MCKINSEYs 7 S MODEL

Presented by:-
HARSHIT KUMAR BADAL
MBA 1st Sem.(2012-14)
University:- PTU
Sub. :- PPM
HISTORY
"The Art Of
It was first mentioned in
Japanese Management" by Richard
Pascale & Anthony Athos in 1981.
At around the same time, Tom Peters &
Robert Waterman were exploring what made a
company excellent. The 7 S model was born at
a meeting of these four authors in 1978.
It was taken up as a basic tool by the global
management consultancy company McKinsey.
What is the 7-S
Framework?
It is a management model that describes 7
factors to organize a company in an holistic
and effective way. Together these factors
determine the way in which a corporation
operates. Managers should take into account
all seven of these factors, to be sure of
successful implementation of a strategy. Large
or small. They're all interdependent, so if you
fail to pay proper attention to one of them,
this may effect all others as well. On top of
that, the relative importance of each factor
may vary over time.
MCKINSEY's 7S FRAMEWORK
 The Hard Ss & Soft Ss
HARD Ss SOFT Ss

Strategy Shared Values

Skills
Structure Staff
System Style
Th Hard Ss
Strategy:- It is the plan or course
of action in allocating resources to
achieve identified goals over time.
Structure:- The way people &
work/ tasks are organized.
Systems:- All the processes &
information flows that links the
organization together.
The Soft Ss
Shared Values:- These are the core
values of the company that are evidenced
in the corporate culture & the general
work ethic.
Style:- The way the managers behave.
Staff:- The employees & their general
capabilities.
Skills:- The actual skills & competencies
of the employees working for the company
Advantage of the 7S model

Determines how best to implement

a proposed strategy.
Guides organizational change.
Combines rational and hard elements with
emotional and soft elements.
Managers must act on all Ss in parallel
and all Ss are interrelated.
Disadvantages of the 7S
model

The external environment is not

mentioned in the McKinsey 7S
Framework.
The notion of performance or
effectiveness is not made explicit in
the model.
Key Points of the 7S model
The McKinsey 7Ss model is one
that can be applied to almost any
organizational or team
effectiveness issue. Inconsistency
between some of the elements can
be identified by this classic model.
Conclusion
Conclusion The McKinsey 7S
model can be applied to
elements of a team or a project
as well. The alignment issues
apply, regardless of how you
decide to define the scope of the
areas you study.
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K YOU