Managing Change

via Enterprise Project: IT modernization and digital transformation focus on changing a business and creating new value. But investing in new technologies and changing processes do not change a business; they just give a company the ability to change the business. Unfortunately, traditional change-management techniques are not adequate to address the …

via Forbes: One of the biggest mistakes I see organizations make today is how they handle change. A company will undergo change for many reasons — some will merge to become bigger and more stable, to remain competitive, to build a better brand or simply to survive. But how they handle …

via Forbes: When change is necessary, adopting new processes can be extremely challenging. Whether it be a new IT project such as a system upgrade, growth initiatives to unlock new markets or other performance-based strategic goals, getting every team member on board is essential to your company’s success. Why is team …

via CMS WIRE: Upper management at your company has decided — it is ready to take the plunge with a digital transformation project. The budget is in place, the enthusiasm in the C-suite is strong and the end results sound genuinely promising. Now what? Getting started on any project always seems …

via CIO: What is change management? In modern IT, change management has many different guises. Project managers view change management as the process used to obtain approval for changes to the scope, timeline, or budget of a project. Infrastructure professionals consider change management to be the process for approving, testing, and …

via Chief Learning Officer: In today’s fast-moving economy, change is imperative for organizational success. According to global research and consultancy firm Gartner-CEB’s 2017 white paper, “Making Change Management Work,” an average organization has undergone at least five enterprise changes in the past three years. Everything must be faster, cheaper, employee-centric and …

via Forbes: Welcome to my first post in this column dedicated to presenting big ideas by bold thinkers that help us reimagine organizational change in new ways. If you want to produce change in the world and wonder how good organizational design can facilitate this change, then this column is for …

via CIO : Change management is the discipline of leading individuals, teams and entire organizations through organizational change via a combination of behavioral and social sciences, information technology and business solutions. Here are 10 steps to success when transforming your company. What is change management? Change management is the discipline of …

via THE GLOBE AND MAIL : Anna-Maria Parente is vice-president, human resources, at SureWerx, Vancouver It’s not uncommon for organizations to set an ambitious timeline when they undergo change. In implementing exponential change, it’s often overlooked that getting a buy-in from stakeholders requires a purposeful action plan that takes time. Not …

Via Local Government Chronicle : Serco has implemented a change management strategy and approach for Peterborough City Council projects. The council is undertaking a major transformation programme, aiming to improve user experience and outcomes for residents while delivering savings, managing demand and streamlining services. As with any transformation programme, it is …

Via Business Grapevine : The world of work is changing. Organisations need to adapt to this shifting landscape or risk falling into the emergent cracks and disappearing into the abyss. This is according to Andrew Mawson, MD of Advanced Workplace Associates. He explained to Executive Grapevine how indursty leaders need to …

Via LinkedIn : There was a time – not so long ago – when the need for Change in our organizations only came every now and then. The truth is that one could see it (the Change) coming, one could adapt to it, one could tweak one’s model to remain competitive …