Operating model challenges

In this section, we will cover a few gotchas or things to be aware of when developing your operating model. If you’ve been in your organization for a while, then you probably are already aware of some and perhaps – even better – know how to address your challenges. If you are new or don’t know how to tackle some of the challenges in your organization, then this section is for you.

We have already mentioned some of the challenges along the way and hence won’t dive deep into them again. However, this section provides a brief recap.

There is no ready-made operating model that is fit for purpose, hence we wrote this book to help organizations and leaders to get the most value out of their distributed technology, skills, and process investment by creating their fit-for-purpose operating model.

The challenges of having knowledge gaps and undocumented vital information can have many root causes, such as organizational...