Taxonomy is a practice and science concerned with classification or categorization.

Taxonomy does three jobs: it locates a concern, it gives roles a shared vocabulary, and it makes knowledge findable.

It defines key words in a common and efficient language. The Operational Model names the parts of the organization’s information space; Taxonomy is the language in that space.

Taxonomy is simple, solid and mature hierarchy. On top if has four Categories, each holding four Capabilities offsprings nodes.

CategoryCapabilities
ConceptualBusinessInformationApplicationTechnology
LogicalData ManagementIntegrationPlatformSecurity
PhysicalComputeInfrastructureNetworkStorage
ImplementationDeploymentDevelopmentMonitoringOperations
DBJ Taxonomy OfficerDBJ Taxonomy Officer
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No role in the organization is allowed to rename or reinterprets these. That is the whole point of having key words.

Taxonomy defines the locations on the map the business uses to navigate the infospace

Taxonomy is the language used for programming info-space navigation instruments

Taxonomy has to be understood and agreed before the business ship leaves the harbour: crew has to communicate effectively and quickly; organization can not operate, measure and mature in terms not all team fully agree on.

The definitive hierarchy and terminology are in the Core.

What it all means is in the Taxonomy Explained