LAURA BABUT
LB Strategy & Engineering
Organizational consulting for structural engineering firms
Strategic growth needs an organization built to carry it.
The organizational check is the starting point for our collaboration: a sound, structured assessment of your organization's current position – with prioritized recommendations for action as a result.
Does this sound familiar?
Slow employee onboarding
Overloaded project leads
Lost project knowledge
Slow team integration
Delayed decision-making
As your engineering firm evolves, the first signs of organizational challenges often become apparent in day-to-day project work. These challenges rarely stem from technical issues. They arise when the organization, its roles, and its processes can no longer keep pace with the firm's size and growth.
The ORGANISATIONAL ASSESSMENT
Structured into 4 phases leading to prioritized recommendations for action.
Phase 1
Develop a target vision
Determination of the desired outcome
organizational orientation for the
coming years.
Phase 2
Analyze organization
A joint, systematic analysis along three dimensions – people, knowledge, structure.
Phase 3
Include perspectives
Up to two additional discussions with key individuals for further exploration.
Phase 4
Setting priorities
Specific, prioritized
Action recommendations for your office.
METHOD
Analysis in three interconnected dimensions
People
Knowledge
Structure
Lean structure – minimal effort for your team
Strategy discussion
Approximately 4 hours, with the management/department head
Implementation
In person or online
In-depth
Up to two additional meetings with key people
Result
Written summary with prioritized recommendations for action, approx. 1–3 weeks after the conversation.
Investment
Depending on office size and situation
Support during implementation
The integration of actionable recommendations into daily project work determines their effectiveness. If you are too heavily involved in day-to-day operations or would like additional experience in implementing changes within your team, I can support you in gradually embedding the agreed-upon measures into your daily project practice.
Honest assessment – even if I
I do not consider an organizational check to be useful for your situation.
The process of the Organizational Assessment – step by step.
GUIDE
The
Organizational
Check in
overview
Four phases, three dimensions of analysis, one clear result: here's a concise overview of how the Organizational Assessment works – to read and share around your office.
Overview of the 4-phase process
The three dimensions of analysis: people, knowledge, structure
Format, duration and result at a glance
Laura Babut
12+ years of experience in structural engineering and international project work