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Anchor Post – Definitions
Anchor post for definitions of business phrases and nomenclature commonly used at D’Mention Systems
To Work “On” the Business
What we mean with we refer to “working ON the business…”
Technical Practitioner
Contributor of knowledge and expertise focused on technology and the inner-workings thereof. These practitioners are known to focus on the “how” rather than the “what.”
Strategic Effort
Effort focused on analyzing a sought future state or outcome and then evaluating, reasoning and selecting the potential way(s) that this outcome could be reached. This type of effort requires a analytical cognitive context for a person developing the outcome while working alone; and entails participation in collective reasoning and decision-making rituals when working as…
Proactive Effort
What we mean when we refer to proactive effort
The “Why”
The justification for embarking upon an organizational development effort (i.e. to work on the business), which determines the resources and priority allocated to the breadth (the “what“), depth (the “how“) and the urgency (the “when“) of delivering a solution. The “why” is often driven by a combination of stakeholders, including functional practitioners, visionary practitioners and…
