Function Worked Examples (Executive)

Function

Tactical Example: Resolve competing demands on the same people

Field	Detail
Problem	Local plans compete for the same people and decisions.
Outcome	A coherent set of priorities with dependencies understood.
Context	Strategic outcomes, evidence from workflows, roles and constraints.
Habit	Ask how each local improvement affects the outcome elsewhere.
Shift	Make the trade-off and downstream consequence visible before assigning capacity.
Prompt	Here is the problem: Local plans compete for the same people and decisions. The outcome we need is: A coherent set of priorities with dependencies understood. Use this context: [insert the relevant evidence and constraints]. Ask me what is missing. Make the trade-off and downstream consequence visible before assigning capacity. Separate evidence from interpretation and help me decide what to check before acting.

Field	Detail
Problem	Local improvements free capacity, but the function continues to fund the same work in the same way.
Outcome	Operating-model options and an experiment roadmap tied to the function’s strategic contribution.
Context	Strategic outcomes, workflow evidence, skills, decision rights and real capacity constraints.
Habit	Challenge whether a local saving improves the whole outcome. Name where released capacity will go.
Shift	Explore different ways to organise the function and examine the consequences beyond its boundaries.
Prompt	Here is the function’s intended contribution and operating evidence: [context]. Develop three different operating-model options. Imagine each has been running for two years: what improved, what broke and which incentives shaped behaviour? Compare value, capacity, dependencies and assumptions. Help us choose experiments before committing to a reorganisation.