The Decent Framework™ Mission

To promote responsible stewardship of shareholder resources through a standardized model built on value, clarity, and ownership.

The Blunt Version

The Decent Framework™ was created to solve several challenges.

In short - enterprises tend to serve themselves, not their shareholders.

• M&A and Portfolios struggle to analyze, operate, and govern non-standard enterprises - even in the same industry.
• Boards and Investors often lack true insights into enterprise operations, performance, and health.
• Executives can't execute on their vision due to politics, overreach, or lack of visibility.
• Operators spend more time chasing approvals and alignment than they do building.
• Customers are forced to pay for process overhead and poor governance.
• Shareholders pray that the enterprise grows faster than inflation.

These can all be fixed by focusing on value - and how it is designed, created, and governed.

The Motivational Version

The Decent Framework™ unlocks many capabilities.

By focusing on value creation and growth, Decent truly serves the shareholder.

• M&A and Portfolios unlock standardized analysis, operations, and governance across multiple enterprises - even in different industries.
• Boards and Investors gain real insights into enterprise operations, performance, and health.
• Executives can execute on their vision without overreach, politics, or blind spots.
• Operators get their evenings and weekends back - and get to do their actual job.
• Customers get what they need, at a fair price, with the SLA they expect.
• Shareholders will actually see a return on their investments.

Decent solves problems through structure and ownership, not process and politics.

Scope the future. Then own it.

A nod to the Decent design process.

In short, it means to identify and define value - and then to responsibly govern it.