Some organizations make a conscious
decision to design their operations as a holistic, “one-company” entity that
shows the same face – and the same capabilities – in every geography and
product line in which it plays.
Scratch any large, multinational
company today and you will surely find a “One Company” project aimed at
aligning disparate forces, leveraging economies of scale and sharing knowledge
across departmental boundaries. The depth and political profile of these
projects vary immensely, however, and in some organizations the “One Company”
drive may be simply an efficiency exercise, or a branding project.
“One Company” organizations that take
their unification missions seriously tend to be passionate advocates of
standards, and often play key roles in the development and implementation of
business standards. But this behavior does not always spill over naturally
into business data standards adoption and targeted advocacy may be needed.
ACORD is developing a Framework so that organizations can approach ACORD Standards
holistically from an enterprise view as needed. This is a big game changer for
industry standards. You’ll be hearing me
talk more about the ACORD Framework in the weeks ahead.
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