Governance frames of reference
In practice, the single term 'process' is used throughout most improvement activities, and across business situations, to denote a variety of conceptually related concepts that involve varying levels of detail. These distinct views are ways to understand the whole picture from different perspectives, but when approached individually, can be a bit like blind men trying to see an elephant... one can only understand the beast after taking a voyage with it, and considering it as a living organism:
