OPERATING MODEL

Your whole organisation.
One view.

Every organisation is a living system of functions, processes, people and rules. Almost none can see it. The Operating Model is where PAL shows you the whole machine, and every part of it is one click from the work itself.

The view from above

Processes tell you how one piece of work runs. The Operating Model tells you how the organisation runs: every function laid out across its governing, primary and supporting layers, who is accountable for each, what governs it, and how current it is.

It is the map most organisations have never had. Not an org chart, not a folder structure, not a strategy diagram on a slide. The actual shape of how the place works, connected to the processes that do the working.

PAL
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Dashboard
Process Mapping
Activity Management
Governance
Operating Model
Organisation Chart
Roles
Policy & Documents
Knowledge Centre
System Settings
Profile
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JWJames WalkerAdministrator
Venture Pty Ltd
Operating Model
Venture is an Australian management consulting and capability development firm, partnering with government and defence organisations to design, build and embed operational excellence.
AccountableChief Executive Officer|Last reviewedMarch 2026|3 overdue|8 due for review
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GoverningSets direction, manages risks, ensures compliance
Strategy & Planning
Corporate strategy, business planning, performance management and portfolio oversight
Managing Partner9 processes
Risk & Compliance2 due
Enterprise risks, regulatory compliance, audit management and policy governance
Partner of Business Development12 processes
Primary+ New functionValue-creating activities, flows left to right
Partnerships & Marketing
Develop and maintain strategic partnerships, social media, website presence and case studies.
Managing Partner12 processes
1 due
Business Development
Create and follow up leads, submit proposals, design and deliver responses to tenders.
Partner of Business Devel..3 processes
Service Delivery
Deliver against current engagements, managing staff and client needs to produce outcomes.
Managing Partner15 processes
Capability Development
Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of capability from needs identification through to disposal.
Managing Partner5 processes
Current
Professional Development
Design and facilitate staff learning session, deliver training plan and maintain skills matrix.
Managing Partner9 processes
SupportEnable primary functions - run continuously
IT & Digital Services
Provide technology platforms, user support, cybersecurity, and digital workplace services.
IT Manager15 processes
Human Resources
Manage recruitment, employee relations, workforce planning, and people operations.
HR Manager12 processes
Finance
Oversee financial planning, accounting, payroll, procurement, and financial compliance.
Chief Financial Officer5 processes
2 overdue
Legal & Corporate Services
Provide legal advice, contract management, governance support, and corporate administration.
Legal Counsel9 processes
1 due
Facilities & Administration
Manage offices, workplace services, equipment, travel, and day-to-day administration.
Partner of Business Devel..3 processes

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Click down to the work

The Operating Model is not a picture beside the platform. It is the top of it. Open a function and see its sub-functions, the processes inside them, the systems they touch and the documents that govern them. Open any process and you are in the real thing, the same live process PAL maps and runs.

From the whole organisation to a single step, one path, no seams. The strategy view and the work view are finally the same object.

THE ORGANISATION
GOVERNING
PRIMARY
SUPPORTING
Every function, in its layer.
ONE FUNCTION
Network Operations
GM Networks · 32 processes
Control Room9 processes
Fault Response12 processes
Planned Outages7 processes
Network Records4 processes
Its sub-functions, and what runs inside them.
ONE PROCESS
Unplanned Outage Response
Control Room · live
Receive fault report
Dispatch crew
Restore and verify
The same live process PAL maps and runs.

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Accountability, made visible

Every function and sub-function in the model carries an accountable position. Not a team, not a shared inbox. A position, held by a person, connected to the processes they own and the policies they answer for.

And it runs both ways. Open any position and see everything it touches: what it is accountable for, which processes it owns, which it participates in, what governs it. When someone new steps into a role, their entire operational world is already mapped.

STRUCTURE
Chief Executive
M. Aldridge
GM Customer
S. Kaur
GM Networks
R. Whitmore
GM Delivery
T. Okonjo
Control Room Manager
Field Operations Manager
RW
GM Networks
Position · held by R. Whitmore
ACCOUNTABLE
ACCOUNTABLE FOR
Network OperationsField Services
OWNS PROCESSES
Unplanned Outage ResponsePlanned Outage Scheduling+ 30 more
PARTICIPATES IN
Major Incident ReviewCapital Plan Approval+ 9 more
GOVERNED BY
Network Safety Rules · Outage Management Standard · 2 more

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Nothing quietly expires

Every function and sub-function carries a currency status: current, due for review, or overdue, driven by real review dates. The whole model wears its freshness on the outside, so the question “is this still right?” has a visible answer everywhere you look.

This is how operating documentation stops rotting. Not through an annual review project nobody enjoys, but because the model itself tells you what needs attention, before an audit does.

Currency and review
All13Current10Due for review2Overdue1
FUNCTION
ACCOUNTABLE
LAST REVIEWED
NEXT REVIEW
STATUS
Network Operations
GM Networks
2 Feb 2026
2 Feb 2027
Current
Field Services
Field Operations Manager
14 Aug 2025
14 Feb 2026
Due for review
Procurement
Head of Procurement
9 Mar 2025
9 Mar 2026
Overdue
Assurance and Audit
Head of Audit
20 Sep 2025
20 Mar 2026
Due for review
Finance
Chief Financial Officer
11 Jan 2026
11 Jan 2027
Current

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See your organisation whole

Most leadership teams have never seen their organisation on one screen. Bring your structure, and we will show you what it looks like when everything connects.