Don't Let Poor Operating Models Undermine Good Strategy

AN ORGANIZATION HAS A BETTER CHANCE AT SUCCEEDING WHEN ITS OPERATING MODEL ALIGNS WITH BUSINESS MODEL.

- TONY SALDANHA

In today's volatile digital world, setting the right strategy for your business is only half the battle. The other half is to have a reliable model to turn these goals into day-to-day actions throughout the organization. That's where an operating model usually comes in. We build further upon this idea to help companies create a "dynamic operating engine". These are essentially cutting-edge business processes - whether supply chain, finance, sales, HR, etc. - that are high-powered and dynamic. Currently, most business processes tend to evolve organically and slowly and easily concede competitive advantage to new, digital players. That's dangerous.

ILLUSTRATING THE POWER OF OPERATING MODELS