Managing Business Entropy | Building the workplace of the future

Value, Talent and Organisation Design Orientation

Understanding the nature of value that the organisation chooses to bring to its customer, the people strategy adopted to achieve the organisation’s goals, and its key elements in terms of work organisations, decision making, reporting etc. in alignment with the organisation strategy.

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* 1. Please share your details:

Name

Company name

Job title

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* 2. Email ID

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* 3. Organization strength

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* 4. What is the core philosophy of your organisation?

	Customization	Rapid product enhancement	Quality products at competitive price
Today	Today Customization	Today Rapid product enhancement	Today Quality products at competitive price
3 years hence	3 years hence Customization	3 years hence Rapid product enhancement	3 years hence Quality products at competitive price
5 years hence	5 years hence Customization	5 years hence Rapid product enhancement	5 years hence Quality products at competitive price

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* 5. Which leadership style is prominent in your organisation?

	Motivation	Influence	Systemic Power
Today	Today Motivation	Today Influence	Today Systemic Power
3 years hence	3 years hence Motivation	3 years hence Influence	3 years hence Systemic Power
5 years hence	5 years hence Motivation	5 years hence Influence	5 years hence Systemic Power

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* 6. On what basis does work get divided in your organisation?

	Discovery	Client Proximity	Efficiency
Today	Today Discovery	Today Client Proximity	Today Efficiency
3 years hence	3 years hence Discovery	3 years hence Client Proximity	3 years hence Efficiency
5 years hence	5 years hence Discovery	5 years hence Client Proximity	5 years hence Efficiency

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* 7. What forms the core basis of problem solving in you organisation?

	Foresight	Hindsight	Insight
Today	Today Foresight	Today Hindsight	Today Insight
3 years hence	3 years hence Foresight	3 years hence Hindsight	3 years hence Insight
5 years hence	5 years hence Foresight	5 years hence Hindsight	5 years hence Insight

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* 8. Which option best describes the person - process orientation in you organisation?

	Highly Person driven	Highly Process driven	Balance of People and Process
Today	Today Highly Person driven	Today Highly Process driven	Today Balance of People and Process
3 years hence	3 years hence Highly Person driven	3 years hence Highly Process driven	3 years hence Balance of People and Process
5 years hence	5 years hence Highly Person driven	5 years hence Highly Process driven	5 years hence Balance of People and Process

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* 9. Which word best describes nature of expertise for majority of the core function workforce in your organisation?

	Generalist	Versatilist	Specialist
Today	Today Generalist	Today Versatilist	Today Specialist
3 years hence	3 years hence Generalist	3 years hence Versatilist	3 years hence Specialist
5 years hence	5 years hence Generalist	5 years hence Versatilist	5 years hence Specialist

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* 10. Which frame of reference does majority of the workforce apply for work execution?

	Standard operating procedures	Expressed need of the customer	Hypothesis design for product/service
Today	Today Standard operating procedures	Today Expressed need of the customer	Today Hypothesis design for product/service
3 years hence	3 years hence Standard operating procedures	3 years hence Expressed need of the customer	3 years hence Hypothesis design for product/service
5 years hence	5 years hence Standard operating procedures	5 years hence Expressed need of the customer	5 years hence Hypothesis design for product/service

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* 11. Which method has been adopted in your organisation for problem solving and developing customer solutions?

	Exploratory internally led brainstorming	Iterative externally led prototyping	Waterfall internally led TQM
Today	Today Exploratory internally led brainstorming	Today Iterative externally led prototyping	Today Waterfall internally led TQM
3 years hence	3 years hence Exploratory internally led brainstorming	3 years hence Iterative externally led prototyping	3 years hence Waterfall internally led TQM
5 years hence	5 years hence Exploratory internally led brainstorming	5 years hence Iterative externally led prototyping	5 years hence Waterfall internally led TQM

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* 12. What is the degree of impact that majority of your research & NPD workforce has?

	Immediate	Medium term	Long term
Today	Today Immediate	Today Medium term	Today Long term
3 years hence	3 years hence Immediate	3 years hence Medium term	3 years hence Long term
5 years hence	5 years hence Immediate	5 years hence Medium term	5 years hence Long term

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* 13. What is the degree of impact that majority of your sales workforce has?

	Immediate	Medium term	Long term
Today	Today Immediate	Today Medium term	Today Long term
3 years hence	3 years hence Immediate	3 years hence Medium term	3 years hence Long term
5 years hence	5 years hence Immediate	5 years hence Medium term	5 years hence Long term

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* 14. What is the key driver for transferring people from one functional area to another?

	Workforce adaptability	Enhanced productivity	Holistic output generation
Today	Today Workforce adaptability	Today Enhanced productivity	Today Holistic output generation
3 years hence	3 years hence Workforce adaptability	3 years hence Enhanced productivity	3 years hence Holistic output generation
5 years hence	5 years hence Workforce adaptability	5 years hence Enhanced productivity	5 years hence Holistic output generation

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* 15. While considering talent retention, what is your key driver?

	Productivity impact	Hiring cost	Professional growth within the organisation
Today	Today Productivity impact	Today Hiring cost	Today Professional growth within the organisation
3 years hence	3 years hence Productivity impact	3 years hence Hiring cost	3 years hence Professional growth within the organisation
5 years hence	5 years hence Productivity impact	5 years hence Hiring cost	5 years hence Professional growth within the organisation

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* 16. Which option best describes nature of interaction in your core functions?

