Consulting & Strategy Jargon · Managing Director level

"Operating model"

"Operating model" means the structure and processes that describe how a company actually gets its work done.

Say this instead: how the business runs

How "Operating model" shows up at work

Consultants bill entire engagements to "redesign the operating model," which in practice means drawing a new org chart and renaming some meetings. Executives use it to signal strategic seriousness without committing to anything specific.

Buzzword

The merger will require us to rethink the entire operating model from scratch.

Plain English

The merger will require us to rethink how the business runs from scratch.

Corporate Rank: Managing Director  ·  Category: Consulting & Strategy Jargon

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