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Operating Model work is simple
Tom Graves from Tetradian has just posted a wonderfully elegant thought on LinkedIn, which I include below. He is a leading thinker in the fields of business and enterprise architecture – fields that overlap a good deal with operating models. … Continue reading →
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Tagged capabilities, Operating Models, process of design, value chain analysis
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Five guiding thoughts for good operating model work
I enjoyed reading an article by Marcia Blenko, a Bain & Co advisor, about operating model work for charities – https://www.bridgespan.org/insights/library/organizational-effectiveness/nonprofit-operating-models. The article follows the Bain definition of an operating model, which is focused on organisation structure, accountabilities, governance, systems … Continue reading →
A Critique of Deloitte’s Thoughts on Operating Models
I have just read one of the better articles on operating models. It is from Deloitte, and it appears to describe their approach. I recommend it to you because it is relatively easy to understand (if you skip over the … Continue reading →
Posted in Capabilities, OM frameworks
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Tagged capabilities, capability maps, Deloitte, Operating Model Canvas, Operating Models, Value chains, Value proposition
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Yet another operating model framework
At the risk of driving you all mad with different frameworks, I recently came across the following from Adrian Pedroi of Turner & Townsend: What do I like about this? It incorporates “values, mission and strategy”, which is, of course, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Business Model Canvas, Operating Model Canvas, Operating Models, Tuner & Townsend
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BCG’s Agile Operating Model Framework
I am always interested in the frameworks used by consultancies because they are working regularly with clients, and, hence, should be learning the most about how to do operating model work. So I eagerly read a BCG article by Miquel … Continue reading →
Posted in Agile and operating models, OM frameworks
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Tagged Agile, BCG, Bungay, Governance, Operating Model Canvas, Operating Models
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A KPMG framework
As readers of this blog will know, I am always interested in other frameworks (other than the Operating Model Canvas) because it is often possible to learn something or to see the same issues from a new perspective. So here … Continue reading →
Posted in Business model, OM frameworks
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Tagged business model, Governance, KPMG, LNG, Operating Model Canvas, Operating Models, Organisation design
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The impact operating model work has on strategy
I am working with a client at the moment on an “operational review”. I am still at the “explain the methodology” stage: one of my roles is to skill up the project team so that they can use the Operating … Continue reading →
Posted in Strategy
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Tagged Operating Model Canvas, Operating Models, operational review, stakeholders, Strategy, value chain analysis
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Operating models and agile
I recently gave a talk at the European Organization Design Forum on the topic of agile organizations. This forced me to think deeply about what agile is and how it relates to organization design. So let me share some of … Continue reading →
Posted in Agile and operating models
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Tagged Agile, change, Craig Larman, MVP, Operating Models, Organisation design, POLISM
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High-level IT Blueprint
What does a project on a high-level operating model need to say about IT? And what does it need to deliver to the IT architecture team? This is the focus of this blog. The detailed work on IT architecture and … Continue reading →
Locations footprint
Location is one of the spaces on the Operating Model Canvas. But I have not blogged about locations at any point. This is partly because the topic is pretty self explanatory, and partly because I have found other parts of … Continue reading →
Ashridge on Operating Models 