Reorganizing to capture maximum value quickly

By Scott Keller · McKinsey & Company · 2018 · CFE201-115-27

Study guide: Exam CFE-201

A McKinsey article of February 2018 on organizational design that is stable yet can respond quickly to threats and opportunities. It is one of a series based on Scott Keller and Mary Meaney's 2017 book Leading Organizations: Ten Timeless Truths, in which reorganizing to capture value quickly is one of ten basic issues facing leaders.

On the syllabus

• Exam CFE-201 — outcomes 3c.

Why is organizational redesign important?

• It is inevitable
• Redesigns can have a profound impact
• Only 23 percent get it right

What are the big ideas?

• Think beyond lines and boxes
• Agility requires stability
• Nine golden rules

Making it happen

• 1. Aspire
• 2. Assess
• 3. Architect
• 4. Act
• 5. Advance

Sources

• Reorganizing to capture maximum value quickly (McKinsey & Company, 20 February 2018) — the document: title, author, date, opening paragraph and section headings; read through McKinsey's Brazil site, which serves the same article, because mckinsey.com refused automated fetches (mckinsey.com.br copy); the page's sidebar items (a topic-subscription prompt, a practice promotion, "What every leader needs to know about organizational management") are not divisions of the article and are left out
• CFE 201 Syllabus, Mar 2027/Jul 2027 (SOA) — the reading (CFE201-115-27) and its learning outcomes
• CFE 201 Introductory Study Note, March 2027 (SOA) — the study-note code CFE201-115-27 and its title