5 Tools of Organizational Change

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Below are certain tools which management expert use for an organization analysis and change.

SWOT Analysis

PEST Analysis

Mc Kinsey 7S Model

Forced Field Analysis and

Organization Climate

SWOT Analysis:

SWOT refers to Strength. Weakness, Opportunities and threats to an organization.

PEST Analysis:

PEST refers to political, economic, social and technology analysis.

Mc Kinsey 7S Model:

Mc Kinsey 7S framework is used for organization change, analysis and improving organization effectiveness. In this model all the seven elements with in an organization are interconnected to each other.

Shared Values: this is the most important factor, values and beliefs of an organization guide employees towards valued behavior.

Strategy: strategies are the roadmap for an organization for short term, mid term or long term.

Structure: structures are the framework and the basis of an organization consisting reporting lines, area of expertise and responsibilities where authority and communication flows.

System: formal and informal procedure that govern every day activity.

Skills: capabilities and competencies that exist with in an organization.

Staff: for an organization how its staff is developed, trained and motivated.

Style: style is the operating approach of top management.

Force Field Analysis:

Resistance is inherited in change as far as an organization is concerned. Change does have direct or indirect impact and challenge to status quo.

Kurt Lewin proposed two factors of change; one is the driving force of change and second is the resistance to change or restraining forces.

The context may be different time to time that, what comes in driving force and what comes in restraining forces. Suppose organization and its employee want to change but market condition or legal patterns of particular region in not congenial. In another context management wants change and the entire external environment is congenial but the employees resist changing.

Organization Climate:

Organization climate is perception based, as the organization culture has visible sign, organization climate doe not; organization climate is invisible perception or feelings towards organization culture.

SWOT Analysis:

PEST Analysis:

Mc Kinsey 7S Model:

Force Field Analysis:

Organization Climate:

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