The concept of bidding on a government contract is deceptively simple. Underbidding is a tactic that complicates all aspects of the process. From William E. Novak and  Linda Levine CMU SEI Sept 2010 Success in Acquisition: Using Archetypes to Beat the Odds  paper  and see  webpage

The concept of bidding on a government contract is deceptively simple. Underbidding is a tactic that complicates all aspects of the process. From William E. Novak and  Linda Levine CMU SEI Sept 2010 Success in Acquisition: Using Archetypes to Beat the Odds paper and see webpage



 An escalation structure results from two or more competing entities with the competition taking them to somewhere none of them want to be.  If you find these contributions meaningful your  sponsorship  would be greatly appreciated.

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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 A Fixes that Fail structure is one where the applied fix makes things better for a while and then things go awry.  Follow us on  YouTube ,  Twitter ,  LinkedIn  and please support  Systems Thinking World .

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 Fixes that Fail structure is one where the applied fix makes things better for a while and then things go awry.  Follow us on  YouTube ,  Twitter ,  LinkedIn  and please support  Systems Thinking World .

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					 A new archetype, The Tyranny of Small Steps (TYST) has been observed.
Explained through a system dynamics perspective, the archetypical behaviour
TYST is an unwanted change to a system through a series of small activities that
may be independent from one another. These activities

A new archetype, The Tyranny of Small Steps (TYST) has been observed. Explained through a system dynamics perspective, the archetypical behaviour TYST is an unwanted change to a system through a series of small activities that may be independent from one another. These activities are small enough not to be detected by the ‘surveillance’ within the system, but significant enough to encroach upon the “tolerance” zone of the system and compromise the integrity of the system. TYST is an unintentional process that is experienced within the system and made possible by the lack of transparency between an overarching level and a local level where the encroachment is taking place.

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Haraldsson, H. V., Sverdrup, H. U., Belyazid, S., Holmqvist, J. and Gramstad, R. C. J. (2008), The Tyranny of Small Steps: a reoccurring behaviour in management. Syst. Res., 25: 25–43. doi: 10.1002/sres.859 

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 Perspectives: The Foundation of Understanding and Insights for Effective Ac
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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 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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 Reinforcing Loop/SFD Simulation allow one to experience the explicit implications of the interactions.

Reinforcing Loop/SFD Simulation allow one to experience the explicit implications of the interactions.

 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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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 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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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 goal seeking structure endeavors to bring a balance between a current state and a desired state. This is one of the two foundation archetypes. The other being the growth structure. There is also a  video  for this model which is component of the  Systems Archetypes Course .
The goal seeking structure endeavors to bring a balance between a current state and a desired state. This is one of the two foundation archetypes. The other being the growth structure. There is also a video for this model which is component of the Systems Archetypes Course.
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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The goal seeking structure endeavors to bring a balance between a current state and a desired state. This is one of the two foundation archetypes. The other being the growth structure. There is also a  video  for this model which is component of the  Systems Archetypes Course .
The goal seeking structure endeavors to bring a balance between a current state and a desired state. This is one of the two foundation archetypes. The other being the growth structure. There is also a video for this model which is component of the Systems Archetypes Course.
 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 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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 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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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 Perspectives: The Foundation of Understanding and Insights for Effective Ac
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.
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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A Tragedy of the Commons situation exists whenever two or more activities, each, which in order to produce results, rely on a shared limited resource. Results for these activities continue to develop as long as their use of the limited resource doesn't exceed the resource limit. Once this limit is r
A Tragedy of the Commons situation exists whenever two or more activities, each, which in order to produce results, rely on a shared limited resource. Results for these activities continue to develop as long as their use of the limited resource doesn't exceed the resource limit. Once this limit is reached the results produced by each activity are limited to the level at which the resource is replenished.

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