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02 · Design

Design the target way of working before designing the system.

Design translates current-state understanding into a target operating model, business capabilities, processes, responsibilities, and executable governance.

How should the organization operate in the future?

Target Operating Model Canvas

Process maturity

62%

Systems fragmentation

71%

Data quality

54%

Governance

47%

Values are illustrative and not client data.

Internal stages

01

Gap Analysis

Analyze strategy, capability, and process gaps.

02

Business Architecture

Design capabilities, value streams, and business rules.

03

Target Operating Model

Define roles, responsibilities, governance, and KPIs.

Inputs, activities, and outputs

Inputs

  • Current State Assessment
  • Stakeholder priorities
  • Pain points
  • Strategic goals

Activities

  • Gap assessment
  • Capability mapping
  • Process redesign
  • Operating model workshops
  • Governance design

Outputs

  • Gap Analysis Matrix
  • Business Capability Map
  • Future Process Maps
  • Target Operating Model

Executive Questions

Executive questions that guide the layer.

How should the organization operate in the future?
What is the state of Current State Assessment?
What is the state of Stakeholder priorities?
What is the state of Pain points?
What is the state of Strategic goals?

Executive deliverables

Deliverable 01

Gap Analysis Matrix

Deliverable 02

Business Capability Map

Deliverable 03

Future Process Maps

Deliverable 04

Target Operating Model

Deliverable 05

Role & Responsibility Model

Deliverable 06

Governance Design

Deliverable 07

KPI Framework

Gate 2 — Design Approval

Has the target operating model been approved?

Target Operating Model approved
Capabilities approved
Process design approved
Roles and governance approved

Common failure patterns

  • Designing the system before the operating model.
  • Excluding decision owners.
  • Confusing wishes with requirements.

Transition to Build

After the operating model is approved, it becomes enterprise architecture and platform blueprint.

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