A new operating model for a new world

By Alexis Krivkovich, Amadeo Di Lodovico, Brooke Weddle, Dana Maor, Deepak Mahadevan and Richard Steele · McKinsey & Company · 2025 · CP311-107-26

Study guide: Exam CP-311

A McKinsey Quarterly article of June 2025 on operating models. It argues that strategy alone does not guarantee performance: McKinsey's research finds a 30 percent gap between strategy's full potential and what is delivered, attributed to shortcomings in operating models. It proposes "Organize to Value", a dynamic system of 12 elements that replaces the older 7-S framework, and draws on a survey of 2,000 executives.

On the syllabus

• Exam CP-311 — CP311-107-26: A New Operating Model for a New World; outcomes 1a and 1b.

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• CP 311 Syllabus, Nov 2026/Mar 2027 (SOA) — the reading (CP311-107-26) and its learning outcomes
• CP 311 Introductory Study Note, Nov 2026/Mar 2027 (SOA) — the study-note code CP311-107-26 and its title