In 2025, a global strategy consulting firm revisited its 2014 research to test whether the original 9 golden rules for Operating Model Redesign (OMR) still drive success. The findings show that the original rules remain positively associated with OMR success, but their impact has weakened amid shifting business conditions, faster disruption, and new ways of organizing work.
The study introduces 9 updated golden rules that better reflect today's organizational realities. Applied together, the updated rules nearly double the OMR success rate relative to the original set.
This framework assesses the findings of the 2025 study and details the 9 updated golden rules for OMR success:
1. Don't just fix the pain points, enable the strategy
2. Go beyond "boxes and lines" to rewire the business
3. Use a rigorous process for talent selection
4. Align the senior team through a shared vision and clear design principles
5. Stack the redesign team with top talent and expertise
6. Equip people leaders with the skills to drive change
7. Identify and embrace new behaviors and mindsets
8. Link leadership incentives to redesign success
9. Proactively manage transition risks
These refreshed rules capture the practices that most consistently improve OMR outcomes, strengthen performance, and turn the new design into measurable value. Leaders who apply the 9 updated golden rules give their OMR the strongest chance of delivering lasting value. Each of these new golden rules of OMR is discussed in depth.
This PowerPoint presentation on New Golden Rules of OMR also includes some slide templates for you to use in your own business presentations.
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Source: Best Practices in Organizational Design, Target Operating Model PowerPoint Slides: New Golden Rules of Operating Model Redesign (OMR) PowerPoint (PPTX) Presentation Slide Deck, LearnPPT Consulting
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