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Organisational Effectiveness - Organisational (Re)Design and Restructuring
Organisational Effectiveness and Innovation: We work with our clients to create innovative organisational structures that increase productivity and foster innovation.
Organisational redesign and re-structuring: We have unique methodologies to create and evaluate multiple structural options open to a particular company or division at a given time of its life cycle. We can also facilitate the implementation of the required change.
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Our position:
The right organisational structure, whether the whole company, or a division, is rightly seen as a consequence of strategy. But the relationship is far more subtle. Structures also tend to produce strategies, because they shape processes, ways of thinking and behaviours. No particular structure correlates with success. Re-structuring and redesigning organisations must not be an off-the-shelf exercise, a back-of-the-envelope reshuffling of an organisation chart or copying of what others have done, even if successful. It should be a rational process of finding the preferred way of doing, organising and implementing change, embracing decision makers and key players. And this is what we do. | |
We believe organisational architecture - the structure, processes and behaviours practiced -holds the key to success or failure of business strategies. We are convinced that your 'house' acts as a host for innovation, knowledge flow, and fast decision-making, and therefore determines your success. We work with you to explore, assess, and implement tailored organisational structures and processes, as well as providing keys to creating the change in people's attitudes and behaviours that will drive that success.
The Organisational (Re)Design programme takes a strategic approach to the re-structuring, redesign or renewal of R&D or commercial structures to allow for a better fit with your company's requirements for success and efficiency. There is no off-the-shelf organisational model that suits everyone's needs, nor the guarantee that copying existing models or extrapolating them to your organisation will lead to success. We give you the insight to define and set the right priorities for your organisation while thinking outside the box. Our programme methodology includes:
- Strategic Assessment - We perform an initial strategic capability assessment and an analysis of needs and desires for where you want your organisation to be so that it is profitable and successful in times of rapid change.
- Define 'Criteria' - Engagement of players in exploring characteristics ('criteria') that are desired or undesired for the organisation, regardless of the organisational model one may have in mind. We have researched and created 24 standard 'criteria' that are used as guidelines and are refined/translated as needed to fit the organisational context (no off-the-shelf solution that fits all organisations).
- Define 'Options' - Independent of 'criteria', players map several possibilities of structures that make sense for the organisation. We encourage the mapping of at least 5 possible structures for the new organisation.
- Model Possibilities - Conduct a modelling of criteria and options using a decision analysis tool that weighs all criteria against all options and produces a 'most preferred' and a 'least preferred' solution, as well as in-between solutions. Sensitivity analysis provides a visualization of trade offs; group behavioural decision analysis ensures that all alternatives are explored and 'pet ideas' are weighted and compared, guaranteeing 100% buy-in from everyone in the group.
- Define New Behaviours - Process of assessing behaviours that are currently present in the organisational fabric and defining which ones need to be adopted to sustain the implementation of the new organisation including reinforcement mechanisms.
- Implementation - Process to help the group map possible new roles and responsibilities, create resolution on team/roles charter, and create agreement and resolution on the following: planning, decision-making, resource allocation, priority setting, accountabilities, consolidation of data, and knowledge transfer. We use workshop formats that 'test' the effectiveness of the new organisation via simple group simulation.
This programme is applicable to whole organisations, divisions, or individual functional groups. The benefits of redesign will be seen in the faster delivery of results, more efficient working practices, and sustained positive behaviours in your people.
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