Quick Structure Overview

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This CIS Doc Wiki ("DocWiki") is a specialized methodology and documentation framework for community indicator systems and semantic government. It is based on the Method for Integrated Knowledge Environments (MIKE2.0) information management framework. MIKE2.0 provides a set structure, phasing, templates and content for describing and guiding new installations in how to set-up and manage various information management initiatives.

Other links provide more detailed overviews of the MIKE2.0 structure and the specific CIS Doc Wiki structure. Here we provide a simple, quick introduction.

Overview of the Structure and Methodology

The SemGov methodology and its structure can be understood as simply responding to the big questions of What?, Why?, How?, and Who? Throughout, important terms and concepts are also defined via a set of supporting Concept Articles.

Structurally, as is reinforced with slight modifications many locations throughout this site, these questions are presented as follows:

1. The General What?
   • Summaries and Executive Summaries
   • Solutions and Placement of This Solution Within Them
   • The Collaboration Environment and Documentation
2. The Why?
   • Rationale for This Solution
3. The How?
   • Overall Implementation Guide
     • Key Concepts
   • Phase 1 - Assessment and Strategy Definition
     • Activities (listing)
       • Tasks (listing)
       • Deliverables
       • Required Assets and Notes
   • Phase 2 - Technology Proofs-of-Concept and Initial Standup
     • Activities (listing)
       • Tasks (listing)
       • Deliverables
       • Required Assets and Notes
   • Phase 3 - Launch of First Fully Functional Release
     • Activities (listing)
       • Tasks (listing)
       • Deliverables
       • Required Assets and Notes
   • Phase 4 - Next Design Increment
     • Activities (listing)
       • Tasks (listing)
       • Deliverables
       • Required Assets and Notes
   • Phase 5 - Ongoing Development, Testing, Deployment and Improvement
     • Activities (listing)
       • Tasks (listing)
       • Deliverables
       • Required Assets and Notes
4. The Specific What?
   • Supporting Assets, as organized into the sub-categories of:
     • Foundations
     • Background Documents
     • Deliverable and Other Templates
     • Structure Assets
       • Ontologies and Schema
       • Entity Listings
       • Data
   • Software Assets
     • Case Studies
5. The Who?
   • Specific Providers
     • Product Solutions
     • Capability Statements

In addition, in an entirely different cross-cutting manner, most all substantive material on this site is also categorized by Topic. If the methodology structure above can be seen as a vertical "slice" through the content on this site, these topic categories can be seen as complementary horizontal "slices" organizing material by subject.

By keeping this general organization in mind, you should be better able to follow and place content within its role and context across this site.

Overview of the DocWiki Itself

This DocWiki is a collaboration environment that enables multiple authors to contribute to the structure's content. It is also a publication environment that allows site content to be re-purposed and published in many formats and venues.

The DocWiki provides the machinery and infrastructure by which these activities can take place, including guidelines on how to document and how to edit. This DocWiki is initially provided as a somewhat vanilla "baseline" system with starting content. From there, individual installations are able to build, morph, tailor and adapt this starting material in any direction they deem helpful.

The many parts of the DocWiki technology can be seen organized by its own category and subcategories.

Enjoy! And, make this DocWiki your own (including your own name and branding!).