• Introduction
• The eight steps of the design process
• Adaptation of the design process to the Client’s requirements

Adaptation of the design process to the Client’s requirements

The OrgCon design process can be tailored to meet the specific situations and needs of the client in order to achieve a better design solution. 

1. There are many situations where the OrgCon design process is highly appropriate a.o.:
   1. Diagnosis of the current strategic situation
   2. Evaluation of a new Organizational Design
   3. Evaluation of design possibilities in a merger situation
   4. Analyzing potential responses to a new market environment (changes in the competition etc.)
   5. Review of the consequences of introducing new systems or procedures
2. The purpose of the analysis determines who should be on the design team.  The CEO may want to explore alternatives before discussions with the existing organization.  A staff group may want to explore alternatives and possibilities; the staff may also want to validate an existing proposal for change. Alternatively, the design team may choose to use the OrgCon tool for facilitation in a group process, where they discuss the inputs and agree on a common input profile for analysis. Furthermore, OrgCon supported processes may be used to generate a common understanding of the strategic situation of the organization. 
3. The presentation is usually to the design team, but it can also be presented to other individuals or groups who are interested in the design result.  
4. Here, the OrgCon interview process can vary depending upon the purpose as suggested in section II.   It is important that this phase matches the purpose, whether it is confirmation by a team, exploration by a single executive, or agreement by a group.  In the merger situation individuals from the merged units should be interviewed to diagnose the situation before the merger as well as scenarios after the merger.  
5. The team and the data drive the number of analyses to be done.  For a number of individual input profiles, the analyses should be individual, comparative and then integrative for a common understanding and action. For an individual who wants a better understanding of the possibilities, the analyses are likely to involve a number of sensitivity analyses driven by the individual’s questions.  Similarly, a confirmation study would start with a proposed solution and examine it vis-à-vis other possibilities. 
6. The plenary session is with the design team. It is not advisable to run a plenary session with a group or an individual only being involved at this last stage.  The OrgCon process is an active, executive process. 
7. The OrgCon design process is quite versatile and it can be adapted to the particular approach that meets the needs of the client.  However, it is a process which requires executive involvement throughout.