About the Systematic Abandonment Organizational Diagnosis

Systematic abandonment, a concept introduced by Peter Drucker, is the disciplined practice of consistently discontinuing products, projects or processes that no longer add enough value. Although Michael Porter reminds leaders that “strategy is choosing what not to do,” many organizations still hold on to legacy work because of inertia, sunk-cost bias and politics.

The 100facets.ai Systematic Abandonment Organizational Diagnosis identifies why exit decisions stall and how to speed them up. Its adaptive AI interview agent delivers concise, data-rich insights on the organizational, cultural and governance barriers that block timely pruning and strategic focus.

Systematic Abandonment Organizational Diagnosis Fact Sheet

• What it measures: Six evidence-based behaviors, grouped into three core pillars, that determine an organization’s ability to stop low-value work:
  • Strategic Focus and Governance
  • Data-Driven Resource Management
  • Leadership and Change Execution
• Verbatim inputs, fast and scalable: Context-aware AI conducts 2- to 5-minute voice or chat interviews, tailoring questions by seniority and function.
• Holistic diagnosis: Any employee or stakeholder can contribute in their preferred language, producing a deep and complete organisational view.
• Actionable output: Our bespoke AI agent converts qualitative input into prioritised, board-ready insights for strategic and operational decisions.
• Enterprise ready: Secure, GDPR-compliant SaaS with administrator dashboards and downloadable reports for high-impact debriefs.
• Ideal use cases: Company-wide diagnostics to boost prioritization and growth, divestiture planning, periodic strategy reviews, and C-suite focus workshops.

Research Behind the Systematic Abandonment Diagnosis (1995 – 2025)

An expert team at 100facets.ai reviewed three decades of academic and practitioner work on portfolio pruning, resource reallocation, and strategic focus. The study covered more than twenty validated models and empirical investigations. Insights from this literature shaped every interview probe, scoring rule, and recommendation, ensuring that each output is both scientifically grounded and managerially actionable.

Selected sources

1. Drucker, P. F. Management Challenges for the 21st Century (1999)
2. Christensen, C. M. The Innovator’s Dilemma (1997)
3. Edmondson, A. C. The Fearless Organization (2018)
4. McKinsey & Company, “How Winning Organizations Reallocate Talent” (2021)
5. Boston Consulting Group, R&D Smart Spend (2018)
6. Bain & Company, “Growth through Focus” (2018)
7. Kates et al., “How to Improve Strategic Portfolio Management,” Harvard Business Review (2021)