Aligned Yellow Bricks : The Road Back to Kansas

by Woodward, Bob

• ISBN13: 9780595336623
• ISBN10: 0595336620
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-31
• Publisher: Iuniverse Inc

Table of Contents

Introduction: Aligned Yellow Bricks: The Road Back to Kansas	vii
The Allure of Oz: An Overview	xi
Building an Aligned Strategic Roadmap: Brick by Yellow Brick	xv
Yellow Brick One: Organizational Direction	1	(16)
Kansas Bound: Define Your Goals	3	(2)
We're Off to See the Wizard: Primary Goals	5	(5)
Static Values	8	(1)
Creative Vision	9	(1)
Windstorms, Witches, and Other Distractions: Goals are ``Job One''	10	(2)
Caution---Flying Monkeys Ahead: Secondary Subsets	12	(2)
From Head of Straw to Head of State: Shamelessly Communicate	14	(3)
Yellow Brick Two: Organizational Structure	17	(38)
Searching for a Brain, a Heart, the Nerve: The Reason for Organizational Alignment	19	(3)
From Munchkinland to Emerald City: Creating an Aligned Organizational Structure	22	(9)
Phase One: Our Current Environment	24	(3)
The Organizational Balance Sheet	27	(2)
Phase Two: An Evolving Environment	29	(2)
What Size are Your Slippers?: Customer Considerations	31	(5)
Misaligned Wizards: Professor Marvel Manufacturing Corporation	36	(3)
Gaze into the Crystal: What Would You Do?	39	(3)
Supplying Yellow Bricks: Relational Dependencies	42	(13)
The Capabilities Manager	45	(3)
Mandate #1: Internal Gross Margin of 20%	48	(1)
Mandate #2: The Timely Delivery of Quality Products	49	(6)
Yellow Brick Three: The Balancing Act	55	(24)
Be Careful What You Ask For: Metrics and Measurements	57	(3)
A Horse of a Different Color: The Secret of Sustainability	60	(2)
Picking People, Processes, and Poppies: Chasing the Bubble	62	(2)
Bring Me the Broomstick: Professor Marvel Revisited	64	(3)
Click Your Heels Three Times: The Traid of Aligned Balance	67	(3)
Belching Fire and Floating Heads: The Relational Context of Metrics and Measurements	70	(9)
Division I: The Balanced Organizational Cockpit	70	(4)
Division II: Forecasts, Targets, and Benchmarks	74	(5)
Yellow Brick Four: Incentives and Actions	79	(14)
Something in that Bag for Me?: Link and Communicate Rewards to Actions	81	(6)
``A Jolly ole Town'': The Joy of Alignment	87	(6)
From Oz to Kansas: A Summary	93
Over the Rainbow: Benefits from this Approach	95