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CGOV.16:3 - Forces

The action must retain the conditions imposed by the corporate work it helps perform. Its performer also has limited capability, attention, time and access. A constituent operation that is easy alone can become difficult while several conditions must be held together.

Some needed contributions occur earlier or elsewhere. An audit can inform a board decision without being a constituent of that board meeting. Useful diagnosis preserves these temporal and supplier relations alongside genuine constituent/encompassing relations.

The correction should address the actual limitation. Changing governance is sometimes necessary, but it can be much more costly than correcting a count, restoring communication or obtaining an explanation.