	Inter Functional	Intra Functional	Client + Intra Functional
Today	Today Inter Functional	Today Intra Functional	Today Client + Intra Functional
3 years hence	3 years hence Inter Functional	3 years hence Intra Functional	3 years hence Client + Intra Functional
5 years hence	5 years hence Inter Functional	5 years hence Intra Functional	5 years hence Client + Intra Functional

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* 17. Which view on task orientation is followed in your organisation?

	They find cost optimisation ways to deliver superior quality services/products to the customer	They gather insights to tailor services/products to the requirements of the customer	They gain deeper understanding of the behaviours and motivations of the customer
Today	Today They find cost optimisation ways to deliver superior quality services/products to the customer	Today They gather insights to tailor services/products to the requirements of the customer	Today They gain deeper understanding of the behaviours and motivations of the customer
3 years hence	3 years hence They find cost optimisation ways to deliver superior quality services/products to the customer	3 years hence They gather insights to tailor services/products to the requirements of the customer	3 years hence They gain deeper understanding of the behaviours and motivations of the customer
5 years hence	5 years hence They find cost optimisation ways to deliver superior quality services/products to the customer	5 years hence They gather insights to tailor services/products to the requirements of the customer	5 years hence They gain deeper understanding of the behaviours and motivations of the customer

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* 18. How would you describe the degree of work division in your organisation?

	High degree of division of work \| Employees responsible for one section of delivery value chain	Moderate degree of division of work \| Employees responsible for multiple sections of the chain	Low degree of division of work\| Employees involved in nearly all aspects of delivery value chain
Today	Today High degree of division of work \| Employees responsible for one section of delivery value chain	Today Moderate degree of division of work \| Employees responsible for multiple sections of the chain	Today Low degree of division of work\| Employees involved in nearly all aspects of delivery value chain
3 years hence	3 years hence High degree of division of work \| Employees responsible for one section of delivery value chain	3 years hence Moderate degree of division of work \| Employees responsible for multiple sections of the chain	3 years hence Low degree of division of work\| Employees involved in nearly all aspects of delivery value chain
5 years hence	5 years hence High degree of division of work \| Employees responsible for one section of delivery value chain	5 years hence Moderate degree of division of work \| Employees responsible for multiple sections of the chain	5 years hence Low degree of division of work\| Employees involved in nearly all aspects of delivery value chain

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* 19. How would you describe the work team design for majority of your workforce?

	Our work teams are designed on the basis of functions	Our work teams are designed on the basis of geographies, product, services	Our work teams are designed around cross functional work groups
Today	Today Our work teams are designed on the basis of functions	Today Our work teams are designed on the basis of geographies, product, services	Today Our work teams are designed around cross functional work groups
3 years hence	3 years hence Our work teams are designed on the basis of functions	3 years hence Our work teams are designed on the basis of geographies, product, services	3 years hence Our work teams are designed around cross functional work groups
5 years hence	5 years hence Our work teams are designed on the basis of functions	5 years hence Our work teams are designed on the basis of geographies, product, services	5 years hence Our work teams are designed around cross functional work groups

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* 20. How would you describe span of control in your organisation?

	Narrow	Broad	Medium
Today	Today Narrow	Today Broad	Today Medium
3 years hence	3 years hence Narrow	3 years hence Broad	3 years hence Medium
5 years hence	5 years hence Narrow	5 years hence Broad	5 years hence Medium

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* 21. What is the typical nature of reporting relationships in your organisation?

	Permanent; Single Manager	Permanent; Two Managers	Dynamic; Multiple Managers
Today	Today Permanent; Single Manager	Today Permanent; Two Managers	Today Dynamic; Multiple Managers
3 years hence	3 years hence Permanent; Single Manager	3 years hence Permanent; Two Managers	3 years hence Dynamic; Multiple Managers
5 years hence	5 years hence Permanent; Single Manager	5 years hence Permanent; Two Managers	5 years hence Dynamic; Multiple Managers

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* 22. How would you describe the decision making process in the organisation?

	Consensus driven; It is important to get everyone on board before we move ahead	Decentralized; Response time is of utmost importance	Centralized; the onus is on the captain of the ship after taking everyone's inputs
Today	Today Consensus driven; It is important to get everyone on board before we move ahead	Today Decentralized; Response time is of utmost importance	Today Centralized; the onus is on the captain of the ship after taking everyone's inputs
3 years hence	3 years hence Consensus driven; It is important to get everyone on board before we move ahead	3 years hence Decentralized; Response time is of utmost importance	3 years hence Centralized; the onus is on the captain of the ship after taking everyone's inputs
5 years hence	5 years hence Consensus driven; It is important to get everyone on board before we move ahead	5 years hence Decentralized; Response time is of utmost importance	5 years hence Centralized; the onus is on the captain of the ship after taking everyone's inputs

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	High degree of division of work \| Employees responsible for one section of delivery value chain	Moderate degree of division of work \| Employees responsible for multiple sections of the chain	Low degree of division of work\| Employees involved in nearly all aspects of delivery value chain
Today	Today High degree of division of work \| Employees responsible for one section of delivery value chain	Today Moderate degree of division of work \| Employees responsible for multiple sections of the chain	Today Low degree of division of work\| Employees involved in nearly all aspects of delivery value chain
3 years hence	3 years hence High degree of division of work \| Employees responsible for one section of delivery value chain	3 years hence Moderate degree of division of work \| Employees responsible for multiple sections of the chain	3 years hence Low degree of division of work\| Employees involved in nearly all aspects of delivery value chain
5 years hence	5 years hence High degree of division of work \| Employees responsible for one section of delivery value chain	5 years hence Moderate degree of division of work \| Employees responsible for multiple sections of the chain	5 years hence Low degree of division of work\| Employees involved in nearly all aspects of delivery value chain