Change management often requires the support and involvement of an entire organization to be successful. Oftentimes, however, HR is seen…
When You Should Design a New Target Operating Model
In early 2019, ON THE MARK (OTM) ran Executive Briefings on both sides of the Atlantic on the theme of…
Ten Differences Between Agile and Waterfall Methodologies
“There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know.” - Harry Truman Ouch! This quote…
Best Practices for a Business Integration Strategy
An M&A deal comes with a great amount of excitement and expectation for growth potential and profits. However, after the…
What is the Manager’s Role in Agile?
We know that Scrum teams are a fundamental building block of the Agile approach. They are where the core work…
Exploring the Early History of Agile Thinking: Trist & Deming
Comparing what Eric Trist’s (Socio Technical Systems Theory) self-managing teams and Deming’s Red Bead game have in common – and…
Change Management in Post-Merger Integration
The merger and acquisition game is a risky one. Anywhere from 70 to 90 percent of acquisitions fail. But these…
How to Choose an Operating Model Template
In November of 2018, the UK Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, was quoted as saying: “At the moment we do not…
The Purpose of an Organisation in the Age of Automation
Organisational purpose or “reason for existence” has long been key in how organisation design activities shape and support the strategic…
2018 Organization Design Trends
What’s happened in the Organization Design world in 2018? There are two keystone events that break up the year: the…