The First (and Most Important) Step to Digital Transformation Success
When people think about digital transformation success versus failure, they often think about things like project management and governance and making sure we address change management, make sure we get our processes right, make sure we have our requirements well defined, a lot of things like that that are very important to digital transformation success.
The problem is, is that there’s an underlying reason why so many projects fail and most projects fail in the very early weeks and months of a transformation. It’s the very first step that you should be taking in a digital transformation initiative but most project teams overlook this first step
What Is Digital Transformation vs. Business Transformation?
Digital Transformation and Business Transformation are two of the hottest buzzwords in the industry today but how exactly are these two terms different and how does it apply to you? That’s what I want to talk about in this article today.
Top ERP Software Terms and Definitions You Need To Know
As part of helping our clients with digital transformations, oftentimes we’re helping them with ERP software implementations. Over the years, I’ve learned that there’s a lot of different terms, buzzwords and definitions that are really important to understand in order to be successful. So today we want to talk about 10 key terms and definitions that are really important for you to understand when embarking on an Erp software implementation or if you’re just trying to learn more about ERP software in general.Â
How to Measure Software Implementation Go-Live Readiness
When organizations embark on their digital transformations, they inevitably come up on a window or that period within an implementation where they have to start thinking about go-live. Oftentimes, organizations will conduct a go/no-go assessment, a kind of a yellow/red/green sort of assessment of where things are and where they think the status and the risks are. That’s typically a very qualitative exercise, it’s usually based on gut feel, there’s not a lot of measures or metrics behind that but what organizations should be doing instead, is looking at tangible measures that quantify how ready the organization is.
Why Do SAP S/4HANA Implementations Fail? What Are the Root Causes of SAP Failure?
One of the most commonly implemented ERP systems in the market and amongst our client base here at Third Stage is SAP S/4HANA, in fact as SAP sunsets their legacy customers off of ECC and migrates more and more of them to S/4HANA, we’re finding that more and more organizations throughout the world are implementing S/4HANA.
Top 5 Change Management Strategies Most Digital Transformation Teams Overlook
When deploying a change management strategy for digital transformation, most organizations overlook the most important change strategies that are most likely to make a project successful
What is a Chief Information Officer? What Is the Role of a CIO?
The key stakeholder and the key position within most businesses that we most commonly work with is the CIO or the Chief Information Officer. Oftentimes, the CIO role might be called the Vice President of IT, it might be called the Director of IT or an IT Manager but in general the CIO is that top dog or that leading management role within the IT function. The CIO role is something that’s in high demand nowadays with the emergence of new technologies and data and business intelligence and artificial intelligence and all this different technology that’s emerging and really helping change the way organizations run.
Why Do Digital Transformations and ERP Implementations Cost Too Much Time and Money?
It’s no secret that a majority of digital transformations fail to deliver on time, on budget and deliver the business value that’s expected. A bigger reason for this is because organizations have largely misaligned expectations on what it takes to be successful but why is this? How do we get implementation expectations so wrong? That’s […]
How to Begin a Career In Technology Consulting [For College Grads and Experienced Hires]
Consulting is a rewarding and challenging career that can work well for many people but how exactly do you become a consultant? That’s what I want to talk about here today. I’ve been a consultant my entire career, I started 25 years ago, coming out of graduate school and it’s a career that I didn’t […]
How to Prepare for an ERP Implementation Go-Live [Digital Transformation Readiness]
Go live is one of the most important milestones in any digital transformation but how do you know if you’re ready and well prepared for your go live? That’s what we want to talk about here today. Go live is one of the most important milestones in your project plan but a lot of times […]
Do We Need to Change Right Now? Here Is a Case for Digital Transformation.
There are a number of external pressures that are causing organizations to rush into digital transformations but NOW is not always the right time to go through a digital transformation. What we want to do today is talk about whether or not you really need to go through a transformation right now. We find that […]
Who Is Responsible for Digital Transformation Success? [CIO, CFO, COO, and Project Manager Roles]
Accountability is one of the biggest questions that organizations have when preparing for an upcoming transformation. Who is ultimately accountable for the success of our digital transformation? That’s exactly what we want to talk about here today.