Absenteeism | Audit Failures |
Bench Strength | Competency Shortfall |
Compliance Violations | Corporate Narcissism |
Cost Competitiveness | Data Quality Issues |
Debt | Disconnection from Customer Realities |
Disconnection from Market / Industry Realities | Employee Attrition |
Employee Disengagement | Employee Productivity |
Employee Relations | Environmental Impact |
Failed / Failing Projects | Failed / Unimaginative Strategy |
Failing Technology | Failure Fatigue |
Flawed Organizational Structure | Governance Failures |
Hostility Towards Customers | Hostility Towards Stakeholders |
Inefficient Technology | Information Security Vulnerabilities |
Knowledge Loss | Knowledge Waste |
Lack Capabilities (e.g. inability to manage risk) | Lack Project Management Capabilities |
Lack of Alignment | Lack of Commitment / Authenticity |
Lack of Confidence in Leadership | Lack of Financial Discipline |
Lack of Internal Cooperation | Lack of Measurement |
Lack of Process Maturity | Late Projects |
Latent Human Error | Liquidity |
Long Turnaround Times | Low Creative Output |
Low Ethical Standards | Low Partner Performance |
Management Style | Mismanagement |
Naive Design | Negative Company Culture |
Negative Office Politics | Over-optimization |
Overbudget Projects | Overcompensation |
Planning Shortfall | Poor Communication |
Poor Employer Brand / Reputation | Poor Internal Controls |
Poor Usability of Technology | Poor Work Quality |
Poor Working Conditions | Process Efficiency |
Product Design Shortfalls | Quality Control / Assurance Failures |
Redundant Processes | Resistance to Change |
Resource Efficiency | Shortfall of Knowledge / Know-how |
Social Impact | Time to Market |
Tone at the Top | Unable to Recruit Talent |
Wasted Resources |
Internal Issues vs External Issues
Internal issues are fully within your control. External issues are beyond your direct control. It would be a mistake to think that all business issues are either internal or external as it is common for issues to be partially within your control. For example, if a partner is delivering poor service to your customers you can try to control this by monitoring the partner and measuring their performance against your agreement with them. However, the partner's performance isn't fully within your control.| Overview: Internal Issues | ||
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Definition | Problems, risks and inefficiencies that are fully within the control of an organization. | |
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