After having recently spun off from a parent company, IT operations for this E&P company required a rigorous examination of how it could best support business operations as a more nimble independent oil and gas producer. The change in ownership left employees wary of plans for the future. Key business stakeholders were also increasingly vocal about the need for improved IT services. In order to meet this need, Access Sciences was engaged to design a new to-be model for the organization using our proven organization design methodology. To achieve this we:
In creating this new operating model, Access Sciences provided the client with a roadmap for achieving a target ideal state that would bring the organization into a more modern vision of how an IT function supports and works with the business to deliver value
After spin-off, IT department required reorganization to best support business operations
Guide IT through an organization redesign program to best meet the needs of operations, while finding the best fit for the skills and abilities of existing employees
To enable the transition to a new operating model, we provided the client with the criteria and actionable information to support staffing decisions made throughout this process. Key activities in this work stream included:
This project represented an effort that was not just a structural reorganization, but rather a comprehensive cultural change transforming the way IT delivered value to the client. Change of this type is significant and takes time to fully realize, but the client could see some immediate benefits to developing an updated strategy: