What is the Decent Framework™?
The Decent Framework™ is a new blueprint for the modern enterprise.
Decent focuses on value creation over value delivery, aligns vision and execution through structure, and standardizes business structure.
In short, decent is a new era for enterprise governance.
A FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE
The Decent Framework™ offers a new understanding about how enterprises are structured and how they operate.
Structure Over Process
Decent defines process as a side effect of structure.
- Efficient Structure Efficient Processes
Ownership Over Alignment
Decent promotes singular ownership of clearly defined domains.
- True Ownership True Performance
Stewardship Over Management
Decent solves for responsible stewardship of shareholder resources.
- Responsible Stewardship Shareholder Value
Value Over Velocity
Decent optimizes for value management instead of ticket management.
- Real Value Real Growth
Outcome Over Means
Decent prioritizes delivery, not how it is achieved.
- Focused Outcome Clear Roadmap
Autonomy Over Approval
Decent empowers leaders with autonomy and authority.
- Greater Autonomy Greater Action
Design Over Signal
Decent unlocks pre-signal capability and competitive advantage, by design.
- Intentional Design First to Market
VISION AND EXECUTION
The Decent Framework™ brings a new enterprise operating model to the table - and the governance tools needed operate within it.
A Match Made in Heaven
Unlike other models and frameworks, Decent offers an end-to-end operating system.
- Model + Framework Operating System
The Left Hand Sees The Right
For the first time, the enterprise roadmap seamlessly informs the organizational change strategy.
- Vision Execution
Alignment by Design
Every decision has exactly one owner - intentionally.
- Single Owner Automatic Alignment
"Stay in Your Lane" Assist
Operator autonomy is protected from overreach and confusion through explicit rights and limitations.
- Rights and Limitations Clarity and Integrity
Capital Traceability
Every dollar of spend is tied to revenue.
- Capital Investment Capital Return
Risk - Reimagined
Operational inefficiency is separated from operational risk.
- Existential Risk Risk Management
Serving the Shareholder
Seeks shareholder value (usually ROI) by providing operational visibility.
- Operational Visibility Shareholder Control
STANDARDIZATION
The Decent Framework™ standardizes enterprise structure using modular, value-based architecture.
Standard Units of Value
Group and allocate resources based on their outputs - standardizing units around value.
- Specific Output Basic Unit of Value
Standard Value Pipelines
Link value domains into chains - standardizing capital management across revenue streams.
- Value Chain Revenue Stream
Standard Value Scaling
Analyze value at any scale using the same notation - value domain, value chain, enterprise, portfolio, or fund.
- Standard Notation Scalable Analysis
Standard Measures for Success
Analyze health, visibility, efficiency, and Performance at any scale using practical, actionable metrics.
- Actionable Metrics Actions Taken
Standard Value Integration
Merge, acquire, split, partner, or create value fast and efficiently through apples-to-apples mapping.
- Standard Structures M&A Readiness