Organisational Structure Analysis
An organisation’s structure shapes how effectively it operates and delivers on its strategy. Our organisational structure analysis services evaluate your hierarchy, spans of control, and reporting lines against competitors to uncover opportunities for greater efficiency, clarity, and alignment with business goals.
Why organisational structure matters
Complex or outdated structures can slow decision-making, create duplication, and dilute accountability. By contrast, streamlined structures enable agility, efficiency, and stronger alignment with strategic priorities.
Through organisational structure analysis, we help you:
understand competitor structures
Map hierarchies, job families and reporting lines of industry peers
identify inefficiencies
Spot duplication, bottlenecks or talent gaps within your current organisational design
enable future design
Create structures that support agility and growth utilising industry best practice and insight
Organisational structure analysis case study
Industry
Healthcare & Pharmaceutical
Business Size
2,000+ Staff
Target Country
United Kingdom
A large NHS Trust wanted to review its senior leadership structure following recent group-level mergers. The existing model was no longer considered fit for purpose, and the organisation sought an evidence-based assessment of how best to adapt.
By exploring the structures of comparable trusts, the client aimed to identify opportunities to strengthen leadership, create efficiencies and align the organisation with future priorities.
The analysis equipped the trust with a blueprint for a more agile and future-ready leadership team, positioning it to deliver stronger outcomes for patients and greater resilience in a changing healthcare landscape.
Our Approach
Comparative Review
We analysed the leadership structures of other large NHS trusts across the region, identifying common models and variations in how senior teams were organised.
Role Optimisation
We recommended the introduction of new roles to address critical needs, such as Digital and IT Transformation, and highlighted where functions could be merged to reduce duplication and improve collaboration.
Strategic Scenarios
We presented a set of structural options with clear benefits and trade-offs, giving our client flexibility to adapt according to strategic priorities and resource constraints.
What you can expect from us
Our approach combines organisational design expertise with market benchmarking to provide clear, actionable insights. You’ll receive:
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Current-state assessment: Mapping hierarchy, spans of control, and reporting relationships.
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Comparative benchmarking: Evaluating your structure against peer organisations.
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Efficiency analysis: Identifying duplication, bottlenecks, and unnecessary complexity.
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Strategic alignment review: Testing whether the structure supports long-term priorities.
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Practical recommendations: Clear steps to streamline and optimise your organisational design.
This ensures your structure is not just efficient, but also strategically aligned and future-ready.
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