People Ops and Org Design Sprint

People Ops and Org Design Sprint

Who is this sprint for? 

In 4-12-week sprints, we work with HR/OD, People Ops & Org Design teams that would like to

• revamp their current Organization Design, OD Initiatives, People Ops. 
• refocus their Organizational Development goals.
• re-calibrate the understanding of their people's & biz' needs.
• co-create systemic solutions that transform pain points into strengths.
• commit to values & allocate resources. 
• develop roadmaps, OKRs, and scenario forecasts. 
• commit to cont. excellence

Which results can you expect?

• 1-3 tailored Org Design/People Ops/OD Initiative prototypes.
• new perspectives on structural pain points, people & biz needs.
• scenario maps, workable strategy briefs, and a clear roadmap. 
• a new Org Design/People Ops System, or OD initiative that fosters your desired results. 
• improved engagement, performance, and employee well-being. 
   

How does it work?

Discovery Sprint: Set-Up, Stakeholder Interviews, Observations

• initial design brief.
• review of hard facts & documents. 
• top stakeholder interviews and conversations. 
• success metrics definitions. 
• development of communication strategy and kick-off. 
• design and roll out pre-session surveys.
• where applicable focus groups/interviews.
• observation of team meetings, collaboration, and current systems.
• appreciative review of current systems, org design, and initiatives. 
• debrief of results.
  
• overview of org design options, people ops systems, or OD initiative types. 

Design Sprint: Design Sessions

• design sessions with HR/OD/People Ops team. 
• run through steps: define, discover, envision, develop & design.
• understand structural pain points & opportunities through a new lens.
• explore new values & envision bold goals together.
• deep dive into an OD/HR, Org Design & Development scenario planning.
• co-create new organization designs & development prototypes and strategies. 
• where applicable create new mission and vision. 
• develop roadmap and OKRs.
• secure results, debrief.

Excellence Sprint: Refinement, Adaptation, and Excellence 

• revisit Prototype Org Design/People Ops System/OD Initiative.
• finetune in alignment with developed scenarios. 
• finetune the roadmap and develop a requisite and hurdle transformation plan.
• start pilot, monitor developments and results, and finetune.
• commit to continued excellence and broader adaptation.

How much time must you invest? 

Our sprints typically take 4-12 weeks with differing levels of engagement intensity. At the beginning of the initiative, most work takes place on our side of the playing field as we review your hard facts and observe your meetings, current people systems, and organization design. The only time that your team must make itself available outside its regular work are the design and potential excellence sessions during the respective sprints. As you will likely only go through this sprint if you want to revamp your Org Design, People Ops, or OD initiatives, not even these sessions result in additional time commitment for you. All sessions will be tailored to suit your needs and busy schedule.

What are deliverables?

• customized process design.
• 1-3 organizational design/org development/people ops models. 
• survey & focus group design and delivery. 
• observations of meetings and processes.
• results presentation & hypothesis delivery. 
• planning, delivery & debrief of workshops.
• strategy brief and result scenarios.
• optional people ops handbook and videos.
• optional set-up and delivery of vertical learning initiatives. 
• the best org design and people systems for your organization.