How Do Organizations Get On Board with Digital Transformation? [Employee Buy-In and Alignment]
Getting internal buy-in is one of the most important success factors for a digital transformation but one of the common questions we get from clients is how do we get internal buy-in into our digital transformation? That’s exactly what I want to talk about here today.
How Tech is Transforming Manufacturing
What we want to talk in this article is discuss some of the key technologies that are changing the way manufacturers operate and the idea here is to give you some ideas on how you might leverage some of these technologies to define a digital strategy and roadmap to help improve your manufacturing operations.
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.
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
Stuck Standing Still: 5 Steps to Move Beyond Siloed Thinking in Organizations
Stuck Standing Still: 5 Steps to Move Beyond Siloed Thinking in Organizations. This problem is not new, nor have thought leaders been silent in sounding the alarm. We’ve been trapped in this dysfunctional cycle of being stuck standing still in our silos for decades.
Lesson Learned from Southwest Airline’s Epic IT Implosion
The incident taught the airline industry an important lesson – that having a comprehensive IT system is key to running a successful business. By investing in the right technology, companies can ensure more reliable service and fewer disruptions. In addition, Southwest Airlines learned the hard way that they must be wary of their reliance on third-party vendors and have more stringent risk management practices, audits, and business operation evaluations.
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 […]
Supply Chain Management in 2030: Future Trends, Changes, and Predictions
Supply chains of the 2020s look a lot different than they have in the past and they’re going to look a lot different in the future. What we want to do today is talk about the future of supply chain management as we know it today. Supply Chain Management has been rocked over the last […]
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 […]
A Step by Step Guide To Digital Transformation
There are a number of key steps and sequences of activities that need to happen in a successful Digital Transformation but what exactly are the steps that you should take? That’s what we want to talk about in this article.