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Optimizing Organizational Performance

Organizational Design and Position Classification Services


In today's dynamic business environment, the public sector manager must continually assess the organization's ability to fulfill the commitments, goals and objectives that constitute its mission and purpose. Whether the assessment is undertaken to identify a solution to a problem or to strive toward becoming a high performing organization, a comprehensive investigation and evaluation of the available resources and capabilities are essential in identifying the organizational changes needed to support strategic business goals. OPM has a cadre of organizational design and position classification professionals to assist you in reviewing existing resources and processes and creating a foundation for organizational change.

OPM's Organizational Design and Position Management Services include:

  • Comprehensive organizational reviews;
  • Occupational analyses;
  • Workforce composition and skills utilization assessments;
  • Identification of organizational capabilities and core competencies;
  • Alignment of organization structures and resources to performance goals;
  • Redistribution of work assignments;
  • Position reformulation and redescription;
  • Implementation of organizational decisions;
  • Position management analysis;
  • Strategies to determine future human capital needs;
  • Team Building ;

Position Classification Services include:

  • On-site desk audits;
  • Development of position descriptions;
  • Development of comprehensive evaluation statements; and
  • Development of customized workshops on classification principles and policies.

OPM's organization design and position classification experts have a passion for results and an organization-wide perspective that will assist you in meeting your current challenges through organizational transformation. They tailor the project and products in line with customer requirements. They provide objective consultation, analysis and advice on the broad spectrum of human resources issues encountered in organizational development. The high quality of OPM's products and services enable client organizations to attract, acquire and retain a workforce with the competencies required to meet strategic goals.

If you want to take advantage of our expertise contact:

Barbara Whiteside
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
at (816) 426-7021
or email Barbara.Whiteside@opm.gov