Case Study

Leadership Organization Design for $10B Oil & Gas Organization

"Realignment of business unit leadership reporting structure and role clarification in preparation for a business event"

Situation

  • In preparation for a significant business event the management team felt a need to re-align their leadership team.​
  • The business leader had a significant number of direct reports and as a result limited the agility and responsiveness of the business​
  • Similarly, the business’ end market had been shifting towards a solution vs product market, requiring coordination, planning and engineering across business units​
  • SLKone was brought on board to assist the management team design and implement the new organizational structure, including defining roles, responsibilities, activities and interactions

Bespoke Solutions

  • SLKone assessed the current state environment as well as the future requirements of the business, with respect to the pending business event​
  • Several scenarios were developed covering a range of potential designs, from low degree of change to high ​
  • Decision facilitation session was performed to review organizational Key Performance Indicators, pros and cons​
  • In a collaborative approach, Roles & Responsibilities as well as key interactions were defined and documented​
  • A transition plan was developed; training was conducted on the new structure

Leading With Results

  • Reduced CEO direct reports by 50% by consolidating business unit reporting lines along the lines of customer buying structures ​
  • Time conducting business performance review meetings was reduced by ~16,000 man hours per year through the simplification of the matrix reporting structure within the business
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