2. ORIGIN
Started with the investigation of the success of the
Japanese industries.
The Art of Japanese Management- Richard Pascale
and Anthony Athos in 1981
Developed by consultants(McKinsey) Robert Waterman
and Tom Peters while exploring what made a company
excellent
3. WHAT?
A tool for assessing and analysing the changes in the
design of an organization by looking at 7 key internal
elements
Most popular strategic planning tool
The 7 elements are interconnected and a change in one
requires appropriate change in the other
4. WHY?
Improve organizational performance
Facilitate organizational change
Help implement a new strategy
Identify and evaluate effects of futuristic changes on the
organization
Useful framework during M&A
6. HARD ELEMENTS
Easier to define or identify and management can directly
influence them.
Strategy: Plan of action/ Roadmap/ Blueprint by way of
which organization plans to have a competitive advantage
or leadership.
7. Structure: the way business divisions and units are
organized and Who reports to Whom
Systems: Processes and procedures of the company which
includes daily business activities and how decisions are
made and tasks are done.
8. SOFT ELEMENTS
More difficult to identify and describe and influence. Less
tangible and very important.
Style: Leadership style and its influence on strategic
decisions, peoples motivation and performance
Staff: Human resources and their capabilities,
demographic, education and attitude
9. Skills: Actual collective skills of the workforce and the core
competencies
Shared Values: Also called as Superordinate goals, they
are the core values of the company seen in corporate
culture and general work ethic.
10. USING THE MODEL
Identify the ineffectively aligned areas
Determine the optimal organizational design
Decide where and what changes should be made
Implementing the changes
Review and make corrections if necessary
12. 7S MODEL FOR OCM
To be effective an organization must have a high degree
of fit or internal alignment among all the 7Ss
It is a valuable tool to initiate change processes and give
them direction
Used to determine the current state and compare it with
desired state
Based on this it is possible to develop action plans to
achieve intended state
13. 7S MODEL IN PRACTICE
1. Understand the current state
Where are we now? What is current strategy?
How are we performing?
2. Understand the future state
Where do we want to go? What is the strategy?
3. Create 7S model review for current state
Understand current elements at present
14. 4. Create 7S model review on future state
What would 7 elements be like when aligned inline to suit
new direction
5. Compare future framework with current state
Create a plan to address the gaps in each of the elements