Research

The research behind Capability Realization.

Capability Realization is the organizational discipline concerned with measuring and improving the rate at which available capability is converted into realized value.

The study tests whether capability alone is insufficient to explain value, and whether coherence and realization drag explain why similarly capable organizations produce different outcomes.

Core research question

Why do organizations with similar levels of capability produce materially different levels of realized value?

What this is not

Not a maturity model.

  • ×A maturity model
  • ×A training needs analysis
  • ×A benefits realization framework
  • ×A technology adoption score
  • ×An AI readiness assessment
  • ×A performance management system

It is focused on the conversion relationship between capability and value.

Core constructs

Five measurements.

I

Capability Index

Measures what the organization can reliably do.

II

Coherence Index

Measures whether capability domains operate together as a purposeful system.

III

Realization Drag

Measures the friction that suppresses conversion.

IV

Value Realization Score

Measures whether capability is producing evidenced outcomes.

V

Realization Gap

Estimates the gap between available capability and realized value.

Hypothesis

Among organizations with similar levels of capability, those with higher coherence will show higher value realization.

Evidence standards

Value claims should be interpreted based on evidence quality.

  1. 01Experimental or quasi-experimental evidence
  2. 02Before and after comparison
  3. 03Correlational evidence
  4. 04Directional evidence with supporting data
  5. 05Claimed value without supporting data
Important note

This is an emerging research program. Early results are directional until the instrument has been validated through a sufficiently large benchmark sample.