1. Using Strategic Alignment to Change Complex Organizations
David W. Jamieson, Ph.D.
Ann-Marie C. Regan, MSOD
CBODN 2010 Annual Conference
“Leading Transformation in Complex Times”
April 30, 2010 1

2. ALIGNMENT INTERDEPENDENT COMPONENTS WORK TOGETHER
ARE MUTUALLY REINFORCING; SYNERGISTIC
WORK WITH CONSISTENCY
HAVE INTENTIONAL, JOINT FOCUS
ARE LEVERAGED FOR MUTUAL SUPPORT
ORGANIZATION ELEMENTS OPERATE IN SYNC
ORGANIZATIONS/PEOPLE COORDINATE GOALS AND WORK 2

3. Alignment As PLANNING Driver As ORGANIZING Driver As CHANGE Driver
Getting people on same page
As ORGANIZING Driver
Getting organization elements operating in sync
As CHANGE Driver
Identifying where change is needed fro effectiveness 3

4. Four Critical Levels of Alignment
Related Organizations with Each Other
Organization Mission with Environment
Organization Strategy with Organization Design
People with Strategy, Vision & Values 4

5. Suppose We Took OD Seriously
Strategic Organization Alignment
ENVIRONMENT
MISSION
STRATEGY
What the organization intends to do
LEADERSHIP
STRUCTURE
CULTURE
SYSTEMS
The Values in Operation
How work, technology & people are put together:
Ongoing operating policies, processes and procedures
VISION
BEHAVIOR
What people do that produces results
© David W. Jamieson, 2009
Jamieson Consulting Group, Inc. 5

6. Traditional 6

7. Matrix
Dual Reporting
Relationship 7

8. LAS Case 1. Organization (Mission) with Environment
Discuss LSA’s mission and the new environment.
Where do you see the mission and the environment: aligned, misaligned?
Think about how you would assist LSA to bring about positive change and alignment. What initial actions do you recommend?
2. Organization Strategy with Organization Design
Discuss LSA’s strategy and its current organization design.
Where do you see the strategy and the organization design: aligned, misaligned?
3. People with Strategy, Vision & Values
Discuss LSA’s People (staff) with its Strategy, Vision and Values.
Where do you see the People (staff) and Strategy, Vision and Values aligned, misaligned? 8

9. Thank you David W. Jamieson, Ph.D. Ann-Marie C. Regan, MSOD
Ann-Marie C. Regan, MSOD 9