Organizational Design and Structure

The design of an organization is a process that takes place over time. Success is correlated with the involvement of employees, especially leaders who are ultimately responsible for ensuring the success of the work that is to be done and the relationships that are to be maintained within the design that is created.

Facilitating the process of organization design is a key role Career Management Associates organization development consultants can assume. Freeing leaders up to think about the possibilities and to consider the consequences of various options, the consultant, as an "outsider," can ask tough questions and keep the leadership team on the path of meeting the goals of design, which are to provide clarity of purpose and direction, maximize resources, create efficiency, and ensure a productive flow of information.

The process of design includes grouping individuals, establishing reporting relationships, and providing the most efficient ways in which to access resources. Design must embrace flexibility balanced with the need to endure over time. The process takes into consideration the values and beliefs of the organization, the mission and vision, the key strategies, formal and informal relationships in the organization, and the desired outcomes.

Organizational design factors in reporting relationships and special assignments needed to develop leadership in the organization. Each organization has its own variables to consider during the design process. Our consultants provide the framework and facilitation by which those variables will be discovered and translated into a design that provides the context for employees to achieve the outcomes of the organization.