Golden Opportunities · Capacity to act · Component
The authority
What can be committed without a planning cycle — because speed requires that acting is not an exception.
The deliverable
What it is
Where every commitment requires the planning cycle, the organisation can only act at the cycle’s frequency, which is usually quarterly.
A standing authority to commit a limited amount outside the cycle is what makes opportunism structurally possible rather than exceptional.
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What it is made of
Each element is a constituent part of the component. Follow one to see the attributes it carries.
The standing authority
What can be committed outside the cycle.
3 attributes: Limit · Held by · Scope
LearnThe test
Whether it has ever actually been used.
3 attributes: Times used · Last used · What happened
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An authority that has never been exercised may not work, and an opportunity is a poor time to find out.
The other components in capacity to act
The reserve
Uncommitted budget held deliberately — its purpose being to be available rather than to be spent.
LearnThe releasable people
Who could be freed quickly, and what would stop — because money without people is not capacity to act.
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