Project 2: Situation Audit

Step 6: Determine Organizational Size and Structure

Like strategy types and competitive advantage,  organizational size and structure also have implications for accomplishing the organization’s mission, vision, goals, and objectives (MVGOs).

Organizational Size

Review your organization's size and determine how much it has changed over the last five years. Include in your audit an analysis of how your organization's size impacts its ability to accomplish its strategic objectives.

Organizational Structure

Organizational structure refers to the pathways that define who reports to whom. It is most easily discovered by studying an organizational chart. If your organization does not have a chart, or if the chart doesn't reflect reality, read  Organizational Structure for help constructing an organizational chart. Having a chart for your organization will be helpful in determining which of the numerous structural types best apply.

Include in your report an analysis of whether the current structure aligns with and impacts the organization's MVGOs and, if not, the likely consequences.

When you have completed Steps 4, 5, and 6, follow the instructions in Step 12 to submit your organizational strategy and analysis to the Assignments folder for review and feedback. Then proceed to Step 7.