Phronexia

People & Hiring

Restructuring a team

Something is not working, and the proposed fix is a reorganisation nobody has compared against leaving it alone.

What this decision usually turns on

  • Problem the change is meant to solve
  • Disruption cost
  • Clarity of ownership afterwards
  • Reversibility
  • Effect on people in the affected teams

These are a starting point. The first thing Phronexia does is help you decide which of them actually matter here, and what weight each one carries.

Who should be in it

  • Team leads
  • People lead
  • Affected managers

Related decisions

Levelling a role

Decide what level a role sits at, with the scope and expectations written down rather than negotiated case by case.

Changing a process

Decide whether to change a working process, weighing disruption against the problem it is meant to fix.