A glossary of common terms used in Wardley Mapping.
Name | Description |
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Context | Our purpose and the landscape |
Environment | The context and how it is changing |
Situational awareness | Our level of understanding of the environment |
Actual | The map in use |
Domain | Uncharted vs Transitional vs Industrialised |
Stage | Of evolution e.g. Genesis, Custom, Product, Commodity |
Type | Activity, Practice, Data or Knowledge |
Component | A single entity in a map |
Anchor | The user need |
Position | Position of a component relative to the anchor in a chain of needs |
Need | Something a higher level system requires |
Capability | High level needs you provide to others |
Movement | How evolved a component is |
Interface | Connection between components |
Flow | Transfer of money, risk & information between components |
Climate | Rules of the game, patterns that are applied across contexts |
Doctrine | Approaches which can be applied regardless of context |
Strategy | A context specific approach |

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