StrategyConnected to data and processes
One connected model, from strategy to the work.
Strategy is only as real as the processes and data that carry it out. We map all four process layers and the whole data supply chain, and connect them in one model.
One modelHow strategy, processes and data are linked
Strategy, processes and data, in one model.
Left, the four process layers from strategy to outcomes. Right, the data supply chain. The gold links are the owners and controls that join them.
Process · 4 layers
- 01Strategy
- 02Strategy execution
- 03Detailed processes
- 04Outcomes
Data supply chain · a loop
- L1 · Data inputs
- L2 · Data processing
- L3 · Data outputs
- L4 · Operations-generated data
L0 · Governance foundation
Read upwardHow each layer is evidenced by the one below
Strategy you can trace to the work.
Step 01: Outcomes
Forms, reports, BI dashboards, operational and customer outputs, observed directly.
Step 02: Detailed processes
Tasks, systems, exceptions, rework and hidden work, inferred from outcomes and traces.
Step 03: Strategy execution
Departments, decisions, coordination, approvals and handoffs, inferred from the processes.
Step 04: Strategy
Sales, marketing, financial, operating and customer strategy, inferred from how it is executed.
ScaleThe same model at three levels
One core model. Three levels of leverage.
The same as-built model zooms out from one company, to a portfolio of companies, to a national program. Each level contains the one below.
A national program
- Sector ministries
- Capital allocation
- Industry sectors
A portfolio of companies
- Shareholders and LPs
- Holding board
- Value creation office
- Portfolio risk and ESG
A company
- CEO or managing director
- PMO and governance
- Departments and teams