Process Model¶

Executive Summary¶

The Process Model defines Business Processes as executable operating procedures that describe how repeatable procurement work is performed in Algosure. A Business Process connects a Practice-owned capability to SOPs, Digital Professionals, Domain facts, AIOS orchestration, approvals, events, KPIs, exceptions, and audit evidence.

Why This Exists¶

Without a process model, procurement knowledge remains informal and inconsistent. Algosure requires a standard way to describe how work is initiated, executed, reviewed, approved, measured, and improved. The Process Model makes operational work repeatable without transferring fact ownership away from Domains.

Owner¶

The owner is the Chief Product Officer and Enterprise Architect. Each process has a Practice owner. Domain owners retain source fact ownership. AIOS orchestrates execution but does not own the process definition.

Business Value¶

The Process Model converts procurement expertise into a repeatable operating asset. It supports quality control, training, automation, audit readiness, Digital Professional execution, and continuous improvement.

Business Process Definition¶

A Business Process is a repeatable, governed operating procedure that produces a defined business outcome. It is executable by humans, Digital Professionals, AIOS, or a combination of all three.

Element	Definition
Trigger	Event, schedule, human request, risk signal, or workflow state that starts the process.
Outcome	Business result the process is designed to produce.
Owner Practice	Practice accountable for the SOP and operational performance.
Source Domains	Domains whose facts, rules, commands, or events are used.
Digital Professionals	AI workers assigned to execute, analyse, prepare, or monitor tasks.
Approval Gates	Human review points required before high-impact action.
Events	Signals emitted or consumed during process execution.
KPIs	Measures used to evaluate quality, speed, compliance, and outcome.
Audit Evidence	Records needed to trace execution and decisions.

SOP Definition¶

An SOP is the standardized instruction set for a Business Process. It defines how the work should be performed, by whom, using which inputs, under which rules, and with what expected outputs.

Relationship Model¶

flowchart LR
    Practice[Practice owns operational capability]
    Capability[Business Capability]
    Process[Business Process]
    SOP[SOP]
    AIOS[AIOS orchestrates]
    DP[Digital Professional executes]
    Domain[Domain owns facts]
    Human[Human approves high-impact steps]

    Practice --> Capability
    Capability --> Process
    Practice --> SOP
    SOP --> Process
    AIOS --> Process
    Process --> DP
    DP --> Domain
    Process --> Human

Process Types¶

Type	Description
Operational process	Repeatable work performed by a Practice to deliver procurement outcomes.
Governance process	Review, approval, risk, compliance, or operating control process.
Event-driven process	Process started or advanced by Domain or workflow events.
Human-led process	Process where a human decision owner leads critical judgement.
AI-assisted process	Process where Digital Professionals prepare, analyse, draft, or monitor.
Automated process	Process steps executed by AIOS or workflow automation within approved guardrails.

Process Boundary Rules¶

A process may reference Domain facts but does not own them.
A process may request Domain commands only through approved Domain workflows.
A process may update process state but not source facts outside the owning Domain.
A process must define approval thresholds.
A process must define exception handling.
A process must define audit expectations.