Rethinking Operating Models: Designing People and Technology Powered Organizations - Paperback

by Kent McMillan (Editor), Amy Kates (Editor), Greg Kesler (Editor)

Despite the economic expansion driven by technological advances and AI, businesses today are facing mounting challenges.

Providing practical frameworks and tools to design organizations that meet ambitious growth, profitability and sustainability goals, Rethinking Operating Models is a must-read for senior business leaders and organization design and development professionals who are looking to adapt their operating model to meet the most persistent and pressing business questions. It allows practitioners to design models that will fuel growth and innovation, can transform through the changing pace of data and technology developments and achieve agility at scale. This book also provides essential coverage of how to execute mergers, acquisitions and divestments, how to manage complexity and cost as well as how to embed responsibility and sustainability into the organization.

Written by a team of experts and supported by proven methodologies and real-world examples, this book provides readers with the ability to tailor solutions to their own unique contexts.

Author Biography

Kent McMillan is an organization designer based in London, United Kingdom. He is a consultant, innovator and educator who has held global practice leadership roles at Accenture and holds two US patents in organization analytics and design.

Greg Kesler is an organization designer based in Connecticut, United States. He was formerly the lead of Accenture's Operating Model & Organization Design practice and is the co-author of Networked, Scaled, and Agile, also published by Kogan Page.

Amy Kates is an organization designer based in New York, United States. She was formerly a senior leader in Accenture's Operating Model & Organization Design practice. She is the co-author of Networked, Scaled, and Agile, also published by Kogan Page.