The amount of direct management intervention required to keep work moving in the right direction is low enough that work continues reliably when managers are not actively pushing.
A score of 10 on Management Dependency means this dimension is fully resolved and no longer a constraint on the phases that follow. Here is what that requires in practice.
The Autonomy Diagnostic scores Management Dependency on a 0 to 10 scale. Each point on the scale reflects a specific observable state in your organization.
Work does not move without a manager directly driving it and stops when management attention is elsewhere.
Work moves only under active management pressure with no self-sustaining systems in place.
Work is partially supported by systems but those systems are not reliable enough to keep it on track without intervention.
Work moves in some areas through systems but process gaps still require managers to step in regularly.
Work moves in most areas without constant oversight but managers are still the engine in certain critical functions.
Work moves in most areas without direct management but recurring coordination issues require regular intervention.
Work moves consistently in most areas without managers pushing it.
Work moves without direct management in most areas and managers focus on direction rather than execution.
Work moves consistently without constant management intervention and managers have shifted to strategic direction.
Work moves reliably in all areas, management overhead is minimal, and output grows without proportional oversight increases.
The Autonomy Diagnostic scores every dimension of the Ragsdale Framework and tells you exactly where to focus first.
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