integrated ecosystem modelling.

Together, these elements form a living framework that supports a real-time, actionable, and measurable understanding of organisational design and strategic alignment.