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Presenting the TOM

Presenting the TOM

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Presenting the TOM

- Having done all the analysis of the current state, the future state, and the gap, and then defined the projects and the activities to fill the gap, the next question is how should the TOM be presented? Well, the good news is there are no hard and fast rules, and there's a variety of ways you can present your TOM. The most common format is a table, which includes the analysis of the current state, the future state, indicates the gap, issues or barriers to the change along with the activities needed to address the gap. The benefits of using this format are that you can see the current state, which can act as a baseline to measure the new capability after it's been delivered. It also shows the activities needed to achieve the future state along the way with any anticipated problems. I've produced a sample target operating model for you in the exercise files based on the McKinsey analysis template. Another useful format is a diagram which can include pictures and dependencies to…

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