Is a Target Operating Model (TOM) Right for Your Organisation?

Is it time for your organisation to implement a Target Operating Model (TOM)? Here are some key scenarios where TOM can create value:

Post-Merger Integration: Align new systems and processes to ensure a smooth transition.

Digital Transformation: Integrate new technology without disrupting workflows.

Scaling: Establish a structured, scalable framework to support growth.
Compliance: Embed regulatory requirements into operational processes for seamless compliance.

Reducing Inefficiencies: Streamline operations and eliminate inconsistencies.

TOM isn’t just for large corporations. Startups, medium-sized businesses, and mature enterprises alike can benefit from the structured alignment TOM provides. If your organisation is undergoing significant change, TOM may be the key to maintaining consistency and driving operational success.

Ready to find out if TOM is right for your business?

David Winders, The Sixsess Consultancy’s Target Operating Model (TOM) principal facilitator, explains:

“Most organisations create a strategy, don’t they? And that will usually consist of a view of what they think they need to do to adapt to the external environment and use the internal capabilities they have within the organisation to deliver that strategy.

However, quite often it’s written in consultancy type jargon really, and they throw it over the fence, they walk away.

And that’s where the Target Operating Model comes into play really.

It’s taking a strategy and saying, well, you know, this is where we are today.
What do we need to build or change to make this strategy happen?

What do I need to get rid of?

Is there anything new we need to do?

Is there anything we need to amend or adjust? And it’s basically designed to communicate what that strategy means in real terms.

What is this place going to look like at that future date that’s been prescribed that the strategy wants to deliver?

And it needs to come from all different perspectives. And we call these views.

So it’s a communication exercise, really”.

You can read our full article on this subject here:

https://sixsess.org/guides/is-a-target-operating-model-right-for-my-organisation/

Chris Fox , of StratNavApp, our Strategic Partner, explains how TOM fits into a strategy here:

https://www.stratnavapp.com/Articles/stratchat-operating-models

Want to explore how a TOM could transform your operations?

Take a look at The Sixsess Consultancy’s “Insights” Blog:
https://sixsess.org/insights-blog/

and/or join us on one of our residential courses or call us to arrange your own organisation’s bespoke in-house Target Operating Model course:

https://sixsess.org/tom-courses-q4-2024/
Barry Eustance
Principal Consultant
The Sixsess Consultancy
Tel:023 8212 1891
Email: clientservices@sixsess.org
 

Categories