The business model is based by choices made across six major building blocks

Building Blocks

Range of Options

Design Choice

Governance

• Legal Entity

Informative Image: On a range scale of -5 being Government FACA to 5 being Publicly Traded, the options rating is 0.

Volunteer based entity with a non-profit management organization

• Management Model

Informative Image: On a range scale of -5 being Public Sector Managed to 5 being Private Sector Managed, the options rating is 5.

Led and operated by private sector

Decision Rights

• Decision Authority

Informative Image: On a range scale of -5 being Think Tank to 5 being Implementation, the options rating is 3.

Recommendations and select implementation activities, e.g., standards

• Decision Makers

Informative Image: On a range scale of -5 being Hierarchical to 5 being Committee, the options rating is 5.

Board is decision-maker for all non-operational decision

• Decision-Making Model

Informative Image: On a range scale of -5 being Mandate to 5 being Consensus, the options rating is 3.

Strive for consensus, but majority rules

Structure

• Organization Model

Informative Image: On a range scale of -5 being Heirarchy to 5 being Virtual Network, the options rating is 0.

Typical private sector company with board structure, but with virtual elements

• Staffing Model

Informative Image: On a range scale of -5 being All Volunteer to 5 being All Permanent, the options rating is 3.

Volunteer Board, paid Management Organization staff, mix in workgroups

Motivation

• Participation Incentives

Informative Image: On a range scale of -5 being Public-serving to 5 being Self-serving, the options rating is 3.

Greater emphasis than in the past on “what’s in it for me” vs. only public good

• Reward Model

Informative Image: On a range scale of -5 being Goodwill to 5 being Public Recognition, the options rating is 3.

Formal reward and recognition programs

Processes

• Transparency

Informative Image: On a range scale of -5 being Public Hearings to 5 being Press Releases Only, the options rating is 3.

Private sector board model, but with occasional public discourse

• Performance Management

Informative Image: On a range scale of -5 being Activity Measures to 5 being Outcome Measures, the options rating is 3.

Mix of activity and outcome measures, but an emphasis on measuring results

• Coordination

Informative Image: On a range scale of -5 being Informal to 5 being Formal, the options rating is 5.

Formal roles for interfacing and coordinating with non-AHIC led efforts

Funding

• Funding Model

Informative Image: On a range scale of -5 being Government Only to 5 being Revenue Only, the options rating is 3.

Primarily revenue with some govt. funding

• Revenue Sources

Informative Image: On a range scale of -5 being Dues Only to 5 being Products and Services, the options rating is 0.

Membership dues, certification services, unique products/services

These choices are described further on the following pages