Book “Organizational Maturity and Crisis Management. How a company becomes a system” — Dmitry Avdosyev
Book · Alpina PRO, 2026

How a company becomes a system

A complete account of the AVDO methodology — from maturity diagnostics to a transition strategy.

Every leader knows the feeling: you solve one problem and another appears at once. This book is about how to stop firefighting and build an organization that detects weak signals and corrects course before a mistake becomes a loss.

Who it’s for

A book for those who shape a company’s future

It will be useful to anyone who makes key decisions and is responsible for the direction of a business.

Owners and CEOs

Tired of endless small problems and ready to leave manual-control mode behind.

Department heads

Aiming for predictable growth and scaling without losing control.

Consultants and employees

Who want to understand the causes of workplace chaos and the principles of effective management.

Contents

What the book is about

Three parts: from the map of maturity levels, through the crisis science of organizations, to diagnostics and development strategies.

IntroIntroduction
Ch. 1AVDO — company, methodology and mission
Part I

Organizational maturity: stages and structural analysis

Ch. 2Organizational maturity and crises
Ch. 3Level 1. Chaos and intuition
Ch. 4Level 2. Initial formalization
Ch. 5Level 3. Early systematization
Ch. 6Level 4. Stabilization and basic manageability
Ch. 7Level 5. Manageability and predictability
Ch. 8Level 6. Optimization and improvement
Ch. 9Level 7. Change leadership
Part II

The crisis science of organizations

Ch. 10Crisis as a mechanism of adaptation
Ch. 11The dynamics of crisis and breakdown
Part III

Diagnostics and organizational development strategies

Ch. 12Diagnosing an organization with the AVDO methodology
Ch. 13The assessment methodology and building a maturity profile
Ch. 14Transition strategies
Concl.Conclusion

“This book is not about putting out fires faster. I want to show how to build an organization so that fires are extinguished at the spark stage.”

— from the introduction
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Hardcover. Alpina PRO Publishing, 2026.

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