Ishmael Yamson & Associates
   2ND Floor J B PLAZA,
   ACHIMOTA-GIMPA RD. (KISSEMAN JUNCTION)
   P.O. Box 3260
   Accra, Ghana
Programme 5

OPTIMIZING ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR HIGHER EFFICIENCY & PRODUCTIVITY



SUMMARY

When organizations and businesses clearly define and articulate their vision and strategies, the potential obstacles to the achievement of the strategies are the “way they are set up to work” and “how they actually work”.
In most cases the processes and the organization are put in place for internal convenience and to resolve short term control issues. The effect is complexity and cost from multi-layered or under-layered and conflicting systems and processes which do not add value to the business or its customers.
It is important to review the systems and processes in the organization to build a structure, systems and processes that respond to the current and future needs of the organization in order to drive growth, profitability, efficiency and profitability.
In effect, it is important that from time to time an organization or business reviews its structure, systems and processes to ensure that they are aligned to the delivery of strategy. It can also take the form of a complete Greenfield exercise.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

This Module will help you:
1. Align the structure and the processes of the organization to its strategic objectives;
2. To build efficiency into the processes and systems of your organization;
3. Align the company structure to drive the core processes that generate value for the business;
4. Use your structure, processes and systems as strategic tools to drive growth.

METHODOLOGY

This is a company specific programme and it covers a detailed walk through of the organization to identify and eliminate non-value adding activities and processes. This involves working closely with line managers who can make decisions on change and provide them with tools to help them make the decisions required to align the structure to the businesses processes. It will also design a practical approach to efficient execution of the outcomes of the review.

TARGET

Managers involved in the development of strategy and who make key decisions on its implementation. Frontline operators.

DURATION: 3 days

DATE :Dates will be agreed with the companies or organizations that wish to run this programme.

COST :GHC 15,000.00. It includes the actual review of a selected core business process in the company. (If a total “green-field” exercise is performed for a company, a different cost structure will apply).
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Speeches

The Chairman of Unilever, Mr Ishmael Yamson, has identified poor governance as the leading contributory factor for Africa's retrogression. He said poor performance by African governments in accountability, transparency, predictability and participation was the bane of the continent's development and progress.

Mr Yamson, therefore, proposed major changes to reverse the trend and the adoption of strategic approaches to Africa’s development by its political leaders.

He was presenting a paper on the topic, "Consolidating Political Stability in Africa for Accelerated Growth":

Possible Initiatives/Role of the Business Sector in Consolidating Political Stability", in the first ever Daily Graphic Accra Governance Dialogue in Accra yesterday.

Mr Yamson challenged governments in Africa to grow out of the tendency of becoming preoccupied with short-term problems and short-term strategies and stressed the need for them to think in the long term and act with the strategic objectives of their countries in view in order to realise the benefits of good governance.

Linking good governance to political stability, high economic growth, sustainable development and accelerated regional and continental integration, he admitted the difficulty in getting good governments on the continent.

That, according to him, was because adherence to the principles of good governance was not robust.

Addressing the factors which drove good governance, Mr Yamson listed nine inclusive principles as important for Africa’s efforts at building and sustaining political stability.

"African leadership with integrity and trust, the capacity and ability to design, own and deliver sound and transformational economic policies, credibility, democracy and culture, as well as integrity, are drivers of good governance," he said.

 
     Ishmael Yamson, Snr.