APPENDIX
Please note that some of the terminology used in the case studies differs slightly from that used in this e-book. However, you can readily translate one set of words (e.g. Work Support for Organizational Support) to derive the meaning of the case study description with little difficulty.
CASE STUDIES
The following case studies are included in the Righting the Enterprise for illustrative purposes and to further describe how the Re/OrgSystem was used to re/organize representative enterprises.
> AQUA Company:
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A major utility's IT department was in disarray. Our analysis showed how to fix it
> Life Insurance
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Changing from a failing organization (dropping market share and profitability) demanded wholesale changes in purpose, processes and people. The Language of Work(tm) was the selected tool for a complete makeover.
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> Student-Centric College Services
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A junior college's losing enrollment needed to become student-centric to attract and retain non-traditional students
> Defense Contractor
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A major player in the defense industry changed its Marketing strategy; what jobs, skills and competencies were now needed to fulfill its mission?
> Government
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The privatization experiment went horribly wrong because of cultural issues. How could they be identified and fixed?
> Hi-Tech
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Increased cyber threats required a more sophisticated IT Security team.
> Life Insurance
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Changing from a failing organization (dropping market share and profitability) demanded wholesale changes in purpose, processes and people. The Language of Work(tm) was the selected tool for a complete makeover.
> Major Utility
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Long outages of electricity had everybody upset with the utility. The Language of Work(tm) brought many warring agencies together to plan for smooth responses to weather emergencies.
> New Enterprise
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An entrepreneur with world-wide vision used the Language of Work to understand, communicate with and manage a network of disparate enterprises.
> Nursing Services
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New president needed to consolidate services over a two-county area. Analysis with the Language of Work(tm) made for rational decisions that consolidated and dispersed programs appropriately.
