Organization Design

Course details

In order to attract top talent and execute strategies effectively, it's imperative that you make your company a vibrant, engaging place to work. By gaining a solid foundation in organization design, you can learn how to build a high-performing organization that thrives in a complex business environment. In this course, Amy Kates shares a practical approach to organization design, providing you with a complete overview of the core models, methods, and tools used by organization design practitioners. She shows how to create alignment between components of an organization, select structure and integration options, match talent to an organization, and manage the organization design process.

Learning objectives
How organization design relates to strategy and talent
Using the star model
Mapping strategic priorities
Setting the design criteria
Assessing organization gaps and strengths
Drawing organization models
Setting up the matrix for success
Clarifying decision rights
Matching talent to organization

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome

1. What is Organization Design

02 - Organization design definition and triggers
03 - Star model and the five milestone process
04 - The five milestones

2. Business Case and Discovery

05 - Map the strategic priorities
06 - Set the design criteria
07 - Assess organization gaps and strengths

3. Strategic Grouping

08 - Organization structure
09 - Draw organization models
10 - The vertical organization

4. Integration

11 - Design in lateral connections
12 - Set the matrix up for success
13 - Clarify decision rights

5. Talent and Leadership

14 - Match talent to organization

6. Transition

15 - Navigate the transition

7. The Design and Implementation Process

16 - Manage an organization design project
17 - Next steps