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Business Operations in SpineWorkspace is defined by a set of core entities and their relationships. The Spine Fabric ingests source records, resolves identities, and maintains this graph so every view and proposal is grounded in current data. Entities:
  • Process: a defined operational procedure with steps, SLA thresholds, and owner.
  • Workflow: a running instance of a process with state, assignees, and approvals.
  • Approval: a governed decision gate tied to a policy or contract.
  • Vendor: an external party with risk tier, spend profile, and contract history.
  • Contract: a legal agreement with term, renewal date, and associated vendor.
  • Policy: an organizational rule with version, scope, and attestation requirements.
  • OKR: an objective with linked key results, owners, and progress evidence.
  • Initiative: a scoped project with timeline, resources, and linked OKRs.
Key relationships:
  • A Process spawns many Workflows.
  • A Workflow contains multiple Approvals.
  • A Vendor is linked to one or more Contracts.
  • A Policy governs many Approvals and may have Exceptions.
  • An Objective owns Key Results, which are advanced by Initiatives.
  • An Initiative consumes resources and produces evidence.
Events and evidence: The Spine Fabric links these events into a unified timeline for any record, so practitioners see full provenance without switching systems. Related