Organizational Agility
Organizational Agility
Make your organization move as fast as your strategy
Who's It For
This service is designed for CFOs and CEOs seeking clearer ownership across Finance, Operations, and the broader business. It’s ideal for teams where decision-making is slow or diffused and priorities constantly shift, as well as organizations outgrowing their current organizational and operational structures. We help streamline accountability, clarify roles, and optimize hierarchies so your business can execute strategy faster and more effectively.
Common Challenges
What's Getting In The Way
Fuzzy ownership → duplicated effort and dropped balls
Siloed teams → slow decisions and chronic rework
Outdated org hierarchy → reporting lines and spans/layers haven’t kept up with growth
Unclear operational hierarchy → bottlenecks, misaligned approvals, and decision delays
Incentives misaligned with strategy → energy on the wrong work
Our Solutions
Strategy & Program Management Services
Org & Operating Model Design
Organizational hierarchy (spans & layers, reporting clarity) and operational hierarchy (decision rights, Driver, Approver, Contributor, Informed handoff maps, centers of excellence)
Role Clarity & Talent Alignment
Charters, role scorecards, success profiles, hiring/backfill plans, onboarding playbooks
Rhythm of Business
Objectives and Key Results/Key Performance Indicators, quarterly, monthly, weekly cadences, agenda templates, monthly and quarterly business review kits
Governance & Accountability
Reasonable, accountable, consulted, and informed matrices, approval thresholds, control points escalation paths
Change Enablement
Communication plans, enablement sessions, leader toolkits, feedback loops
Our Results
Sharper Ownership
Organizational hierarchy defines who owns what; operational hierarchy defines how decisions flow.
Faster Decisions
Fewer handoffs, tighter cadences, clearer thresholds.
Higher Team Bandwidth
Leaders recenter on strategy and coaching.
Execution You Can Trust
Key Performance Indicators/Objectives and Key Results tied to accountable rituals.
How We Deliver
The Ellevate Method
Discover & Benchmark — org diagnostics, role audits, hierarchy mapping, meeting/decision mapping.
Roadmap — operating model options and a pragmatic rollout plan.
Integrate & Optimize — pilot teams, codify rituals, update charters, scorecards, and hierarchy documents.
Measure & Improve — cadence reviews, key performance indicators/objectives and key results, health, adoption coaching.
Engagement Models
Organizational Design Sprint
Diagnostics, hierarchy assessment, options, and decision toolkit. (4-6 Weeks)
Agility Rollout
Pilot + scale of new operating model, hierarchies, and rhythms. (8-12 Weeks)
Leadership Enablement
Coaching, key performance indicator/objective and key results, tuneups, quality business review facilitation. (Ongoing)
Frequently Asked Questions
What’s the difference between organizational and operational hierarchy?
Organizational hierarchy defines who reports to whom; operational hierarchy defines how work and decisions flow.
How do you avoid change fatigue?
Short pilots, visible wins, and a cadence that replaces old busywork.
Will my team need new tools?
We work in your stack and add only what’s necessary.
How do you measure success?
Clear outcomes, decision speed, key performance indicators/objectives and key results, health, adoption checks.
Can you support multiple functions?
Ready to align your resources into one unified rhythm?
Build an organization that moves as fast as your strategy.