Reflecting strategic ambitions & strengthening expertise management
- Advisory
Challenge
Project Background & Rationale
In order to achieve its strategic ambitions in terms of development and growth, a preliminary strategic exercise led the Management Committee to the conclusion that it was now necessary for the company to organize itself no longer on the basis of the technical expertise currently present within its teams, but rather according to the current and future realities of its target markets. This should translate into greater proximity and attentiveness to customers, as well as more strategic and structural management of talent.
Type
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50-100 ETPs
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High-Tech & Space
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Belgium
Challenges
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Determining the target organizational structure & strategic talent management
Ressources
2 consultants (Org Design & Talent Management)
Time
6 à 8 workshops of 1/2 day each
Expressed Needs
01
Create a structure that is more capable of meeting the specific needs of targeted segments and better managing anticipated innovation trends
02
Capitalize more effectively on in-house technical and methodological expertise and identify essential strategic partnerships
03
Enable career development paths based on target markets and technical know-how
Our Approach
The aim of this approach is to draw up a transition plan towards the target organization and operating principles, based on the implications identified during the process :
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Confirmation of the guidelines and founding principles resulting from the preliminary exercise
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Assessment of the degree of strategic maturity of businesses and in-house expertise
3
Identifying global technologies applicable to all targeted segments, or specific to a particular segment
4
Defining the main principles of governance and the re
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Formalizing target structure and transition and implementation plan
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Career development logic based on 3 axes: technical criticality, team management and strategic management
Results
- A market-driven organizational structure supported by in-house technological competence centers
- Specific business lines fully responsible for the end-to-end lifecycle of customer orders and projects
- More efficient allocation and use of in-house expertise
- Governance that emphasizes key roles and interactions within the organization
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