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.
- Organizations running it
- 5
- Of their industry
- 56%
The pattern
What every instance has, in order
- DecisionsMarket and positioningin 100% of instancesthen
- PeoplePartnershipsin 100% of instancesthen
- ProcessCountry offices and field presencein 100% of instancesthen
- ProcessNorms and standardsin 100% of instancesinformation
- PeopleMember statesin 100% of instancesthen
- ProcessHiringin 100% of instancesthen
- SoftwareCommunication toolsin 100% of instancesthen
- DataData managementin 100% of instancesthen
- DecisionsGovernance and decision rightsin 100% of instancescontrol
- DecisionsStrategy and goalsin 100% of instancesthen
- ProcessManagement cadencein 100% 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
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
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 cadence2 findingsBottleneck 1 · Dependency 1 · at 2 companies
- Hiring2 findingsDependency 1 · Tacit rule 1 · at 2 companies
- Voluntary and earmarked contributions2 findingsDependency 2 · at 2 companies
- Collections and receivables1 findingTacit rule 1 · at 1 company
- Country offices and field presence1 findingDependency 1 · at 1 company
- Governance and decision rights1 findingDependency 1 · at 1 company
- Lead generation1 findingDependency 1 · at 1 company
- Norms and standards1 findingDependency 1 · at 1 company
Seen across
Where it holds
Industries
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.