Microsoft McKinsey 7S Model
Microsoft McKinsey 7S model shows how seven elements of businesses can be aligned to increase effectiveness. According to this framework, strategy, structure and systems represent hard elements, whereas shared values, skills, style and staff are soft elements. McKinsey 7S model stresses the presence of strong links between elements in a way that a change in one element causes changes in others. As it is illustrated in figure below, shared values are positioned at the core of Microsoft McKinsey 7S model, since shared values guide employee behaviour with implications in their performance.
Microsoft McKinsey 7S model
Hard Elements in Microsoft McKinsey 7S Model
Strategy. Microsoft business strategy can be classified as product differentiation. The company develops advanced technology products and services and sells them for premium costs. Moreover, Microsoft business strategy is currently focused on “cloud-first, mobile-first”, growth through mergers and acquisitions and exploring business opportunities related to augmented and virtual reality. As the latest addition to its business strategy, the multinational technology company is focusing on the concept of ‘tech intensity’, which aims to position Azure as the worlds’ computer with evident positive implications on the long-term growth prospects of the business.
Structure. Microsoft organizational structure is divisional and such a structure resulted from a restructuring initiative introduced by CEO Satya Nadella in 2015. Microsoft engineering group is divided into three divisions: Cloud and AI Group, Experiences + Devices and Artificial Intelligence and Research. Business functions, on the other hand, are divided into nine divisions. Microsoft corporate structure is highly dynamic and ever-evolving to meet the demands of changing external market place.
Systems. There is a wide range of systems that are critically important to run Microsoft successfully. These include employee recruitment and selection system, team development and orientation system, transaction processing systems, customer relationship management system, business intelligence, system, knowledge management system and others. Since becoming CEO in 2014, Satya Nadella has worked towards reducing bureaucracy at all levels and simplifying organizational systems in order to foster creativity and increase the flexibility of the business.
Microsoft Corporation Report contains a full analysis of Microsoft McKinsey 7S Model. The report illustrates the application of the major analytical strategic frameworks in business studies such as SWOT, PESTEL, Porter’s Five Forces, Ansoff Matrix and Value Chain analysis on Microsoft. Moreover, the report contains analyses of Microsoft leadership, business strategy organizational structure and organizational culture. The report also comprises discussions of Microsoft marketing strategy, ecosystem and addresses issues of corporate social responsibility.
