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* B (Business). The complete system under analysis: the set of its job functions. B = ΣW. * O (Owner). The agent that defines the structure of B, including the division of work into processes. * W (Work, job function). The set of processes that constitute a role, specified independently of any individual who
If you have not read Worth More Than the Work, read it first. Much of what follows depends on the variables it introduced. Here is a short recap for anyone who needs it. * B (Business). The complete system under analysis: the set of its job functions. B = ΣW. * O (Owner)
The W / X / R Framework A model of where value originates in a business and how automation redistributes it. The framework is descriptive and deliberately open. It supplies categories. The reader maps the relationships among them in their own situation. It does not assume that individuals are valuable to a