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Enduring ideas: The 7-S Framework

• The 7-S framework, introduced in the late 1970s, was a watershed in thinking about organizational effectiveness. The framework maps seven interrelated factors that influence the ability of an organization to change and suggests that significant progress in one area will be hard to achieve without moving forward in the others.
• 7-S is one of the frameworks in "Enduring ideas," an interactive module featuring classic McKinsey frameworks that continue to inform management thinking. View all the frameworks in the series.