The Method
Twelve modules. Five layers. One operating system for government organisations running commercial activities.
The Nullam Method is not a compliance checklist. It is the framework that an audit committee, a board chair, and an external auditor can each navigate with the same map.
Five layers
The architecture
- 01
Strategic
Purpose, stakeholders, mandate
- 02
Governance
Board, ethics, charter compliance
- 03
Financial
Money, viability, risk
- 04
Operational
Performance, delivery, measurement
- 05
Transition
Change, exit, dissolution
The 12 modules
The map auditors will read.
Modules marked §189.0694 map directly onto the Florida statute.
| # | Module | Layer | Florida fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Strategic Purpose & Business Case§189.0694 | Strategic | Defining the goals each programme exists to achieve, before measures are designed around them. |
| 02 | Stakeholder & Constituent Mapping | Strategic | Who the district answers to, and through which formal and informal channels. |
| 03 | Governance & Company Review§189.0694 | Governance | Board reporting rhythm, charter alignment, role of the executive director — the operating layer that makes the framework live. |
| 04 | Board Composition & Capability | Governance | Whether the board has the skills to scrutinise the measures and standards it adopts. |
| 05 | Code of Conduct & Ethics | Governance | Especially relevant for CRAs under FS 163.367 ethics requirements. |
| 06 | Financial Management & Viability§189.0694 | Financial | Linking performance measures to budgeted resources and audited financial position. Chapter 218 compliance. |
| 07 | Treasury, TIF & Trust Funds | Financial | For CRAs: the §163.387 tax increment financing mechanism and its restricted-spend rules. |
| 08 | Risk Management & Assurance§189.0694 | Financial | Remediation triggers, audit interaction, and the assurance framework around the standards themselves. |
| 09 | Performance Management & KPIs§189.0694 | Operational | Direct fit. The module's structure mirrors the goals → objectives → measures → standards hierarchy required by §189.0694. |
| 10 | Operations & Service Delivery | Operational | The actual mechanics of running the programmes the performance framework will measure. |
| 11 | Transition Planning | Transition | For CDDs: the transition from landowner-elected to resident-elected boards under §190.006. |
| 12 | Exit & Dissolution | Transition | For CRAs: the sunset provisions under Chapter 2019-163, Laws of Florida. |
Next step
See how your district scores across the five §189.0694 modules.
The Readiness Assessment takes about 20 minutes and gives you a free on-screen summary, with an option to download a detailed board-ready PDF report afterwards.
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