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McKinsey 7-S Model Checklist

● Identify the gaps in your existing business processes

● Define your change management objective
● Conduct competitive analysis
● Are you equipped to deal with evolving customer demands
● Ensure that your change management strategy aligned with
Strategy
your business goals
● Research and implement tools to help the transition phase and
support employees, such as a digital adoption platform (DAP),
as well as new SOPs, process documentation, and video
tutorials.

● Assess your organizational structure

● Ensure your organizational structure optimally designed
Structure ● Ensure your team is well coordinated
● There shouldn’t be a lag in the decision making process
 ● Does your organization has all the required systems in place
● List down your channels for effective communication
● Evaluate the frequency of existing communication process
● List down all the existing controls and how are they monitored
● Clearly define the rules, processes and approval workflows to
System keep your team on track
● Modify the systems and structures to get them in line with the
vision
● Document and scale the process
● Keep your systems updated

● Define your company’s values

● Does your team strongly associate with organizational values
● Ensure there is a strong change culture to embrace change
Shared Values ● Are current principles helpful in the change management
process
● Look out for ways to strengthen your shared values

● Is the team skilled enough to complete the tasks

● Conduct a skills gap analysis
● Identify the employees who resist change and provide required
Skills assistance
● Organize relevant employee training programs to bridge the
gap

● Is the current leadership style effective

● Encourage fresh and non-conventional ideas by seeking inputs
from your team or bringing in change practitioners
Style ● Evaluate whether or not your team members feel threatened by
the change
● Evaluate whether your team is competitive or collaborative
● Seek regular feedback to improve your strategy

● Does your team has the required skill set

● Identify the lack in critical competencies
Staff ● Are there any open positions
● Hire experienced people in the team, if required
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