Repository VDS

By Support | 15 July, 2017

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The Repository Value Domain Stack (VDS) is a collection of pre-configured directories.

VDS Description

What are Value Domains?

  • Value Domains are areas where “value is being created or being supplied”.

  • The names are similar to the department names used in organisations (i.e. Design, Logistic, Finance).

The names are derived from the Value Domain Model (VDM) which is a generic model that can be used by SMEs, NPOs, projects.

Parts of the VDM come from the telecommunications industry’s TM Forum Frameworx.

Value Domain Stack (VDS)

The stack is a reference to the set of names which are used, seen as a stack - i.e. on top of each other.

Reasons for using the VDS

There are several reasons why the VDS should be used:

  • Standardisation of directory naming within an organisation.
  • Long term static names - free from the influence of company reorganisation or departmental names.
  • In a start-up or project the stack names help to act as framework for ideas or “things to think about”
  • A foundation for automation.

Use of the utility

The VDS is supplied as a pre-configured directory template to get started quickly.

It can be simply copied across to where it is needed:

  • In a Office°Boxxd the VDS would be installed in the Works directory.

  • In a Product°Boxxd the VDS can also be installed in the Items directory where it acts as a standardised framework for the customer product assets (marketing broschures, info, licensing, etc).

Daily use example

The Works directory is configured with the VDS directories:

  • Team members can place their ideas, calculations, specifications, documents - i.e. their know how in the appropriate directory.

For example somebody who is working in marketing would create a directory under Market (or its short form Mx) called Marketing (or the departments abbreviation) and place their documents there.

An overview of the names

Types of writing

The names can be written in two forms - the short and regular form.

For example the Value Domain Design has the regular form and its short form is Dx.

In the short form version the Value Domain is abbreviated to its first letter followed by an “x”, where the “x” represents any other character (i.e a wild-card).

List of Value Domains

In the following list the short form and the regular form of the names are shown.

Value Domain descriptions

In the following descriptions the term organism is used as a reference to the project, part, product, or organisation for which Value Domains are being used.

Ax

Ax is the abbreviation for Asset

The Asset Domain covers “things” which are valuable for the organism such as the management of part numbers, catalogue of parts, API definitions, patents.

Typical departments or processes are Configuration Management (CM), Registration (Reg).

Bx

Bx is the abbreviation for Build.

The Build Domain contains everything to do with the fabrication or manufacturing of things.

Typical departments are Manufacturing (Mfg).

Cx

Cx is the abbreviation for Customer.

The Customer Domain represents the value in the direct customer relationship.

Typical departments and processes are Problem Handling, 1st Level support, Customer Management, Order Handling

Dx

Dx is the abbreviation for Design.

The Design Domain represents the value being added via design.

Typical departments and processes are Design, Authoring, Content Creation, Software Development (SW), Hardware Development, Engineering (Eng).

Ex

Ex is the abbreviation for Enterprise.

The Enterprise Domain represents the value of Enterprising, of assisting and growing the organism.

Typical departments and processes are Business Development (BizDev), Legal Affairs, central assistant functions to the company.

Fx

Fx is the abbreviation for Finance.

The Finance Domain represents the value being brought via Finances.

Typical departments are (as you can guess) Finance, Financials.

Gx

Gx is the abbreviation for Grid.

The Grid Domain represents the value being brought by the geographical spread of services such as locations, points of presence, utilities.

Typical departments and processes can be IT-Network, Utilities, Service Points, Security (SEC), Facility Management (FM), the Retail Network.

Hx

Hx is the abbreviation for Human.

The Human Domain represents the value being brought and being embodied by people, their creativity, know-how, skills, capacity to fulfil.

Topics are Holiday Planning, CVs, Skill Profiles, psychological problems, health, interpersonal problems, mediation,

Typical departments and processes are Human Resource Management (HRM), Personal, Workers Council.

Ix

Ix is the abbreviation for Incentive.

The Incentive Domain represents the value of the intrinsic reasons why people do things for the project, cause or organisation.

Typical topics are wages, bonuses, incentive systems, but also working climate.

Typical departments and processes are Bonus Systems, Affiliate incentives.

Jx

Jx is the abbreviation for Joined Parties.

The Joined Parties Domain encompasses the value in relations with partners such as suppliers, VIPs, affiliates.

Typical topics are contracts, information feeds, events, networking.

