ABSTRACT
There are four primary elements of architecture that must be aligned to create organizational gravity that pulls the organization in the direction of your strategy: Systems, Structures, Processes, and Culture. Organizational systems support the growth and maintenance functions of the organization. Systems like talent acquisition, growth and development, and promotion dramatically influence the values, culture, and capabilities of the organization. Finally, they also aligned their talent management and succession planning systems to promote leaders more aligned with the company’s strategy. As those systems and processes came into alignment, the “unseen” forces began to pull the organization in the direction they wanted to go. Processes define the steps your organization takes to complete its work. This includes external facing processes like order to cash for customer transactions or your procurement process from ordering from suppliers to paying them.
