Mckinseys 7s

Framework

What is the 7-S Framework?

It is a management model that describes 7 factors to organize a company in an holistic and effective way. Together these factors determine the way in which a corporation operates. Managers should take into account all seven of these factors, to be sure of successful implementation of a strategy. Large or small. They're all interdependent, so if you fail to pay proper attention to one of them, this may effect all others as well. On top of that, the relative importance of each factor may vary over time.

McKinsey 7s Model

The Seven Elements

Hard Elements

Soft Elements

Strategy Structure Systems

Shared Values Skills Style Staff

Elements Description
Strategy:

It is the plan or course of action in allocating resources to achieve identified goals over time.

Structure:

The way people & work/ tasks are

organized.
Systems:

All the processes & information flows that links the organization togather.

Benefits of the Model

Improves

company.

the performance of a

Examines Align

the likely effects of future changes within a company. departments & processes during a merger or acquisition. how best to implement a proposed strategy.

Determines

History
It

was first mentioned in "The Art Of Japanese Management" by Richard Pascale & Anthony Athos in 1981. around the same time, Tom Peters & Robert Waterman were exploring what made a company excellent. The 7 S model was born at a meeting of these four authors in 1978. was taken up as a basic tool by the global management consultancy company McKinsey.

At

It

Elements Description

Shared Values: These are the core values of the company that are evidenced in the corporate culture & the general work ethic. Style: The way the managers behave. Staff: The employees & their general capabilities. Skills: The actual skills & competencies of the employees working for the company.

How to use the model?

To

understand how the organizational elements are interrelated, & to ensure that the wider impact of changes made in one area is taken into consideration.

To

help identify what needs to be realigned to improve performance, or to maintain alignment (and performance) during other types of change.

How to use the model?

To

identify gaps & inconsistencies between the current position & the future position of the company.

Drawbacks
The

external environment is not mentioned in the McKinsey 7S Framework, although the other variables do exist & that only the most crucial variables are depicted in the model.

The

notion of performance or effectiveness is not made explicit in the model.

Key Points . . .

The McKinsey 7Ss model is one that can be applied to almost any organizational or team effectiveness issue. Inconsistency between some of the elements can be identified by this classic model.

Conclusion
The McKinsey 7S model can be applied to elements of a team or a project as well. The alignment issues apply, regardless of how you decide to define the scope of the areas you study.

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