Kx

Kx is the abbreviation for Knowledge.

The Knowledge Domain represents the value being brought to the organism via the management of knowledge.

Typical topics is the way knowledge flows through the organism (i.e. via processes from department to department) and the way it is specified.

Typical departments and processes are Business Intelligence (BI), Business Process Management (BPM), Data Management (DM).

Lx

Lx is the abbreviation for Logistic.

The Logistic Domain represents the sourcing and delivery of resources, parts or goods.

Typical departments and processes are Logistics, Transport, Freight, Shipping, Purchasing, Sourcing.

Mx

Mx is the abbreviation for Market.

The Market Domain encompasses the value being brought to the market.

Typical topics are events, acquisition, social networks, community building.

Typical departments and processes are Marketing, Sales, Advertising, Mailings, Brand Management, Market Research, Public Relations, Campaign Management, Marketing Communications (MarCom).

Ox

Ox is the abbreviation for Orchestration.

The Orchestration Domain encompasses the value being brought to doing things, getting things done.

Typical topics are automation of processes, giving directives to robots, bots, but also describing where the journey is going, for software development the Epics the Stories.

Typical departments and processes are Project Management, Project Management Office (PMO), Automation Management (AM).

Px

Px is the abbreviation for Product.

The Product Domain encompasses the value being brought by the Products and Services which are being delivered.

Typical departments and processes are Product Management (PM), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Product Catalog Management (PCM), Product Data Management (PDM).

Qx

Qx is the abbreviation for Quality.

The Quality Domain encompasses the value being brought by the intrinsic value Quality of the products, services or even image of the organism.

Typical departments and processes are Quality Assurance (QA), Service Level Agreements (SLAs).

Rx

Rx is the abbreviation for Resource.

The Resource Domain encompasses the value being brought by the resources needed for the other domains such as the Service Domain.

Typical departments and processes are Resource Management (RM), DevOps, 3rd Level Support.

Sx

Sx is the abbreviation for Service.

The Service Domain encompasses the value being brought to the end customer and partners.

Typical departments and processes are Service Management (SM), 2nd Level Support, Service Configuration,

Tx

Tx is the abbreviation for Teach.

The Teach Domain encompasses the value of the skill and knowledge set an organism has or what the user needs to fulfil the targeted needs.

Topics are teaching, training and knowledge transfer to humans, robots, AI, workshops, online learning, certification, coaching.

Typical departments and processes are Training, AI, Academy, School, Library.

Ux

Ux is the abbreviation for User Experience.

The User Experience Domain encompasses the value of the experience which the user has with products and services.

Example topics are the experience with software, with the help desk, the website, product returns, complaint service,

Typical departments and processes are Ux in software development.

Vx

Vx is the abbreviation for Value.

The Value Domain encompasses the value which the organism has, via its doing or not doing, by its employees, partners, customers, users, socially, to the world at large.

Example topics are products, service, operations, its image, its environmental footprint, financials, assets.

Typical departments and processes are Idea Management, Quality Circles, Long term target planning.

Comment: Many of the processes within an organisation are some how orientated towards improving the value in some way. A project is a typical example of trying to improve the value of the organism in some way. Quality Assurance is also another typical example.

Wx

Wx is the abbreviation for World.

The World Domain is used as a metaphor for the top level concepts and views.

Typical departments and processes are CEO, Board, C-Level

Use in boxxd: All top-level concepts, documents, can be stored here.

Xx

Xx is the abbreviation for eXchange.

The eXchange Domain encompasses the intrinsic value of the connection or interaction with others.

Typical topics are trust, signed contracts.

Use in boxxd: As a place where documents such as contracts can be stored.

Use and conflicts

Depending on your use scenario and processes within your organisation, there might be a conflict concerning which Value Domain should be used.

A Value Domain refers to where value is being brought. It does not have anything to do with the size of a department, its name, or the number of objects which are being managed.

One example where conflict can arise is with the functional name “Purchasing”. Companies will generally have their own Purchasing department and will expect to have there own Value Domain. Due to the Value Domain Model structure Px is already being used, and Purchasing belongs to the Logistic domain, i.e. sourcing and bringing it to the user.

Other users might also be uncertain as to which directory they should use.

Tip: It is wise to get a consensus between the users to what should be used at the beginning, so as to save time and friction later.

Documents can later be moved around between Domains when needed.

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