A Strategic Organization Design Assessment compares the structure of the business to the type of product or service or marketplace the business is in and the results the business is achieving.  Organization redesign should be considered when there is a redefinition of the Business Strategy or the business is experiencing substantial growth or contraction.  It can also be an aid when there is a significant change in the leadership or the business focus or there is general dissatisfaction with the current structure.

How does a business know when it needs to do an Organization Design Assessment?  When there is lack of clarity of roles - who's responsible for what?  When there's confusion around accountability for results. Or there's inefficient utilization of resources. Or tension or strife within the organization.  It's also a valuable process to use when a business is experiencing customer dissatisfaction or receiving customer complaints.

How is an Organization Design Assessment done? Hughes-Consulting will ask you and your employees questions that will look at what's going on in and around your business:

• Environment - What are the critical organizations that have an impact on your business?  What other key factors in the market outside your organization place demands or constraints on you?

• Resources - What are the key assets or resources that your business has going for it?  (flexibility of the resources; people's skills and capabilities; technology; reputation)

• History - How has your business functioned in the past?  What significant values or practices have shaped the culture of your business?

• Strategy - What are the fundamental purposes for which your business exists?  What are the key outputs (products/ services/ deliverables)?  Who are the customers for each of these critical areas?  What are some of the specific goals, objectives and key outcomes your business must achieve?

• Tasks - What are some of the critical skills, competencies, and knowledge bases required by your business?

• Individuals - What are the knowledge and skill sets of the people in your business?

• Output - To what extent has your business been able to achieve its goals?

If you currently are not achieving the goals that are key for your business or you are ready to launch a new business and want to do it right, Hughes-Consulting can customize a workshop that will help you design an effective organization.