Market and positioning → data management → communication tools → management cadence (+1)
Workflows that drive an outcome from step to step. Process steps that hand work to each other.
Cross-industryRun by organizations in 6 industries. Counted from public, sourced parts only; each organization below links to the parts it was counted on.
- Organizations running it
- 12
- Of their industry
- 5%
The pattern
What every instance has, in order
- DecisionsMarket and positioningin 100% of instancesthen
- DataData managementin 100% of instancesinformation
- SoftwareCommunication toolsin 92% of instancesthen
- ProcessManagement cadencein 100% of instancesinformation
- DecisionsGovernance and decision rightsin 92% of instances
Coloured arrows: a flow of that type seen between the two at instance organizations. Grey arrows: order only.
Structure
Element
Share of instances
Companies
Secretariat and executive head
75%
9
Partnerships
58%
7
Customer service and support
42%
5
Org structure
42%
5
Variant · where they differ
Member
Variants, couplings and instances
Every level, number, source and dimension: Member, $300 a year.
Couplings · what comes together
Member
Variants, couplings and instances
Every level, number, source and dimension: Member, $300 a year.
Entropy
Where it runs rough
Operating-reality findings at instance companies: workarounds, manual hand-offs, bottlenecks.
- Management cadence5 findingsDependency 3 · Bottleneck 1 · Informal channel 1 · at 5 companies
- Governance and decision rights3 findingsDependency 1 · Informal channel 1 · Tacit rule 1 · at 3 companies
- Hiring2 findingsDependency 1 · Tacit rule 1 · at 2 companies
- Pricing2 findingsTacit rule 1 · Workaround 1 · at 2 companies
- Resolutions and decisions2 findingsDependency 1 · Tacit rule 1 · at 2 companies
- Secretariat and executive head2 findingsDependency 1 · Tacit rule 1 · at 2 companies
- Voluntary and earmarked contributions2 findingsDependency 2 · at 2 companies
- Data management1 findingDependency 1 · at 1 company
Seen across
Where it holds
Industries
Size
- 1000+ people25%
- 501-1000 people17%
- 51-200 people8%
Region
- Switzerland50%
- Canada8%
- Central Europe8%
- Europe8%
- France8%
- Geneva, Switzerland and New York City, United States8%
Instances
The 12 companies it was seen at
Member
Variants, couplings and instances
Every level, number, source and dimension: Member, $300 a year.