7-S Framework

1. Strategy Implementation:
The 7-S Framework
strategy
skills
structure
systems
Super-
ordinate
goals
staff
style
How to divide the
tasks (coordination)
Plan of action in
anticipation of
changes in the
external environment
Policies, rules,
procedures
Patterns of
managerial
actions
People, appraisal
systems, pay scales,
training programs
What company’s
people do best
Shared values,
and aspirations

2. The 7-S Framework
• Many factors influencing organization’s ability to
adapt to change
• Interconnectedness of the factors
• Failure to implement planned strategies due to
inattention to the other S’s (factors)
• No starting point or implied hierarchy of which
factors are the driving forces in an organization
• Assess these factors and determine which are
lacking
• Perform tasks needed to fill up lacking factors
and develop capabilities or strengths