Problematic situations exhibit a common structure or pattern. The structure of most problems comprises 3 main elements: The Problem State The Solved State The Solution Path The Problem State implies “what is,” the Solved State denotes “what should be,” and the Solution Path implies the changes integral to bridging the gap between the two states. […]
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4 Strategies of Change Management
Almost every organization has to go through the process of radical change at some point in its lifetime to survive and to remain relevant, because the business environment is constantly changing and evolving. Change Management, also referred to as Organizational Change or Organizational Change Management, is the process of implementing new policies, processes, or structures […]
Change Management in Times of Uncertainty
Organizations during good times enjoy lenient and thriving economic conditions. The confidence interval for tolerance of errors is relatively high. There isn’t a pressing requirement for overhauling operations or Business Models, compelled by external factors. There is a rare feeling of sense of urgency and people tend to take time to ponder over and carefully […]
Digital Maturity Strategy
Go digital or go home. To survive in the Digital Age, organizations must pursue Digital Transformation to not only support strategies and reach customers, but also to modernize and achieve excellence in their internal operations and processes. The pursuit of Digital Maturity is quickly becoming a necessity. Yet, most organizations are unable to properly strategize […]
Achieving Digital Maturity
Digital Transformation is a matter of survival now for all organizations particularly businesses. Altering organizations to cater to the progressively digital market environments and gaining benefit of the digital technologies to enhance operations are vital objectives for virtually every modern-day business. Digital Transformation is typically more difficult than any Change or Transformation program that an […]
10 Principles of Organizational Design
Research by PwC indicates that leading companies are in a near perpetual state of Reorganization. This upsurge in Organizational Design initiatives is owing to the accelerating pace of strategic change caused by disruption of industries, changing competitor landscape, customer behaviors, and distribution channels. Companies opt to commence efforts to restructure their organization in the hopes […]
10 Best Practices for Small, Agile Teams
Profitability is at the core of successful businesses. Many markets do not allow as much top-line revenue increase as the companies would like. Therefore, organizations have to focus on improving the bottom-line. Boosting the bottom-line entails raising Productivity. Productivity enhancement can be achieved by eliminating redundancies and improving processes that change the company. Process Improvement […]
Digital Manufacturing
Digital Transformation in Manufacturing, or Digital Manufacturing for short, is a matter of survival now for manufacturing concerns. Manufacturing companies desirous of survival have no choice but to hop on the Digital Transformation bandwagon, rapidly. Business Transformation of any kind is not an easy endeavor. Change Management of Digital Manufacturing is typically more difficult than […]
Digital Transformation: Challenges to Digital Manufacturing
Digital Transformation in Manufacturing or “Digital Manufacturing” for short is not an optional decision for companies anymore. Manufacturing concerns that want to survive have to jump on the Digital Transformation bandwagon hastily. Digital Manufacturing has become a prerequisite for a profitable existence even for mere survival of a manufacturing concern. Business Transformation of any kind […]
Conditions for Sustainable Change
With most Transformation initiatives people gradually revert back to their old habits of doing things. Sustainable Change Management necessitates 4 key processes: Chartering—defining the scope, rationale, and team for the change initiative. Learning—testing and refining ideas before a full-blown execution of the initiative. Mobilizing—using symbols and metaphors to engage people and gain their buy-in for […]
Sustainable Digital Transformation
Accelerated pace of technological disruption has forced organizations to change. It has triggered leaders to think of the ways they must adopt to survive in these challenging times. Organizations are confronting this scenario by embracing digital technologies. Traditionally, the focus of the organizations in these Transformation initiatives has remained on speed of change. To get […]
4 Processes of Sustainable Change
Initiatives aimed at improving performance are often launched with great uproar, costing an organization significant investments. Such initiatives necessitate extensive changes in the Organizational Culture and the way the enterprise systems and processes function. However, most initiatives fall short of realizing success. Decades of scholarly research on Change Management reveals that the issues that contribute […]
