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Standard architecture: UN specialized agencies

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

Standard architectureThe parts at least half of the organizations in UN specialized agencies have, as many as 5 of them run all together. Counted from public, sourced parts only; each organization below links to the parts it was counted on.

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Organizations running it
5
Of their industry
56%
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. Process
    Country offices and field presence
    in 100% of instances
    then
  4. Process
    Norms and standards
    in 100% of instances
    information
  5. People
    Member states
    in 100% of instances
    then
  6. Process
    Hiring
    in 100% of instances
    then
  7. Software
    Communication tools
    in 100% of instances
    then
  8. Data
    Data management
    in 100% of instances
    then
  9. Decisions
    Governance and decision rights
    in 100% of instances
    control
  10. Decisions
    Strategy and goals
    in 100% of instances
    then
  11. Process
    Management cadence
    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 11
At least 90% have it
People2
Partnerships
100%
5
Member states
100%
5
Process4
Country offices and field presence
100%
5
Norms and standards
100%
5
Hiring
100%
5
Management cadence
100%
5
Software1
Communication tools
100%
5
Data1
Data management
100%
5
Decisions3
Market and positioning
100%
5
Governance and decision rights
100%
5
Strategy and goals
100%
5
Variant 33
20 to 80%: where they differ · Members
People5
Customer service and support
80%
4
Secretariat and executive head
60%
3
Org structure
40%
2
Sales
20%
1
Suppliers and partners
20%
1
Process13
Lead generation
80%
4
Production or delivery
80%
4
Product or service design
60%
3
Planning and scheduling
60%
3
Quality control
60%
3
Assessed contributions
60%
3
Voluntary and earmarked contributions
60%
3
Evaluation and oversight offices
40%
2
Procurement
20%
1
Customer onboarding
20%
1
Retention and renewal
20%
1
Collections and receivables
20%
1
Learning and improvement
20%
1
Software1
Systems: tools and data
40%
2
Data5
Reporting and dashboards
60%
3
Inventory and assets
40%
2
Customer data
20%
1
Cash and treasury
20%
1
Legal and contracts administration
20%
1
Decisions9
Budgeting and forecasting
80%
4
Policies and culture
60%
3
Founding treaty and mandate
60%
3
Pricing
40%
2
Security and access
40%
2
Regulatory compliance
40%
2
Performance and pay
20%
1
Insurance and risk
20%
1
Resolutions and decisions
20%
1
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 cadence2 findings
    Bottleneck 1 · Dependency 1 · at 2 companies
  • Hiring2 findings
    Dependency 1 · Tacit rule 1 · at 2 companies
  • Voluntary and earmarked contributions2 findings
    Dependency 2 · at 2 companies
  • Collections and receivables1 finding
    Tacit rule 1 · at 1 company
  • Country offices and field presence1 finding
    Dependency 1 · at 1 company
  • Governance and decision rights1 finding
    Dependency 1 · at 1 company
  • Lead generation1 finding
    Dependency 1 · at 1 company
  • Norms and standards1 finding
    Dependency 1 · at 1 company
Seen across
Where it holds
Size
  • 1000+ people40%
  • 501-1000 people20%
Region
  • Switzerland80%
  • Canada20%
Instances
The 5 companies it was seen at
Member
Variants, couplings and instances

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

See Member