STRATEGY & ORGANISATION
Our Strategy & Organisation Service Line is dedicated to providing solutions in a number of interrelated areas which range from strategy development and business planning to organisational reviews, workforce planning and the development of flexible workforce structures.
Strategy Development & Business Planning
We design and develop integrated strategic and business plans which support the achievement of corporate objectives, the realisation of statutory mandates and the promotion of competitive advantage. READ MORE ⇒
Organisational Structure / Efficiency Reviews & Design Solutions
We undertake comprehensive Organisational Structure and Efficiency Reviews. After identifying impediments to structural, organisational and operational efficiency, we design, develop and support the implementation of appropriate structures and systems which optimise efficiency and promote competitive advantage. READ MORE ⇒
Workforce Planning & Flexible Workforce Structures
We work with clients to develop workforce planning tools and methodologies which identify and support the effective deployment of your organisation’s resources. In addition, we design and develop flexible workforce structures which provide for organisational responsiveness, efficiency and a reduction in operating costs. READ MORE ⇒
HR Benchmarking & Competitive Positioning
Consistent with your objectives and competitive positioning, we develop and undertake HR benchmarking reviews with a view to positioning your organisation as an ’employer of choice’ or more simply, ensuring legislative compliance. READ MORE ⇒
Strategy Development & Business Planning
Whether your organisation is positioned either to deliver upon a statutory mandate, or to compete on customer service, quality, cost or innovation, we design and develop integrated strategies and business plans which support the achievement of objectives and promote competitive advantage.
We review and assess your organisation’s mandate, key deliverables and operational priorities; an audit of exiting systems and processes is also undertaken to identify elements which either fail to support, or otherwise undermine the organisation’s strategic direction. Once established, stakeholder inputs are gathered and we prompt debate in respect of the high-level elements which are required to support the achievement of your corporate objectives. Thereafter, more specific options and priorities are identified, developed and incorporated into draft strategic/business plans which are presented for endorsement.
Key performance indicators are also developed to provide a foundation for the effective implementation of the strategic or business plan. Detailed implementation plans are presented to support the effective and timely introduction of the new strategy or business plan.
Organisational Structure / Efficiency Reviews & Design Solutions
Does the structure and staffing of your organisation support or impede the delivery of strategic objectives?
Do you have the correct resources in place – deployed appropriately – with clearly defined roles, responsibilities and reporting lines?
Do strategic, operational or resource deployment gaps affect performance and the delivery of results?
Are you challenged by a structure which does not support the strategic potential of your organisation?
We undertake Structure & Efficiency Reviews to design or redesign organisational structures and deliver strategic/business objectives.
Key performance indicators are also developed to provide a foundation for the effective implementation of the strategic or business plan. Detailed implementation plans are presented to support the effective and timely introduction of the new strategy or business plan.
Detailed Organisational Reviews consider both the client organisation’s ‘current state’ and ‘future requirements’ under headings such as:
- Strategic direction
- Structure, systems and staffing
- Roles, responsibilities and reporting lines
- Efficiency, productivity, operations and service
- Organisational performance and
- Role requirements
We work to identify the issues which are unique to the organisation and its operating circumstances. After we have validated findings, a blueprint for the streamlined organisation is developed and agreed. This identifies the structural (organisational design) solutions necessary to increase organisational efficiency in a consistent and strategically integrated manner. An implementation plan is also prepared to support a successful transition to the new structure.
Workforce Planning & Flexible Workforce Structures
At RA Consulting, we work with clients to develop workforce planning tools and methodologies which promote organisational efficiency and enhance effectiveness. As employee allocation decisions may sometimes be based on ‘political’ factors rather than genuine operational requirements, we have developed methodologies and tools to link resource and deployment decisions to operational requirements. Such tools are also used to assess and cost internal resource requests against quantifiable business benefits. Role classifications are used to allocate and redeploy personnel on the basis of business requirements and changing circumstances.
Flexible workforce structures are developed and introduced to provide for organisational responsiveness, efficiency and a reduction in operating costs. Consistent with the client organisation’s strategy and competitive positioning, we identify ‘core’ and ‘peripheral’ employee categories as well as activities which can be outsourced, subcontracted or provided by agency personnel or other third party service providers. In addition to reducing overhead costs, this approach can be used to provide client organisations with greater flexibility to respond to changes in demand. Alternative compensation and benefit arrangements can also be offered to ‘core’ and ‘peripheral’ personnel so that costs can be minimised without affecting productivity or undermining intellectual property/competitive advantage.
HR Benchmarking & Competitive Positioning
Whether you are seeking to reduce staff attrition/intellectual property losses, position your organisation as an ’employer of choice’ or simply ensure legislative compliance, we offer HR Benchmarking solutions which meet your specific requirements. At RA Consulting, we undertake HR Benchmarking audits in order to:
- Identify how terms and conditions of employment compare with those offered by competitors
- Analyse and evaluate elements which should be redesigned to meet ‘best practice’ standards
- Implement the changes necessary to ensure legislative compliance.
As part of the HR Benchmarking process, we consider your competitive positioning to ensure that recommended changes to existing policies, terms and conditions of employment are appropriate to your organisation’s strategy and direction.
The nature and extent of the benchmark audit is agreed with the client on the basis of need. High-level audits are undertaken where policies, terms and conditions of employment are relatively sophisticated and integrated with the organisation’s strategic direction. More comprehensive audits are undertaken where the organisation’s strategic direction is changing or where existing policies, terms and conditions require greater enhancement.