Points of View

Perspectives on Process Modeling

The above link takes you to an interesting discussion by Roger Burlton (Founder Process Renewal Group, Chief Consultant, BPTrends Associates) of process modeling perspectives.  The discussion includes the following quote from Einstein: "A model should be as simple as it can be but no simpler"

All that some people can see is process.  That is their perspective.  Show them only a process model.  Do not show them any more than what they want to see.  If they see the whole world as the function of a process model then do not show them the whole damn world.  They will neither comprehend it nor recognize that their narrow view of one aspect of the whole world is not really the whole world.  It is not the basis of the structure of the whole world.  The ones that believe that it is are only bit players in whatever the "whole world structure" is.  Let them continue to think that what they see is the whole world.

Why waste time trying to educate or convert them to a bigger picture.

If their narrow functional process view of the whole world dictates the object model basis of the whole world structure then the tail is wagging the dog.  Either:

1.  Take the time and effort to educate them to the broader view and its logical object based structure.  The greater good idea prevails when they agree to the greater good.

2.  Marginalize their influence on the logical object structure so as not to sub-optimize it on their functional process if their is a conflict with the greater good.

3.  Remove them from problem.  They will never change their view.  If they have power, their view will sub-optimize the system object structure and therefore function by imposing a domination of special interest function.  Greater good goals will not be achieved.

Banksters have dictated the object model structure of money to sub-optimize on their narrow special interest functional model perspective.  Built by banksters for banksters using the banksters functional model to dictate object model structure.

Design for catastrophic failure.

There is no viable competing model until there is the force of a greater power than the banksters to replace it.

Who has that greater power and will use it to create and implement an object model based system with a functional process to achieve the goal of the greater good????

Thanks Roger for your perspective on a micro problem representative of a macro problem.  Same problem, different scale.