IT Organizational Design
Align the IT organization structure to the business strategy.
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Please note that the content on this page is retired. This content is not maintained and may contain information or links that are out of date.Common challenges include:
- Poor responsiveness: IT has challenges in responding to and meeting customer needs
- Business perception of IT: IT is perceived as support function and not as a strategic partner
- Unclear roles: IT staff are uncertain of accountabilities; functions overlap and work “falls between the cracks”
- Spread of extra-organizational units: Extreme reliance on task forces, committees, special projects, and/or shadow organizations
This workshop will help to address those challenges:
- Determine capabilities needed within the IT organization to align to the business strategy
- Create an organizational structure to address the objectives of the business and IT
- Develop a transition plan to implement the organizational structure changes
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Module 1: Conduct a current state assessment
The Purpose
- Agree on the goals and objectives of the workshop
- Reach consensus on the drivers and outcomes of the organizational redesign initiative
- Identify the organizational structure capability gap
- Define the key IT capabilities
- Develop an organizational design assessment tool
Key Benefits Achieved
- After assessing the current state, you will be prepared to start thinking about what the new IT organizational design needs to achieve.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 1.1 | Set expectations |
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| 1.2 | Describe the context for the IT organizational structure |
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| 1.3 | Determine the required IT capabilities |
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| 1.4 | Create the Design Assessment Framework |
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Module 2: Create an outline of the target IT organization
The Purpose
- Define the units of work that will be part of the target IT organization
- Create a sketch of the target IT organization based on an understanding of required capabilities, and organizational design archetypes
- Assign the work to be done to work units
- Assess the design outline based on the design assessment framework
Key Benefits Achieved
- After creating the design outline, you will have the foundation for building the target IT organizational structure in more detail.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 2.1 | Create an organizational sketch |
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| 2.2 | Define the work to be done |
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Module 3: Design the target IT organizational structure
The Purpose
- Define the key roles required in the target IT organization
- Identify key competencies and the level of competence required for each role
- Create an organizational chart for the target IT organization
Key Benefits Achieved
- After creating the organizational chart, you will be in a position to develop the strategy to make the required changes.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 3.1 | Define the key roles |
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| 3.2 | Create an organizational chart |
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Module 4: Plan the transition
The Purpose
- Identify the major organizational changes
- Undertake a change management assessment
- Develop a transition strategy
Key Benefits Achieved
- After assessing the requirement for change, you will have the foundation for building a transition plan to implement the organizational structure changes.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 4.1 | Perform an organizational gap analysis |
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| 4.2 | Determine readiness for change |
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| 4.3 | Create a transition plan |
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Module 5: Create the Change Leader Action Plan
The Purpose
- Assess the readiness of leadership for the organizational transition
- Identify the key stakeholders and how to best engage them
- Prepare an action plan for the role of the Change Leader in leading the transition
Key Benefits Achieved
- After completing this module, you will be in a position to initiate the organizational transition.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 5.1 | Create the Change Leader Action Plan |
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