Business operating models

target operating model

  • What is the structure of effective design principles

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    The structure of effective design principles should follow the decisions and behaviours it needs to support. A practical structure combines scope, core content, owners, evidence, status or measures, approval rules and a review history. This artefact sets the rules that guide design choices and resolve competing options. A useful design principles is not simply a…

  • How to create a case for change

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    A case for change should turn an important management need into a controlled, usable artefact. To create it, define the decision it must support, gather evidence from accountable owners, structure the content consistently, test it against real scenarios and establish a review cycle. This artefact explains the problems, opportunities and consequences of retaining the current…

  • The contents of a business operating model

    The contents of a business operating model

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    How to sequence the 21 dimensions of an operating model An operating model explains how an organisation converts strategy into reliable delivery. It connects capabilities, processes, governance, data, technology, people, assets and supporting services into one coherent system. However, organisations cannot design and implement every operating model dimension at the same time. Some dimensions create…