strategy aligned organization
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How to make your organization strategy-aligned for spectacular resultsTRANSCRIPT
Observing
• Lack of accountability
• Lack of communication between organization units.
• Unable to tap market opportunities quickly
• Strains in growth and profitability
Are your teams aligned to the strategy?
Strategic Issues – How do we
• Uniquely position in the market and
outperform
• Get stability during times of economic
uncertainty
• Drive growth and sustainability
• Enhance organization and individual
productivity
• Establish alignment and accountability
• Make organization agile and innovative
What is organization alignment?
• Aligning vision, mission, values, strategic objectives,
business model, goals, measures, people (structure, roles,
groups, teams), processes (policies, procedures, rules),
technology (applications, tools), customers
• Alignment increases value for all stakeholders
Aligned organization
Products/Services Products & Projects to the customers
HR IT QA
Finance Admin Top Mgt
Throughput model where every part of the organization
maximizes throughput - delivery of value to the customer.
Sales & Mkting
Management systems 1.0: reliability, predictability, discipline, alignment and control
Management systems 2.0: adaptability, innovation, engagement and accountability
Organization alignment with Strategy Map and Balanced Scorecard
Attitude for Alignment
• Instead of cutting stones, building a cathedral/temple
• Instead of cutting logs, building ships
• Everybody contributes to the organization building
• Process level ownership; accountability cascaded.
• Management team is the force leading from the front in
the market place (fighting for the market share and new
business). Everybody supports the strategy. Responds to
change in strategy quickly and efficiently (agility).
Understanding the Power of Alignment thru Metaphors
Birds in V formation Superconducting Magnet
Fishing net
Symphony Orchestra
Laser Beam Hanging Bridge Jigsaw Puzzle
Boat race
Birds flying in V formation
The V formation greatly boosts the efficiency
and range of flying birds, particularly over
long migratory routes. The upward airflow
created by the bird in front, assists the bird
following it. The V formation helps in
increasing the range by 71%. The birds flying
at the tips and at the front are rotated in a
timely cyclical fashion to spread flight
fatigue equally among the flock members.
Ref Wiki.
Symphony Orchestra
Hundreds or even thousands of artists play to
the same tune and rhythm according to the
gestures from the music director, generating
spectacular music in a symphony orchestra.
Another example is Olympics opening/closing
ceremony where participants perform in
unison. What a magnificence when people
perform in alignment!
Boat Race
A popular event in Kerala is ‘Snake
Boat Race’. It is amazing to watch the
rhythm, the coordinated hand
movements of about hundred
oarsmen and the synchronized
chanting of singers. Great excitement
is generated when people align to a
common goal (video of a boat race).
More examples at: Power of Alignment
There is beauty, strength, power, harmony, rhythm, simplicity, efficiency, agility and magnificence in alignment.
Are your teams/organization aligned?
Observing these symptoms in your organization?
• Frequent recurring issues, escalations, fire-fighting, rework and delays
• Poor visibility for Sr. Mgmt; difficulty/delay in getting the required info; poor data
quality. Spending time on reconciliation of reports.
• Absence of effective processes for Risk management, Root Cause analysis, Metrics
Collection and Reporting, Organizational Learning.
• Important goals are not documented, no measures of success, poor tracking of
progress against goals & plans. Team works on conflicting purposes.
• Ineffective utilization of resources and lack of skilled people; some processes or
organizational activities may not have any person responsible.
• Frequent customer escalations; unable to retain customers; no time for
innovation.
• Strategic priorities take a back seat (because operational issues take priority)
Cause
The primary cause could
be weak organizational
processes which are not
aligned.
Process-oriented organization
• Teams think in terms of processes to achieve goals, not just tasks.
• Every manager manages one or more processes with complete
ownership.
• Is clear about his roles, responsibilities, accountabilities, measures
of success and skills required
• Has control and visibility into the entire processes he owns
• Accountabilities and goals are cascaded within the organization
• Teams are not confined by the role descriptions
• Teams are rewarded primarily for process outcomes (results).
Aligned Organization • In an aligned organization, processes are streamlined , resistance is
low and things get done fast. Everybody rows in the same direction.
You experience exhilaration. Your organization becomes a magnet
of prestigious projects, profitable clients and top talents.
With organization alignment,
you can catch big fishes –
prestigious projects and
profitable clients.
How to get organizational alignment?
• Get your organization vision, goals, strategy, processes,
resources aligned. Use tools such as Strategy Map and
Balanced Scorecard.
• Cascade accountability/metrics.
• Resolve conflicts
• Ensure strategies are properly clarified, communicated,
aligned and measured at all levels of the organization.
• Fine-tune status reporting with suitable metrics or develop
business dashboards for all your processes.
Get external help, if required.
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