@prefix rdf: . @prefix bibo: . @prefix dc: . @prefix ev: . @prefix foaf: . @prefix ibis: . @prefix owl: . @prefix pm: . @prefix rdfs: . @prefix skos: . @prefix vann: . @prefix xhv: . @prefix xsd: . foaf:name "Dorian Taylor"@en . a bibo:Webpage . dc:title "A Process Model Ontology"@en ; bibo:uri ; vann:preferredNamespacePrefix "pm" ; a owl:Ontology ; rdfs:comment "This vocabulary encodes a model for expressing generic business processes. Its purpose is to provide a language and exchange format for software applications designed to facilitate project management."@en ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; owl:imports , , . pm:ABORTED a pm:State ; rdfs:comment "The task is aborted."@en ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:label "ABORTED"@en . pm:Action a owl:Class ; rdfs:comment "An Action specializes an Event in that it is performed by (at least one) real, living Person."@en ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:label "Action"@en ; rdfs:subClassOf ev:Event ; owl:disjointWith pm:State . pm:COMPLETE a pm:State ; rdfs:comment "The task is complete."@en ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:label "COMPLETE"@en . pm:Goal a owl:Class ; rdfs:comment "A Goal extends a State by way of being explicitly desired by an Agent."@en ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:label "Goal"@en ; rdfs:subClassOf ibis:Issue, pm:State ; skos:note "A Goal is not actionable itself, although Tasks, which are Actions, must achieve at least one Goal. At the time of observation, a Goal, like its superclass, State, is either true or false. This entails that a Goal is not expressed in terms of quantitative results or deadlines. That is the job of a Target."@en . pm:IN-PROGRESS a pm:State ; rdfs:comment "The task is in progress."@en ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:label "IN-PROGRESS"@en . pm:Method a owl:Class ; rdfs:comment "A method specifies an abstract sequence of events."@en ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:label "Method"@en ; rdfs:subClassOf pm:Action ; owl:disjointWith pm:State ; skos:editorialNote "This class is provisional. It isn't entirely clear that we need a distinct Method class, since Tasks and the like could be appropriated as prototypes of methods."@en . pm:STALLED a pm:State ; rdfs:comment "The task is stalled."@en ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:label "STALLED"@en . pm:State a owl:Class ; rdfs:comment "A State can be understood as a snapshot of a system at a given time, such as before or after an event."@en ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:label "State"@en ; rdfs:subClassOf skos:Concept ; skos:note "A State is distinct from a particular instant, but it is analogous to it. At the time of observation, a State is either true or false."@en . pm:Target a owl:Class ; rdfs:comment "A Target connects an abstract Goal to a specific Task, budget and deadline."@en ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:label "Target"@en ; rdfs:subClassOf pm:Goal ; skos:note "The logical separation of a Target from a Goal makes it possible to speak of a Goal in abstract terms, and generate several equivalent candidate Tasks, each with one or more candidate Methods, which may achieve it."@en . pm:Task a owl:Class ; rdfs:comment "A Task specializes an Action in that it has one or more Goals, and connects a Method of execution with a responsible Person who will carry it out."@en ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:label "Task"@en ; rdfs:subClassOf ibis:Position, pm:Action ; skos:usageNote "Since pm:Task is a descendant of ev:Event, we can use the ev:time relation to specify a time:Interval to record the time taken to complete a task."@en . pm:achieves a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:comment "The purpose of a task is to achieve a goal. All tasks specified in this vocabulary must also specify the goal they are intended to achieve."@en ; rdfs:domain pm:Task ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:label "achieves"@en ; rdfs:range pm:Goal ; rdfs:subPropertyOf pm:outcome . pm:anchors a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:comment "By anchoring a Goal to a Target, we give it a concrete budget and deadline."@en ; rdfs:domain pm:Target, pm:Task ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:label "anchors"@en ; rdfs:range pm:Goal ; rdfs:subPropertyOf ibis:specializes . pm:budget a owl:DatatypeProperty ; rdfs:comment "All Targets require a quantitative budget."@en ; rdfs:domain pm:Target, pm:Task ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:label "budget"@en ; rdfs:range xsd:decimal ; owl:cardinality 1 ; skos:editorialNote "It is not clear, prior to implementation, if we should keep the budget as a raw quantity, or create some kind of resource envelope object."@en . pm:context a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:comment "The context of an Action is a State."@en ; rdfs:domain pm:Action ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:label "context"@en ; rdfs:range pm:State ; rdfs:subPropertyOf ev:factor ; skos:usageNote "The pm:context and pm:outcome properties can be used to chain pm:Actions together."@en . pm:dependency a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:comment "A State the Action depends on to be actionable."@en ; rdfs:domain pm:Action ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:label "dependency"@en ; rdfs:range pm:State ; rdfs:subPropertyOf . pm:desires a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:comment "A foaf:Agent may desire a Goal."@en ; rdfs:domain foaf:Agent ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:label "desires"@en ; rdfs:range pm:Goal ; rdfs:subPropertyOf ibis:endorses . pm:due a owl:DatatypeProperty ; rdfs:comment "All Targets must have a due date."@en ; rdfs:domain pm:Target, pm:Task ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:label "due"@en ; rdfs:range xsd:dateTime ; owl:cardinality 1 . pm:initiates a owl:FunctionalProperty, owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:comment "A valid target must initiate exactly one task to carry it out."@en ; rdfs:domain pm:Target ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:label "initiates"@en ; rdfs:range pm:Task ; owl:cardinality 1 . pm:method a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:comment "All Tasks must identify an associated Method which will be used to complete them."@en ; rdfs:domain pm:Task ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:label "method"@en ; rdfs:range pm:Method . pm:outcome a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:comment "All Actions have an outcome, which is some kind of State."@en ; rdfs:domain pm:Action ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:label "outcome"@en ; rdfs:range pm:State ; rdfs:subPropertyOf ev:product . pm:performer a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:comment "A performer is a real, live (at the time of performance) person who performs a task."@en ; rdfs:domain pm:Action ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:label "performer"@en ; rdfs:range foaf:Person ; rdfs:subPropertyOf ev:agent . pm:recipient a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:comment "A recipient of a task is a (real, live at the time of receipt) person who receives and approves its product or products."@en ; rdfs:domain pm:Task ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:label "recipient"@en ; rdfs:range foaf:Person . pm:responsible a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:comment "The person responsible for a task may not be the one performing it, but they are the one accountable for its completion."@en ; rdfs:domain pm:Task ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:label "responsible"@en ; rdfs:range foaf:Person ; rdfs:subPropertyOf ev:agent . pm:status a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:comment "The status of a Task at any instant is a State."@en ; rdfs:domain pm:Task ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:label "status"@en ; rdfs:range pm:State . pm:subtask a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:comment "This property narrows the domain and range of ev:sub_event to Tasks."@en ; rdfs:domain pm:Task ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:label "subtask"@en ; rdfs:range pm:Task ; rdfs:subPropertyOf ev:sub_event . pm:variant a owl:ObjectProperty ; rdfs:comment "A variant is an alternate method of performing the same action."@en ; rdfs:domain pm:Action ; rdfs:isDefinedBy ; rdfs:label "variant"@en ; rdfs:range pm:Action ; rdfs:subPropertyOf ev:sub_event . 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