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COMPEL Glossary / hybrid-hub-and-spoke-archetype

Hybrid (hub-and-spoke) archetype

Operating-model archetype with a CoE hub providing platform, standards, and scarce-expertise services, plus embedded spokes in each business unit owning use-case delivery.

What this means in practice

Most common mature archetype; balances consistency and proximity but requires clear hub-vs-spoke decision rights to avoid dual-sovereignty conflict.

Synonyms

hub-and-spoke , hybrid CoE archetype

See also

  • Centralized archetype — Operating-model archetype in which all AI capability sits in a single central team serving the organization — high consistency and quality, low business-proximity.
  • Federated archetype — Operating-model archetype in which AI capability is distributed across business units, coordinated by a central standards body that sets policy and shares platform.
  • Embedded archetype — Operating-model archetype in which AI capability is fully embedded in every business function with minimal central structure — highest business-proximity, highest divergence risk.