Advanced Organisation Design brochure

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Advanced
Organisation
Design
A four day course on designing organisations
(Runs January, May and October)

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“The course was really really great, one of
the best I have ever been on. I have learnt a
lot and I feel very privileged to have been
taught by all of you!”
Anaam Naomi Heer
HR Manager
Jaguar Land Rover
Advanced
Organisation
Design
Unfortunately many changes in organisation are knee jerk
reactions to events rather than carefully crafted redesigns.
This is because, until recently, the tools for doing
organisation design have been limited and few managers
have been trained in how to design structures.
Advanced Organisation Design aims to correct this
situation. It is built around the breakthrough book
“Designing Effective Organisations”. It focuses on practical
tools that provide a rigorous framework for making design
choices. It also explores some of the tougher issues in the
process of doing design work.
Most companies make significant changes to structures,
responsibilities or connecting processes at least once a year.
Changes in the external environment, changes in strategy
and changes in people all contribute to the need for regular
adjustments to organisation.
Advanced Organisation Design

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Tools/Frameworks Initiate Diagnose Design options
Evaluate and
Refine
Plan change
Value disciplines ✓ ✓
Stakeholder analysis ✓ ✓ ✓
Design principles ✓ ✓ ✓
Nine tests ✓ ✓
Organisation models ✓ ✓ ✓
Structural options ✓
Process Mapping ✓ ✓
Decision grids ✓ ✓ ✓
Hierarchy analysis ✓ ✓
Star model ✓ ✓ ✓
Hard and soft levers ✓ ✓ ✓
Project management ✓ ✓
Change curve ✓
About the course
At the heart of the course are the 9 tests of good organisation
design.These can be used to assess the effectiveness of a current
organisation structure, challenge a proposed new design or
refine a design prior to communicating and implementing it.
The course covers a range of tools and frameworks—those in green are the main focus.
Most tools are helpful at more than one stage of a design process.
Higher-level Priorities Test
Business/Function Priorities Test
People Test
Feasability Test
Organisation
Design
Fit Tests
Good Design Tests
Specialist Cultures Test
Difficult Links Test
Redundant Hierarchy Test
Accountability Test
Flexibility Test
Advanced Organisation Design

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“Excellent. Exceeded
expectations and brought
a lot of factors together.”
Lorraine Wrafter
Global Head of Talent Management
Holcim Group Support Ltd
The course addresses:
• the tools of organisation design work
• the process of organisation design
The course is suitable for experienced HR professionals
and OD specialists, especially those who have “business
partner” roles. It is also suitable for line managers with
organisation challenges.
Finally, it is appropriate for consultants and other
professionals whose work involves organisation design.
Participants should have experience of at least two
projects involving significant structural change.The tools will be communicated with short lectures, case
studies and exercises. Live organisation challenges will
be explored in action learning groups where one
participant shares a problem. Clinics are offered for
one-on-one discussions.
Topics covered Who should attend?
Learning Approach
Advanced Organisation Design

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“My class colleagues gave
invaluable insights and made
the theory come to life. It
was a great investment of
time and I found it very
worthwhile.”
Jacqueline Abbott
Deane, Director
Tactix Consulting
Day 1
09.00 Registration
09.30 Images of organisation (exercise)
11.00 Strategy and the link to structure
14.00 Organisation models and Aijenka case
15.30 Theories of organisation (exercise)
Day 2
08.30 Prepare presentations on theorists
09.45 Presentations on Jacques and Mintzberg
11.00 Presentation on Galbraith and Tushman
13.30 The nine tests and Aijenka case
17.30 One-to-one clinics (optional)
Day 3
08.30 Review
08.45 Health service case study
12.00 Design Principles
13.30 Action learning group: Session 1
15.15 Leading organisation design projects
17.30 One-to-one clinics (optional)
Day 4
08.30 Review
08.45 Major case study
11.30 Making structures work
13.30 Action learning group: Session 2
15.00 Future trends in organisation
16.00 Course end
Timetable
Booking information
The course typically runs in January, May
and October. For this year’s dates please see
our website.
(accommodation is charged separately at
£116 + VAT B&B per night)
For enquiries concerning bookings:
Tel: +44 (0)20 7470 8750
Email: ravinder.lidder@ashridge.hult.edu
Website: www.hult.edu/en/exec/partnerships/
asmc/advanced-organization-design/
The cost of the course is
£4,750+VAT
Advanced Organisation Design

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Advanced Organisation Design
Iain Slater
Iain Slater is Divisional HR Director
at ABF, previously a consultant on
organisation issues. Iain led the
organisation effectiveness practice
for Hewitt Associates in London. He
has led significant organisation design
assignments, helped HR functions build
their organisation design skills and
advised senior executives on tough
structural choices. Iain’s interests are
in how strategy and structure impact
each other, how the use of power in
organisations impact performance,
how managers become skilled at
organisation design and how to conduct
efficient organisation design projects.
Faculty
Mikel Gutierrez
Mikel Gutiérrez is ex-CEO of Asebal, a
company producing galvanized steel for
road and solar businesses. He took it
from being a domestic, almost bankrupt,
Spanish company to a strong business,
selling in more than 20 countries.
Previously he was General Manager
of Ormazabal Germany and Director
of Business Process Improvement
of the parent company Ormazabal
Group, a producer of equipment for the
power industry. He has worked in the
aerospace, automative, energy, road
construction and solar sectors across
Europe and the USA.
“Tutors excellent—
excellent knowledge,
commitment and gave so
much time and energy to
cover personal needs.”
Anne-Marie Nixon
Head of Resourcing
and Development
Neopost Limited
Andrew Campbell
Andrew Campbell is a Director of
Ashridge Strategic Management
Centre and a world-renowed expert on
corporate strategy and organisation.
He has authored 10 books on strategy
and organisation issues, published
numerous articles including six in the
Harvard Business Review and spoken at
many conferences. He leads research
projects, directs management courses
and works with client companies.

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Registered as Ashridge (Bonar Law Memorial) Trust.
Charity number 311096
Ashridge Executive Education
Berkhamsted
Hertfordshire
HP4 1NS
United Kingdom
For more information
Visit www.hult.edu/en/exec/partnerships/
asmc/advanced-organization-design/
or contact Ravinder Lidder,
Ashridge Strategic Management Centre
Tel: +44 (0)20 7470 8750
Email: ravinder.lidder@ashridge.hult.edu
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