GRID90 Days

Govern, Reveal, Invent, Deploy

Architect a complete Target Operating Model, then deploy it.

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Overview

GRID is the architectural backbone of enterprise transformation. Where BOLT optimises what exists and SURGE scales what works, GRID designs what should exist. It delivers a complete Target Operating Model (TOM) across 10 architecture blocks — from governance structures and process landscapes to technology ecosystems and people capabilities. GRID is for organisations that need more than incremental improvement: they need a fundamentally redesigned operating model that aligns strategy, structure, and execution. The method ensures every design decision is deployable, not theoretical.

When to Use

  • 1
    The current operating model is fundamentally misaligned with strategic direction
  • 2
    A new CEO or leadership team needs to reshape the organisation
  • 3
    The business has outgrown its current structure and governance
  • 4
    Post-acquisition entities need a unified operating model
  • 5
    Regulatory or market changes demand a structural response

Key Principles

Design for deployment — every architecture decision must be implementable
10 blocks, one model — comprehensive coverage with no gaps
Govern first — decision rights and accountability precede everything
Instrument everything — if you can't measure it, don't build it

Phases

Establish the governance architecture that will underpin the entire operating model. Define decision rights, accountability structures, escalation paths, and the operating rhythm. Without governance clarity, every subsequent design decision becomes political rather than strategic.

Activities
  • -Current-state governance audit and pain point mapping
  • -Decision rights matrix development (RACI/DACI)
  • -Accountability structure design
  • -Escalation pathway definition
  • -Operating rhythm and cadence design
  • -Governance charter creation and stakeholder sign-off
Deliverables
  • -Governance architecture blueprint
  • -Decision rights matrix (RACI/DACI)
  • -Accountability structure documentation
  • -Operating rhythm calendar
  • -Governance charter (signed by executive team)
Key Metrics
  • -Decision rights coverage (% of key decisions mapped)
  • -Stakeholder sign-off rate
  • -Governance clarity score (survey)
  • -Escalation path completeness

Expected Outcomes

Complete Target Operating Model across 10 architecture blocks
Governance architecture with clear decision rights and accountability
Deployed and operational future-state design (not a shelf document)
Integrated measurement framework with live dashboards
Capability-building programme for role transitions
Transition architecture for phased deployment

Ideal For

Enterprise-wide operating model transformationsPost-merger operating model unificationStrategic pivots requiring structural redesignNew leadership team organisational reshapingRegulatory-driven structural changes

Connected Methods

BOLT

GRID's TOM architecture leverages quick wins identified through BOLT

SURGE

GRID designs the structure that SURGE deploys at scale

FUSE

GRID provides the unified operating model for FUSE post-merger integration

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