03. Definitions of Levels

Paul Fox: 03. Definitions of Levels

Paul Fox — Tue, 02 May 2006 20:17:45 +0000

Overview

The Progression Model is built on the concept of incremental stages of business capability and attainment. Each indicates increasing maturity, clarity of purpose, and sophistication relative to its predecessor. The essential message is that each stage provides foundations needed for progressing to the next, and that the learnings you get in each step up are highly important for moving forward again.

The definitions are not intended to imply that any stage is unacceptable for a specific context. You should apply the guidelines at a level of sophistication appropriate to your situation. But let’s be clear, the progression defined by the model is in the direction of the stages considered more advanced.

We particularly do not want to imply that one business model is better than another, e.g.:

fab vs. fabless
insource vs. outsource

However, some tenets of best practice are assumed. e.g.

low latency in information is good
Being explicit about objectives and policies (no matter how unsophisticated) is good.
A process that has clear controls is preferred to one whose condition is indeterminate
Coordination and collaboration tend to improve outcomes

The Levels are:

Level 1 Implicit
Level 2 Explicit
Level 3 Harmonized
Level 4 Externally Harmonized

Level 1

Objectives, policies and practices are intuitive, undocumented and sometimes unplanned responses to the immediate environment. Expertise is retained in the individual and is not replicated on an organized, clearly articulated basis. Record keeping and measurement are inconsistent and unpredictable.

Level 2

Activities and policies tend to be documented. Individual areas of activity and responsibility have definitions and boundaries. Objectives and measurements exist but with an uncertain degree of coordination.

Level 3

Company operations are approached more holistically. Activities are rationalized against each other and integration is pursued in a disciplined manner. Alignment of objectives, policies, and processes is managed on a sustained basis.

Level 4

An extended perspective is applied to enhancing the larger supply chain and the company’s participation in it. Inter-partner processes and business models are engaged with the same discpline and energy as internal company activity.

John La Bouff: 3. Definitions of Levels

John La Bouff — Tue, 02 May 2006 16:41:30 +0000

Overview

We particularly do not want to imply that one business model is better than another, e.g.:

fab vs. fabless
insource vs. outsource

However, some tenets of best practice are assumed. e.g.

low latency in information is good
Being explicit about objectives and policies (no matter how unsophisticated) is good.
A process that has clear controls is preferred to one whose condition is indeterminate
Coordination and collaboration tend to improve outcomes

The Levels are:

Level 1 Implicit
Level 2 Explicit
Level 3 Harmonized
Level 4 Externally Harmonized

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

John LaBouff: 3. Definitions of Stages

John LaBouff — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 04:33:44 +0000

Overview

The definitions are not intended to imply that ~~any~~ one stage is ~~unacceptable for a specific context.~~ better than the other. You should apply the guidelines at a level of sophistication appropriate to your situation. But let’s be clear, the progression defined by the model is in the direction of the stages considered more advanced.

We particularly do not want to imply that one business model is better than another, e.g.:

fab vs. fabless
insource vs. outsource

However, some tenets of best practice are assumed. e.g.

low latency in information is good
Being explicit about objectives and policies (no matter how unsophisticated) is good.
A process that has clear controls is preferred to one whose condition is ~~indeterminate~~
~~Coordination and collaboration tend to improve outcomes~~indeterminate.

The Levels are:

Level 1 Implicit
Level 2 Explicit
Level 3 Harmonized
Level 4 Externally Harmonized

Level 1

~~Objectives,~~ (Generally seems to be where objectives, policies and practices are intuitive, undocumented and sometimes unplanned responses to the immediate environment. Expertise is retained in the individual and is not replicated on an organized, clearly articulated basis. Record keeping and measurement are inconsistent and unpredictable.less well defined.)

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

John LaBouff: 3. Definitions of Stages

John LaBouff — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 03:54:05 +0000

Overview

The ~~Progression Model is built on~~ progression model is organized around the concept of incremental stages of business capability and ~~attainment. Each indicates~~ attainment that reflect increasing maturity, clarity of purpose, and ~~sophistication relative to its predecessor.~~ sophistication. The essential message is that each stage provides foundations ~~needed~~ for progressing to the next, and that the learnings you get in each step up are highly important for moving forward again.

The ~~definitions~~ levels are not intended to imply that one ~~stage~~ level is better than the other. ~~You~~ One should apply the guidelines at a level of sophistication appropriate to ~~your~~ the situation. ~~But let’s be clear, the progression defined by the model is~~ Hence there is no longer a “Best in ~~the direction of the stages considered more advanced.~~Class” category.

We ~~particularly~~ also do not want to imply that one ~~business model~~ approach is better than ~~another,~~ the other, e.g.:

fab vs. fabless
insource vs. outsource

However, some tenets of best practice are assumed. e.g.

low latency in information is good
Being explicit about objectives and policies (no matter how unsophisticated) is good.
~~A process that has clear controls is preferred to one whose condition is indeterminate.~~etc.

The Levels are:

Level 1 ~~Implicit~~Name
Level 2 ~~Explicit~~Name
Level 3 ~~Harmonized~~Name
Level 4 ~~Externally Harmonized~~Name

Level 1

(Generally seems to be where objectives, policies and practices are less well defined.)

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Paul Fox: 3. Definitions of Levels

Paul Fox — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 20:31:12 +0000

Overview

~~The progression model is organized around the concept~~ We were going to look at the spectrum of ~~incremental stages of business capability~~ responses withing each dimension before fully defining and attainment that reflect increasing maturity, clarity of purpose, and sophistication. The essential message is that each stage provides foundations for progressing to the next, and that the learnings you get in each step up are highly important for moving forward again.naming the levels.Don’t even know if we want to call them “levels”.

The levels are not intended to imply that one level is better than the other. One should apply the guidelines at a level of sophistication appropriate to the situation. Hence there is no longer a “Best in Class” category.

We also do not want to imply that one approach is better than the other, e.g.:

fab vs. fabless
insource vs. outsource

However, some tenets of best practice are assumed. e.g.

low latency in information is good
Being explicit about objectives and policies (no matter how unsophisticated) is good.
etc.

The Levels are:

Level 1 Name
Level 2 Name
Level 3 Name
Level 4 Name

Level 1

(Generally seems to be where objectives, policies and practices are less well defined.)