In today's acquisition environment, where progress is sometimes measured by dollars spent, underspending is not a virtue. In fact, it can lead to having funds shifted to another program. From William E. Novak and  Linda Levine CMU SEI Sept 2010 Success in Acquisition: Using Archetypes to Beat the O

In today's acquisition environment, where progress is sometimes measured by dollars spent, underspending is not a virtue. In fact, it can lead to having funds shifted to another program. From William E. Novak and  Linda Levine CMU SEI Sept 2010 Success in Acquisition: Using Archetypes to Beat the Odds paper and see webpage



With two different ways to address a situation with one being easier and faster which do you think gets implemented? The problem is that taking the easy path makes it harder to take the longer term solution.    An element of The Perspectives Project at  Shifting the Burden Archetype  at SystemsWiki.
With two different ways to address a situation with one being easier and faster which do you think gets implemented? The problem is that taking the easy path makes it harder to take the longer term solution.

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Two goal seeking structures attempting to resolve and based on the delay one may tend to settle for less.   Video  *  Context    LinkedIn ,  YouTube
Two goal seeking structures attempting to resolve and based on the delay one may tend to settle for less.
In a goal seeking with delay structure, depending on the delay, it can be very easy to overshoot the goal because you're operating on outdated data. Depending on the length of the delay and the intensity of action taken this structure can present some extreme behavior.    Video  *  Context    Linked
In a goal seeking with delay structure, depending on the delay, it can be very easy to overshoot the goal because you're operating on outdated data. Depending on the length of the delay and the intensity of action taken this structure can present some extreme behavior.

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 An escalation structure results from two or more competing entities with the competition taking them to somewhere none of them want to be.

An escalation structure results from two or more competing entities with the competition taking them to somewhere none of them want to be.


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 An escalation structure results from two or more competing entities with the competition taking them to somewhere none of them want to be. See also  Archetypes .   Video   @ LinkedIn ,  Twitter ,  YouTube

An escalation structure results from two or more competing entities with the competition taking them to somewhere none of them want to be. See also Archetypes.

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Two goal seeking structures attempting to resolve and based on the delay one may tend to settle for less.   Video  *  Context    LinkedIn ,  YouTube
Two goal seeking structures attempting to resolve and based on the delay one may tend to settle for less.
In a goal seeking with delay structure, depending on the delay, it can be very easy to overshoot the goal because you're operating on outdated data. Depending on the length of the delay and the intensity of action taken this structure can present some extreme behavior.    Video  *  Context    Linked
In a goal seeking with delay structure, depending on the delay, it can be very easy to overshoot the goal because you're operating on outdated data. Depending on the length of the delay and the intensity of action taken this structure can present some extreme behavior.
The limits to results structure endeavors to bring a balance between a current state and a desired state though more often than not the action is limited by some constraint.  See also  Archetypes .   Video   @ LinkedIn ,  Twitter ,  YouTube
The limits to results structure endeavors to bring a balance between a current state and a desired state though more often than not the action is limited by some constraint.  See also Archetypes.
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In a goal seeking with delay structure, depending on the delay, it can be very easy to overshoot the goal because you're operating on outdated data. Depending on the length of the delay and the intensity of action taken this structure can present some extreme behavior.    Video  *  Context    Linked
In a goal seeking with delay structure, depending on the delay, it can be very easy to overshoot the goal because you're operating on outdated data. Depending on the length of the delay and the intensity of action taken this structure can present some extreme behavior.

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Success to the successful archetype represents two reinforcing structures which may be in a delicate balance though as soon as one gains a small advantage the resource allocation favors the more successful and the result is then rapidly skewed in the direction of the more successful. See also  Arche
Success to the successful archetype represents two reinforcing structures which may be in a delicate balance though as soon as one gains a small advantage the resource allocation favors the more successful and the result is then rapidly skewed in the direction of the more successful. See also Archetypes.
 A Fixes that Fail structure is one where the applied fix makes things better for a while and then things go awry.     An element of The Perspectives Project at  Fixes that Fail Archetype  at SystemsWiki.org
A Fixes that Fail structure is one where the applied fix makes things better for a while and then things go awry.

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 A Growth and Underinvestment structure is simply an elaborated Limits to Growth structure where the growth inhibitor is part of another Balancing Loop with an external standard and some delay. The real nasty thing about this structure is that the two Balancing Loops form a single Reinforcing Loop w

A Growth and Underinvestment structure is simply an elaborated Limits to Growth structure where the growth inhibitor is part of another Balancing Loop with an external standard and some delay. The real nasty thing about this structure is that the two Balancing Loops form a single Reinforcing Loop which inhibits growth.

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 An escalation structure results from two or more competing entities with the competition taking them to somewhere none of them want to be.

An escalation structure results from two or more competing entities with the competition taking them to somewhere none of them want to be.


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 An escalation structure results from two or more competing entities with the competition taking them to somewhere none of them want to be.

An escalation structure results from two or more competing entities with the competition taking them to somewhere none of them want to be.


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The limits to results structure endeavors to bring a balance between a current state and a desired state though more often than not the action is limited by some constraint.  See also  Archetypes .   Video   @ LinkedIn ,  Twitter ,  YouTube
The limits to results structure endeavors to bring a balance between a current state and a desired state though more often than not the action is limited by some constraint.  See also Archetypes.
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 An indecision structure results whenever there are two interacting goal-seeking structures which provide goals for each other. There is the potential of creating oscillations because of the inherent delays in the structure.   Video  *  Context    LinkedIn ,  YouTube

An indecision structure results whenever there are two interacting goal-seeking structures which provide goals for each other. There is the potential of creating oscillations because of the inherent delays in the structure.

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Two goal seeking structures attempting to resolve and based on the delay one may tend to settle for less. See also  Archetypes .   Video   @ LinkedIn ,  Twitter ,  YouTube
Two goal seeking structures attempting to resolve and based on the delay one may tend to settle for less. See also Archetypes.
The Limits to Growth Archetype demonstrates the manner in which initial growth may be slowed over time by a limiting factor.    An element of Perspectives: The Foundation of Understanding and Insights for Effective Action. Register at  http://www.systemswiki.org/
The Limits to Growth Archetype demonstrates the manner in which initial growth may be slowed over time by a limiting factor.

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 An escalation structure results from two or more competing entities with the competition taking them to somewhere none of them want to be.

An escalation structure results from two or more competing entities with the competition taking them to somewhere none of them want to be.


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 An escalation structure results from two or more competing entities with the competition taking them to somewhere none of them want to be.

An escalation structure results from two or more competing entities with the competition taking them to somewhere none of them want to be.


 An escalation structure results from two or more competing entities with the competition taking them to somewhere none of them want to be. See also  Archetypes .   Video   @ LinkedIn ,  Twitter ,  YouTube

An escalation structure results from two or more competing entities with the competition taking them to somewhere none of them want to be. See also Archetypes.

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The Exponential Growth Archetype is a reinforcing structure which promotes exponential growth. This is one of the two foundation archetypes. The other being the goal seeking structure.   Video  *  Context    LinkedIn ,  YouTube
The Exponential Growth Archetype is a reinforcing structure which promotes exponential growth. This is one of the two foundation archetypes. The other being the goal seeking structure.