I like reading "case studies". It would be interesting to take a policy manual, of almost any kind or nature, and then sift through the statements, assertions, and recommendations to determine to which dimension the information applies. You may be wondering why I would want to do something like that, or of what value such an excercise would be to anyone. Have you ever read any books on "Business Process Reengineering?" Several approaches have been written about, but implementing them in some situations (theory to practice) is virtually impossible. My method was different for every client. It would be pretty "cool" to be able to cut and paste policy statements from manuals, board minutes, etc. into a structure such as the diagram in that article. This might give you a way to look at what a business is doing and why they are doing it in a different way, hopefully visualizing ways to re-engineer procedures by eliminating or rewording policies. Think aout it, just by changing a few words in a "vision" you might be able to eliminate unnecessary policies and procedures. Every business that has been around a while and undergone significant growth can benefit from that sort of re-appraisal and analysis. If you do it an it works let me know so I can send your boss an invoice. :)