Work Management Intelligence

We measure how
teams actually work

A lab that reads the structure of work from real data. Not from impressions, not from questionnaires. Repeatably, over time.

Two evidence channels · read-only · no installation

5 dimensions
23 metrics
3 evidence channels
L1–L5 maturity
60d data window

What is Work Management Intelligence

Most organisations know that work is happening. Few know how it is actually structured: who owns what, whether decisions get made, where capacity quietly disappears.

Work Management Intelligence is the discipline of reading that structure from data that already exists. Not from impressions. Not from surveys that measure what people think is happening. From the actual shape of tasks, projects, and teams in the tools where work lives.

When you can see that shape repeatedly, over time, you can tell the difference between a team that is managed and a team that is designed. That distinction is what AOWLab measures.

Telemetry shows what the system records. Surveys show what people experience. WMI reads both, and the gap between them is often the most valuable finding of all.

An agent cannot fix what has not been defined.

The measurement framework

Five dimensions. Two channels. One score.

A structured framework for reading how work is organised. Tool-agnostic by design: Asana is the first connector, not the definition. No additional tracking required.

D1

Structure

Is work defined? Owners, deadlines, context, goals.

D2

Flow

Does work reliably reach done?

D3

Load

How much energy leaks into coordination instead of work?

D4

Resilience

Does work survive the absence of individuals?

D5

Adoption & Readiness

Do people actually work in the system, and are they ready for AI?

WMI Score

0
100

One composite score across 23 metrics. Maps to maturity levels L1–L5, each guarded by qualitative gates.

L1 Ad hoc
L2 Tool-present
L3 Structured
L4 Managed
L5 Architected
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The AoW Matrix

Where is your organisation?

Every measured company lands somewhere on this map. The centre is the market benchmark. Most teams believe they sit higher than their data says. That gap has a name, and it predicts how AI adoption will go.

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AoW System Analysis · free to start

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MARKET BENCHMARK CALM BUT FRAGILEARCHITECTEDFIREFIGHTINGOVER-PROCESSED How well work is designed → How efficiently work runs →
Illustrative data · axes and quadrants are the public layer of the WMI methodology

Diagnostics

Don't read about it.
Measure it.

Two analyses read the same organisation from two sides. One reads your system's data, the other how people experience it. Where they disagree is a finding.

What we do not access

  • Task names or descriptions
  • Comments or attachments
  • Private projects you are not invited to
  • Any data outside Asana

And one more promise: the diagnostic is allowed to conclude you don't need us. That result ships too.

AoW System Analysis · read-only · no installation · results in minutes

Network

AOWLab is operated within the Architecture of Work network, an international framework for the study and application of Work Management Intelligence. Research is conducted by Mercanto Europe SE, delivery in the Czech and Slovak markets through Worki Design, and the underlying technology is built by Neowara Solutions.

For organisations

Get measured, get an honest read-out, and if intervention is needed, a certified partner delivers it.

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For consultancies

License the WMI methodology, the AOWLab tooling and the delivery kits, and run diagnostics on your own market.

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Want to see what your data says?

Book a 30-minute diagnostic call. We walk through your AoW System Analysis results and explain what the numbers mean for your organisation.

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