A table listing common elementary construction flaws with descriptions, notations, and explanations for each error type.The table presents a detailed explanation of Elementary Construction Flaws, which are errors or flaws in a transaction process. The table contains 4 rows and 9 columns, with row 1 marking the header of the corresponding columns. Row 1: I D, Elementary Construction Flaws (E C ) slash Errors, E E Notation, E C F description and application explanation. Row 2: A, Missing Initiator, figure showing the transition of actor A and actor B, This error or construction flaw relates to performing work that no one asked for hence 'redundant work.' This error could be because the transaction was necessary in the past but not anymore. Row 3: B, Unclear Initiator (Client Not Clear), figure showing the transition of unknown and actor B, This error relates to issues of clarity about the initiator of the transaction. In other words - the transaction is important, but it is not clear who initiated it, and this lack of clarity may lead to none of the actors doing what they are expected to do. Row 4: C, Missing Authority Initiator (Unauthorized Work), figure showing the transition of actor A (includes group) and actor B, This error or construction flaw relates to issues of actors that do not have the authority or the mandate to perform the work. Row 5: D, Split Initiator (Shattered Request - for example a Committee as an Initiator), figure showing the transition of actor A (include rectangular group) and actor B, This error or construction flaw usually happens in scenarios where a committee is an initiator (Actor Role A). In practice steering committees usually get so divided that no decision is taken, or decisions are delayed thereby delaying the transaction. Row 6: E, Missing Executor (No body does the Work), figure showing the transition of actor A and actor B, This error relates to a scenario where a strategic initiative is launched but nobody – in fact, does the work. It should be noted that without an 'executor' there is no transaction. Row 7: F, Missing Competence Executor (Do Not Know How to Do the Task), figure showing the transition of actor A and actor B (with another transition), This error relates to scenarios where an actor role has the authority but lacks the competence to do the job (in other words lacks knowledge, skills, experience which then compromises the transaction delivery or quality). This ordinarily leads to bad delivery – for instance: missing key milestones in strategy execution; poor quality product or no product at all. Row 8: G, Insufficient or Missing Information Executor (Missing key Information to do the Job), figure showing the transition of actor A and actor B (with another transition), This construction flaw is common in many organisations, whereby the production team is expected to deliver 'albeit' with limited or no information. In some cases, this information is incorrect or incomplete and as such, projects are hanging on the outcomes. It is also common in business that 'strategic projects' are launched or frozen based on poorly grounded business cases. Row 9: H, Unclear Transaction (Unclear Agreements), figure showing the transition of actor A and actor B, This error arises in scenarios where two parties agree on a transaction but upon delivery, the requester (Actor Role A) is unhappy with the deliverables from Actor Role B (the executor). Even though the parties namely: the initiator and the executor, thought they had an agreement, a close analysis shows that they had a misunderstanding. Differently, the agreement was only agreed verbally without clarity to enable unambiguous performance from both sides. |
