20110055117 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING BUSINESS SUCCESS USING A PERFORMANCE CULTURE MATURITY MODEL - A method improves the success of a business or other organization by objectively evaluating its culture and implementing strategies for improvement thereof. Evaluation can be by an organization member or an outside consultant. The evaluation is according to four progressively desirable achievement levels applicable to each of six categories of culture as defined by a “Performance-directed Culture Maturity Model” (PDC-MM). Embodiments include monitoring the progress of the implemented improvement strategies by periodic re-evaluation the culture according to the PDC-MM model. The six categories are: “alignment with mission,” “transparency and accountability,” “action on insights,” “conflict resolution,” “common trust in data,” and “availability and currency of information.” The four achievement levels are “chaos reigns,” “departmental optimization,” “performance directed culture emerging,” and “performance-directed culture realized.” Improvement strategies can include enhancing organizational transparency, clearly communicating a comprehensive organizational mission, distributing authority and accountability among organizational divisions, and encouraging broad-based support for change. | 03-03-2011 |