The 3rd component - Organization Structure for Sustainment
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Robert BairdPresident
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The 3rd ComponentOrganization Structure for Sustainment
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Hierarchy Organizations• Are they effective enough for todays fast changing markets?• Is it fear that prevents us from going forward?
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Hierarchy organizations started in 1800’s• Even earlier if you consider the management of ancient slaves• Remains pervasive for today’s organizations • Quickly adopted by military as a method to make certain chain of command• Collaboration is difficult and, for the most part, is not promoted or supported
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Hierarchy’s are slower paced• Because of bureaucracy• Because of knowledge hoarding• Because of departmental biases (Silos)• Because of unwarranted authorizations
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Strategy objectives become partisan• Tenuous connections throughout lower levels• Silo Effect (biased)• The effect of message starting from top of organization
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Organization layers prevent message penetration• Message penetration - A key input towards employee engagement• Mostly “noise” by the time it reaches Value Stream Workers • Each layer creates wasted time in starting correct improvement actions
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Great ideas are generated through collaboration • Not through individual ideas • They require a structure conducive to idea germination• Employees are then able to contribute• Hierarchy structures thwart idea germination • Most decisions are made and accepted at the top in Hierarchy organizations
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STRUCTURAL WASTE?
COMBINE OR REMOVE LAYERS
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DOING THE SAME THING OVER & OVER…
THERE ARE BETTER STRUCTURES
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Value Stream Flow
Structure with less layers• Based on skill and ability (value add)• Designed for speed • Based on empowered teams with the process providing articulation• All functions of the enterprise collaborate and are enabled to• The main connection and motivation is the achievement of the strategy
Executive Team
Process Team 1
Process Team 2
Process Team 3
Local Leadership Team
Sales Team
Customer
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A less layered system
Executive Leadership
Local Leadership
• Simple, supported, and improved throughout, connection maintained• Executive team determines business strategy (same as Hierarchy)• Local Leadership is a team of what was Department Managers and the
Location Manager• Prototype solutions are developed through collaboration with Self-
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Leadership teams – Support, Teach, and Promote• Visual Management• Gemba walk with purpose and value• Build strategy deployment momentum• We win or lose together
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Self-Directed Process Teams• Defined levels of empowerment• Defined individual career paths through to Leadership Teams• Continuously improves value stream• Responsible for individual development within their teams• Budget responsibilities
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Sales Team• Partnerships• Share customer value and knowledge direct to value streams• Customer involvement within complete product development
process• Complaint resolution in collaboration with teams
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DIRECTLESS LAYERSHEIARCHYCOMPASION
SLOW PACE FAST PACE
COMMAND COLLABORATIONDIS-CONNECT CONNECTED
SILO SHARED VISIONKNOWLEDGE CACHE KNOWLEDGE SHARE
COMPLIANCE AUDACIOUS
STRUCTURES INFLUENCE ENVIRONMENT
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