It next asks, ‘Where do we want to get to?’ An answer would include details of the organization’s objectives, and some vision of the future organization that will enable it to overcome current and forthcoming problems, and to achieve its objectives. Finally, it asks, ‘How do we get there?’ This would be achieved through a statement of management strategy about major charges to organizational structure and functions in order to reach its future vision.
More specifically, two types of organizational function are derived from the organization’s wider business strategy and prioritized for further investigation:
Existing organizational functions that are be related in order to meet organizational objectives.
New organizational functions that need to be introduced in order to meet organizational objectives.