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​By Mansour Baker, SHRM-CP

Three Common Elements of Organization Development

The common elements of Organization Development will have three streams:

1. Organization Structure
2. Process Improvements
3. Capability Development

Organization Development Streams

1. Organization Structure

Baseline and refine the current organization. The aim is to set up an optimal organization structure which will drive growth in the future.

Activities & Tasks

​Review current organization structure

• A staged approach to ensure that the work proceeds in the best way to engage with key stakeholders and maximize value
• Interview key employees of all departments and functional units to understand current organization
• Compare current organization structure to the approved structure

Revise organization structure

• Use of industry models and assessment tools to ensure a robust basis for the analysis
• Identify improvement opportunities for the current organizational structure
• Develop different options
• Recommend enhancements to the current structure

Support in implementing organization structure refinements

• Support in executing the refinements in the organization structure
• Maximize buy in

2. Process Improvement

Institutionalize high-level processes and develop engagement models.

Activities & Tasks

​Develop new high-level processes

• Understand high level process requirements to enable strategy execution
• Identify and address gaps by proposing new processes
• Coordinate implementation of proposed processes

Update key processes

• Identify key processes
• Baseline existing key processes with significant financial or operational impact
• Propose improvements 
• Update processes based on proposed improvements

Institutionalize key process

• Identify gaps in institutionalizing key processes
• Coordinate with functional and business unit heads to address gaps
• Institutionalize processes

Develop Key Interface

• Baseline current engagement model 
• Define ownership and contacts per department and functional unit
• Develop joint planning processes

3. Capability Development

Conduct training on process implementation.

Activity & Tasks

​Conduct training

• Identify training requirements on new and updated processes
• Perform internal / external training programs to facilitate business processes implementation

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