We are experts in Organisation Design
We have been in business since 2005 and we have worked with dozens of organisations and hundreds of people. Our clients bring us complex organisational challenges that they cannot resolve alone and we help them find solutions, from strategy to structure. We love what we do. We can do it for you.
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Why clients engage us
Our clients come to us for help solving complex organisation challenges to create and maintain a sustainable competitive advantage. These challenges can manifest in issues such as: lack of alignment on strategic direction, slow decision-making, siloed ways of working, duplication of work or too many layers. Organisation design can resolve these issues and bring the organisation back to top performance.
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Our proven process
Our Sword Model® contains all the elements required to develop an effective operating model, and our Code-C® org design process has worked time and again to deliver what our clients need, by meeting them where they are. The beauty of our approach is that it is comprehensive, detailed and proven, and flexible enough to adapt to specific organisational needs.
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Award-winning standards
We are strongly committed to maintaing the highest standards and expertise in our field.
In 2023 & 2024 we were proudly awarded ‘Best in Class Organisation Design Consultancy’ by the All-Ireland Business Forum, in recognition of our standards in the areas of Performance, Trust and Customer Centricity.
Our Team
Ann Greene
Managing Director
Ann came to HR and Organisation Design and Development after a career in the hospitality industry. She founded Allagi in 2005 to help her clients solve complex problems through well designed operating models and to help them enhance their change capability.
Ann specialises in organisation design, helping clients to design operating models and organisation structures that are appropriate for their business and strategy. In 2020 she became the first person in Ireland – and one of fewer than 50 people globally – to be awarded the title of ‘Certified Organization Design Professional’ (CODP®). She is also Country Lead of the Ireland Chapter of the European Organisation Design Forum (EODF). Her personal mission is to demystify org design and to raise awareness of the strategic value of the discipline in organisations.
Ann is also a highly experienced change manager. She is a Prosci® Certified Change Practitioner and uses her change expertise to support the implementation of organisation designs.
Ann’s style is direct and honest and she promotes courage, personal ownership and determination to make change happen. She is described by clients as ‘warm, ethical and trustworthy with a great sense of humour’.
In her free time Ann can be found on the tennis court or with her young family and is a bit of a puzzle addict.
Aoife Teehan
Senior Organisation Design / Change Consultant
Aoife brings almost 20 years of successfully managing the HR strategy and people aspects of change projects both as an external consultant and as an in-house specialist during times of rapid growth, downsizing, business transformation and culture change. She spent 10 years as a senior member of PwC’s People and Change team where she led large assignments for many leading Irish and international clients across sectors such as financial servies, academia and public services.
Aoife joined AIB in 2014 and was the Head of Organisation Design at AIB at a time of significant transformation for the Bank. In this role, she designed and implemented end-to-end transformation interventions to help translate the business strategy into operating models, organisation designs, workforce planning models, talent assessments and succession plans. Most recently, she was the interim Head of Organisational Development at the Central Bank of Ireland.
Aoife recently became the second person in Ireland – and one of fewer than 100 people globally – to have been awarded the title of ‘Certified Organization Design Professional’ (CODP®).
Aoife’s style is warm and empathetic, with a determination to get things done.
In her free time Aoife enjoys the outdoors and spending time with her young family.
Jenny McCann
Senior Organisation Design Consultant
Jenny is an effective and versatile Human Resources & Organisational Design Professional with experience spanning 20 years across Ireland & Europe and on global projects. Operating primarily in the FMCG and retail sectors in businesses including Ornua, Aryzta (Formerly IAWS) Superquinn and Marks & Spencer, Jenny has delivered global projects in Organisation Design, HR Information Systems & HR Transformation.
A strong leader and Project Manager with the ability to engage professionally and credibly across all levels of stakeholders in fast-paced and dynamic environments, Jenny holds a degree in Human Resource Management from National College of Ireland and is an Alumnus of the Ashridge Advanced Organisational Design Programme.
Jenny loves spending time with her young son and is an avid live music fan.
Gay White
Organisation Development Consultant
A Chartered Work and Organisational Psychologist, Gay is particularly interested in the development of individuals in leadership roles, teams and organisations. She is a Human Resources executive with over thirty years business experience gained through a variety of roles in business and in Learning & Development in a range of industries.
A highly qualified and experienced Executive Coach, Gay has delivered leadership development programmes and facilitates learning at senior levels in client organisations using a variety of methods.
Clients describe Gay as ‘warm and knowledgeable with a knack of getting to the heart of the issue’.
Gay loves to travel and is a talented artist and writer.
Erin Shrimpton
Organisation Development Consultant
Erin is a business psychologist and expert in organisational behaviour change. A business psychologist and expert in organizational behavior change play a crucial role in the design of any organization. They use their knowledge of human behaviour and psychology to analyze the organization’s current structure and identify areas where improvements can be made. Erin has a passion for shaping culture that is true to the brand it represents, and strategy it supports, and has done this with a diverse range of organisations, from entrepreneurial start-ups to global corporations.
Erin collaborates with leaders and their teams to help them build, change and even reinvent culture – always using approaches that are evidence-based and experience-led. Her clients value her equal focus on people and business outcomes and enjoy her warm and approachable style.
Erin loves music, reading and keeping active (mostly by running after her two small boys!)
Michelle Pavey
Organisation Development Consultant
Michelle is an Organisation Development (OD) Consultant with an extensive background in training, learning and development. She leads our projects in the southern hemisphere. Michelle brings valuable expertise to the process of organization design. OD is a field of study that focuses on improving organizational effectiveness and health, while training, learning, and development is concerned with developing the knowledge and skills of employees to enhance their performance.
Clients describe Michelle as ‘collaborative, professional and passionate. She has a natural ability to tailor her presentation style to meet the needs of the group or individual she is working with’.
In her spare time Michelle can be found at music gigs or in the kitchen cooking up some delicious baked treats.
Want to join the team?
We are always on the look out for great people to join our team.
If you have a background in organisation design, organisation development, strategy or transformation we’d love to hear from you. Click here if you are interested in joining us.