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STRATEGY & PROBLEM SOLVING
Organizational Assessment
Diagnose capacity gaps and set clear improvement priorities
Why It Matters
Leaders often sense that something is off: missed targets, slow processes, burnout, or friction between departments. Without a structured assessment, they reorganize, buy new systems, or launch initiatives that treat symptoms. A sound organizational assessment shows where capacity is strong and where it is limiting results. It gives boards, funders, and staff a shared fact base, and it focuses scarce improvement resources on the issues that matter most.
Course Description
Participants learn to run an assessment the way an internal consultant would. They start by agreeing on purpose and scope with a sponsor, then select a framework that covers areas such as leadership, governance, strategy, people, processes, systems, and finances. Practice segments include drafting interview and survey questions, reviewing documents and performance data, and facilitating a focus group. Teams then analyze sample findings from a case organization, look for patterns across sources, and separate root causes from symptoms. The final segment covers prioritizing recommendations by impact and feasibility and presenting difficult findings constructively. Participants leave with an assessment plan for their own organization or unit.
Key Focus Areas
Participants explore and practice:
Scoping an assessment with a sponsor and clear questions
Assessment domains: leadership, strategy, people, process, systems, and finances
Collecting evidence through interviews, surveys, documents, and data
Analyzing patterns and separating root causes from symptoms
Prioritizing and presenting recommendations constructively
Learning Outcomes
Participants will be able to:
Define the purpose, scope, and sponsor for an organizational assessment
Design data collection tools for interviews and surveys
Analyze findings across sources to identify root causes
Prioritize recommendations by impact and feasibility
Who Should Attend
Executive directors and senior leaders
Internal consultants and operations managers
Board members overseeing capacity building
Program directors preparing for growth or change
Delivery and Customization
Examples, scenarios, and activities are adapted to your audience and goals. Delivery is available in person, virtually, or in a hybrid format, as a standalone session or as part of a series. Format and length are agreed during scoping.
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