Siemens Case StudySiemens Case StudyWhat If Method??

External Stake Holders

Group Members

Rukmani 17Jyot 25Nileshwari 27Jinal 31 Vaishali 35Jason 41Riddhi 51

What is What If AnalysisWhat is What If Analysis Identifying the stakeholders

SCOT Analysis in terms of the stakeholder in question

What If Scenario and its explanation

Stakeholders Stakeholders

WHAT is What IF??WHAT is What IF??o Taking as a given that an event has occurred and then explaining how to go about it

o It generates qualitative description of potential problems: 1.In the form of questions and responses 2.Lists of recommendations for preventing problems

o Ensure that appropriate safeguards against those problems are in place.

Steps for What If MethodSteps for What If Method

Define The Activity

Define the problems of interest

Create What if Questions

Respond to What if Questions

Use the results in decision making

Contd..Contd.. Most Common uses: Any type of risk assessment application

Occasionally used alone, mostly clubbed with other methods

Limitations:

1. Likely to miss some potential problems

2. Difficult to audit

3.Traditionally provides only qualitative information

Synopsis of the caseSynopsis of the case 1990 merger of Siemens & Nixdorf which formed SNI Products sold only in Germany & weak base in Asian and North

American Market Slow in responding to market changes New CEO wanted a radical change in culture Culture Change: 1st Phase: Giving employees a voice in defining

new culture-13 week programme at US. 2nd Phase: Giving customers a voice- customer’s

recommendations & ideas and 3rd Phase: Giving partners a voice looked for new ways to

reinforce & expand the areas in which they work together

SCOT SCOT Analysis-ExternalAnalysis-External Stakeholders Stakeholders Strengths: Company’s goodwill, Broad Range of Products, Strong

Technological Focus

Challenges: To build a customer base in Asian & North Asian Markets

Opportunities: New CEO wanted the organization to become customer driven and responsive to the market, Change in their processes to emphasize the customer and to ensure primacy of customer service.

Threats: Slow response to market changes which resulted in low product differentiation which posed a threat of loosing existing customers

Problem Areas IdentifiedProblem Areas Identified No Individual goals for Change Agent were set - CA were not made

aware that how their accomplishments will benefit the organization Objective was not time bound: Each change agent should be given

time for return on investment after which they should be removed from position of CA and a new promising person needs to be appointed

Productive time was lost as CA were sent for the programme Implementation was not appropriate No Evaluation of the programme was done Bureaucratic structure Company wide culture change programmed (dept wise)

What If?What If? If Each change agent were given a stipulated time -This will

help to get return on investment.

If Focus for training was on individual level- Would have helped employees to match their objectives with that of the organization.

If Business reengineering programme would be from any promising Asian country -More practicality added to the programme , which will help them to get a base in Asian country.

If Implementation was considered at all levels1. Participant: Monitoring of acceptance of change would be easier.2. Business unit: This will help to train that department first which is

most impacted by the change.3. Organization: Helped to create road map for post programme

implementation.

What If?

If they operating in markets which are very dynamic where change happens rapidly: SNI needs to appoint full time market surveyors who can analyze the market conditions and accordingly provide update beforehand to the department which will be impacted the most.

If SNI had done analysis of top Computer manufacturers in the Asian & North Asian countries: This would have helped them to plan their change management more effectively and help them to find out the specific areas where they need changes.

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