Organizational Development
Organizational Development (OD) refers to the systematic approach to improving an organization& effectiveness, health, and overall performance. It involves aligning strategy, structure, people, and processes to enhance the organization’s capacity to achieve its goals.
Institutional Development expands this concept to include strengthening the systems, structures, and capabilities of organizations within broader institutional frameworks, particularly in sectors like public administration, education, and healthcare.
Organizational and Institutional Development are critical for enhancing an organization’s ability to achieve its goals and adapt to changing environments.
Building a resilient organization requires a strong foundation. At PRASOL, we offer a wide range of OD consulting services tailored to meet the unique needs of our clients. Our expertise helps organizations build robust systems, structures, and capabilities that drive performance and foster sustainable growth.
Our organizational development services include capacity assessments, SWOT analysis, and capacity-building strategies. We help you enhance your organizational capabilities and drive continuous improvement.
Key steps/phases in organizational/Institutional Development
Assessment and Diagnosis
Involves clear understanding of the current state of the organization through data collection and analysis. By conducting surveys, interviews, and focus groups to gather information on organizational culture, performance, and challenges. We perform a comprehensive organizational health assessment for your organization to identify strengths and areas for improvement.
Strategic Planning
This entails defining the organization’s vision, mission, goals, and strategies by facilitating strategic planning sessions with key stakeholders to develop a clear roadmap for the future. We support you to come up with 3, 5, 10-year strategic plans to enhance your organizations programs and services.
Implementation and Change Management
Involves executing the strategies and plans, and managing the change process effectively by applying change management models, such as Kotter’s 8-Step Process, to ensure smooth transitions. We help guide your organization through the implementation of the new changes, including training and support.
Capacity Building
Concept: This is aimed at enhancing the skills, knowledge, and abilities of the organization’s workforce through developing and delivering targeted training programs, workshops, and coaching sessions. We provide leadership development programs for your management/leadership teams to improve leadership capabilities.
Evaluation and Feedback
Involves measuring the impact of OD/ID initiatives and making necessary adjustments by using Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and feedback mechanisms to assess progress and outcomes. We conduct a post-implementation review for your organization to evaluate the success of its your change management strategy and provide quality advice for improvements.
Services we offer under Organizational/Institutional Development
At PRASOL CONSULT, we offer a comprehensive range of OD consulting services designed to help organizations achieve sustainable growth and development. Our services include:
Organizational Assessment and Diagnostics
We conduct thorough assessments to identify organizational strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
Strategic Planning and Development
We facilitate the strategic planning process to define clear organizational goals and strategies.
Change Management Consulting
We support organizations in managing change initiatives effectively to minimize disruption and resistance.
Capacity Building and Training Programs
We help design and delivery of training programs to enhance organizational capabilities and performance.
Leadership Development and Coaching
We provide leadership development programs and executive coaching to build strong leadership teams.
Process Improvement and Reengineering
We facilitate the analysis and redesign of business processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
Performance Management Systems
We help develop and implement digital performance management systems to track and improve organizational performance.
Governance and Board Development
We provide technical support to strengthen governance structures and enhancing the effectiveness of boards and leadership teams.
Examples of Our Work in Organizational Development
| Assignment | Client | Location | |
| 1 | Capacity assessment for Disaster management operations and identification of learning and development needs | Kenya Red Cross Society | Kenya |
| 2 | Leadership training for management staff | TechnoServe – Tanzania | Tanzania |
| 3 | Job Evaluation/ Salary survey | Marie Stopes – Kenya | Kenya |
| 4 | Development of curriculum for technical, entrepreneurial and life skills training for skills 4 life project | Swiss Contact | Kenya |
| 5 | Capacity building and training on livelihoods or PAPs in the Resettlement Action Plan | Tanathi Water Service Board, Kenya | Kenya |
| 6 | Report Writing Skills | National Steering Committee Secretariat | Kenya |
| 7 | Development of a public awareness and communication strategy | East African Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (EAAACA) | Kenya |
| 8 | Energy sector skills training | KEPSA | Kenya |
| 9 | Organizational capacity building for MWA Members | Minority Women in Action | Kenya |
| 10 | Recruitment of Project Officer | IIDA Women’s Development Organization | Somalia |
| 11 | Capacity assessment for Member Organizations and development of Operations Procedures manual (Administration and Finance) | Somali Women’s Agenda | Somalia |
| 12 | Capacity assessment of Local Authorities, Civil Society Organizations and service providers in the Water, Hygiene and Sanitation sector in Gedo and Lower Juba regions of South Somalia. | Cooperazione Internazionale- (COOPI) | Somalia |
| 13 | Review of the Country Strategy Document | Swiss Group (Caritas) | Somalia |
| 14 | Development of a 5 year Strategic Plan | GTDO | Kenya |
| 15 | Partner Capacity Assessment for Society for Education, Empowerment and Development Sericho- SEEDS | Actionaid Northern Regional Office | Kenya |
To get more information or request for our Organizational Development services please contact:
Phone: +254 726 528 460 / +254 718 669 652
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