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Delegated Economic Authority Matrix

What it is

Define budget, spending, pricing, hiring and capital thresholds by role or unit, paired with the economic information required to use them responsibly. Keep the matrix simple enough to support judgment rather than create an approval bureaucracy.

How to use Accelerators

Use an accelerator when the underlying management capability is already strong enough and a specific authority problem is visible. These tools expose the gap between written authority and practiced authority. They are not substitutes for competent executives, clear standards or a functioning management system.

A question to test it

What recent example from your own company would confirm or rule this out?

Source: Early Scale Stage Playbook v2.0, Accelerators

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