One of the most useful shifts in my own thinking has been letting go of the idea that organizational design is something you ...

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The terms "organization design" and "organization development" are often conflated and attributed to the same meaning in the corporate world. After all, both look to raise performance and lower costs.

Organizational design is the process of creating the hierarchy within a company. The six elements of organizational design help business leaders establish the company departments, chain of command and ...

To design an effective software engineering organization that delivers business value, software engineering leaders should begin by understanding the IT operating model (ITOM) targeted by their CIO.

Student Organizations (including Fraternities, Sororities, all sports teams and other groups recognized by the University) should serve as role models to their peers in upholding Drexel University's ...

Organizational design involves shaping company positions and employees into various structures. Many small companies may have little or no structure when starting out. But eventually company ...

Unfocused meetings. Competing priorities. Confusion over who gets to make the final call. These are often signs that your organization has poorly designed decision-making processes. Rather than ...

Architects and contractors who work effectively with their clients often succeed in selling their services. However, they often do not coordinate so effectively with each other after they win the job.

Why does anything have to change? A manufacturing company’s most critical product decisions are made every day in design reviews. And if you assess the state of what a design review looks like today, ...

Have you ever thought about how and why something was designed? Who was considered a “stakeholder” for the design? And what biases are baked within the process of designing something? These are some ...

Identify needs, which may include the learning context and audience. How do you get there? Start with writing goals and learning objectives, then focus on assessments, learning activities, and ...