UK Atomic Energy Authority
Delivering a Strategic Roadmap for UK Public Sector Research Establishment
Name: UK Atomic Energy Authority - Culham Division. Sector: Energy Website: www.fusion-industry.org.uk Project Description In July 2004 UKAEA Culham used Consultants Online for a project to improve its knowledge transfer programme. Objectives were to:
A three month plan was assembled which included:
Project Results:
“Consultants Online identified the key hurdles for UKAEA and made several recommendations on how we could utilise our resources more effectively to help businesses in the private sector” Project Skills:
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Tools and Techniques Used - The 7-S Model The 7-S Model is a valuable tool to help an organisation change and to provide direction. it can be used to determine the current state of each element and to compare this with the ideal state. By looking at how to fill the gap it is possible to develop action plans to achieve the intended state.
At Culham we achieved a fit between these seven elements. It was important to remember that as one element changes this will affect all the others. For example, a change in HR-systems such as rewards and incentives for new inventions has an impact on organisational culture (management style) and affects structures, processes, and also the characteristic competences of the organisation. We made sure the team at Culham focused their efforts on the soft S’s, Skills, Staff, Style and Shared Values as well as the Hard Ss - Strategy, Structure and Systems. The soft factors can make or break a successful change process, since new structures and strategies are difficult to build upon inappropriate cultures and values. The soft Ss were highly determined by the people who work at Culham. It is much more difficult to plan or to influence the characteristics of the soft elements. Although the soft factors are below the surface, they can have a great impact of the hard Structures, Strategies and Systems of the organisation.
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