Characteristics of Analyzers when attempting to handle adaptation cycles

In the last blog, we took a closer look at the approach taken up by Prospector to handle the adaptation cycle challenges. We shall today move to the next of the categories -  Analyzers .

Continuing to understand our classification and their characteristics better we move on from Prospectors to Analyzers. The Analyzers in contrast to the prospectors have a constant challenge of handling 2 cores simultaneously. The following diagram is a summary of the characteristics of a Prospector.

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The diagram summarizes the characteristics of defenders (adapted from Miles and Snow - Organizational Strategy, Structure and Processes)