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Constructs/Process

Market and positioning → partnerships → member states → communication tools (+2)

Workflows that drive an outcome from step to step. Process steps that hand work to each other.

Cross-industryRun by organizations in 5 industries. Counted from public, sourced parts only; each organization below links to the parts it was counted on.

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Organizations running it
10
Of their industry
4%
The pattern
What every instance has, in order
  1. Decisions
    Market and positioning
    in 100% of instances
    then
  2. People
    Partnerships
    in 100% of instances
    then
  3. People
    Member states
    in 100% of instances
    then
  4. Software
    Communication tools
    in 100% of instances
    then
  5. Data
    Data management
    in 100% of instances
    then
  6. Decisions
    Governance and decision rights
    in 100% of instances

Coloured arrows: a flow of that type seen between the two at instance organizations. Grey arrows: order only.

Structure
GroupsLayersEverything
Element
Share of instances
Companies
Invariant 6
At least 90% have it
People2
Partnerships
100%
10
Member states
100%
10
Software1
Communication tools
100%
10
Data1
Data management
100%
10
Decisions2
Market and positioning
100%
10
Governance and decision rights
100%
10
Variant 30
20 to 80%: where they differ · Members
People4
Secretariat and executive head
70%
7
Customer service and support
50%
5
Org structure
50%
5
Account management
20%
2
Process15
Production or delivery
80%
8
Norms and standards
80%
8
Country offices and field presence
70%
7
Hiring
70%
7
Management cadence
70%
7
Product or service design
50%
5
Quality control
50%
5
Lead generation
40%
4
Planning and scheduling
40%
4
Assessed contributions
40%
4
Evaluation and oversight offices
40%
4
Customer onboarding
30%
3
Voluntary and earmarked contributions
30%
3
Procurement
20%
2
Learning and improvement
20%
2
Software1
Systems: tools and data
20%
2
Data2
Inventory and assets
40%
4
Reporting and dashboards
40%
4
Decisions8
Strategy and goals
80%
8
Founding treaty and mandate
80%
8
Budgeting and forecasting
60%
6
Pricing
40%
4
Policies and culture
40%
4
Resolutions and decisions
40%
4
Regulatory compliance
30%
3
Security and access
20%
2
Variant · where they differ
Member
Variants, couplings and instances

Every level, number, source and dimension: Member, $300 a year.

See Member
Couplings · what comes together
Member
Variants, couplings and instances

Every level, number, source and dimension: Member, $300 a year.

See Member
Entropy
Where it runs rough

Operating-reality findings at instance companies: workarounds, manual hand-offs, bottlenecks.

  • Management cadence3 findings
    Dependency 2 · Bottleneck 1 · at 3 companies
  • Governance and decision rights3 findings
    Dependency 2 · Informal channel 1 · at 3 companies
  • Hiring2 findings
    Dependency 1 · Tacit rule 1 · at 2 companies
  • Org structure2 findings
    Dependency 1 · Manual hand-off 1 · at 2 companies
  • Pricing2 findings
    Dependency 1 · Tacit rule 1 · at 2 companies
  • Voluntary and earmarked contributions2 findings
    Dependency 2 · at 2 companies
  • Account management1 finding
    Dependency 1 · at 1 company
  • Budgeting and forecasting1 finding
    Dependency 1 · at 1 company
Seen across
Where it holds
Size
  • 1000+ people30%
  • 501-1000 people10%
Region
  • Switzerland50%
  • France20%
  • Canada10%
  • Central Europe10%
  • East Africa10%
Instances
The 10 companies it was seen at
Member
Variants, couplings and instances

Every level, number, source and dimension: Member, $300 a year.

See Member