Frameworks and checklists are great. They codify other people's successes, so we can use their blueprint for our own success. You can think of it as a mentor on a sheet of paper. It's, to freely quote one of the world's most successful investors, a "shameless clone," but built with permission to help us avoid pitfalls and detours.
Frameworks and checklists are great. They codify other people's successes, so we can use their blueprint for our own success. You can think of them as a mentor on a sheet of paper that helps us avoid pitfalls and detours.
For me to use a framework, it needs to have three things:
- proven to work
- applicable to the stage and situation at hand
- practical to implement
The last point refers mostly to it being easy to communicate and develop a common language around, which is a major success factor in using frameworks.
Here are the best frameworks that fit the bill and that I use in my work with and in companies:
When and how fast to scale | Mark Roberge
Scaling your business with a scientific approach.
GTM Blueprints for SaaS | Winning By Design
The Operating Model for Recurring Revenue businesses
Sociocracy 3.0
Effective Collaboration at any scale. Social technology for growing agile and resilient organizations.
Integral Development Model / Reinventing Organizations
The Integral Development Model is the foundation for effective organizational development. It enables people in an organization to find a common language to describe the complexity of the organization. This is a good basis to tackle the many dimensions of development.