Strengthening the entire organization by aligning strategy, structure, people, processes and culture. Organization development is a dynamic values-based approach to systems change in organizations and communities; it strives to build the capacity to achieve and sustain a new desired state that benefits the organization or community and the world around them. (Source: The OD Network)

Opportunity Knocks offers the following services in support of effective organization development:

Strategic Planning - We work with clients to develop strategic plans that lead to action and high performance. We see strategic planning as a tool to craft the decisions and actions that shape and guide what an organization is and what it does. Our strategic planning work focuses on the looking to the future for opportunities. We help clients identify a future vision, set goals, and develop an approach for achieving those goals.

Work Plans - Once the strategic plan is in place, work plans are needed to ensure the strategy is realized. Effective work plans are detailed, with specific deliverables, timelines, and accountable parties. We work with clients to develop these plans, and coach clients through implementation of the plans.

Change Management - Change is constant. Organizations succeed when change is embraced as opportunity. We help organizations manage and flourish during times of change such as restructuring, mergers, acquisitions, or implementing new processes or systems. The key is to manage change in a manner that achieves the organizational goals, minimizes day-to-day work disruption, and ensures the workforce is aligned to achieve.

Transition Management - There are times when organizations must transition teams, leadership, systems or processes. We help clients navigate through transitions - so that organizations are ready to effectively and efficiently implement a new strategic direction initiative. To ensure success, we work with clients to conduct a review of the current state of affairs versus the future state, and then develop a "gap analysis." We then develop strategies to "fill the gaps" in areas such as staffing, training, work flow processes, assets/equipment, or financials.

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Successfully facilitated the establishment of a multi-state, public, Federal government, and private industry partnership to eliminate duplicative State regulatory reviews of environmental technologies. Established an organization infrastructure and project management system, developed trusting relationships between the parties, provided leadership coaching, and facilitated planning and conflict resolution sessions.

Created a process to inspire a private sector public and government affairs unit to create new strategies based upon their experiences during a media and government affairs crisis.

Directed staff in development and implementation of strategies to build partnerships and institutionalize culture change between U.S. Federal and State governments, public citizens, and the private sector. Activities include providing process consultation for defining missions, setting goals and objectives, resolving conflict, and sustaining partnership cultures.

Worked with a Federal agency to design a system to achieve organizational readiness for the deployment of major modernized information technology systems - a project with an average annual technology budget of $300 to $400 million.

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