Four phase model

The Four-Phase Model is a model for managers and management consultants developed by Prof. Teun W. Hardjono to analyze present organization and to determine what organizational control points and interventions must be in relation to their strategy. It also points out what the most likely strategy for an organization is from the point of view of the present organization, as well as what the possible discrepancy is between the most likely strategy from a market view and from an organizational view. The model gives guidelines for a program of organizational change, in order to remove the discrepancy. In this way, the model can be used to show how organizations can learn with respect to the strategical choices. The model is now being used by several consultancy firms and by researchers as the theoretical background for theses. This led to several case studies in which the use of the model is illustrated. In the original book ‘Ritmiek en organisatiedynamiek’, several cases are described. This article describes the Four-Phase Model and the ideas and assumptions behind it.