Why do companies struggle with digital transformation?
Companies of all sizes are faced with industry disruption, new technologies, and changing customer needs. Organizations with outdated…
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The BPM Checklist for Successful Digital Project Execution
Newton’s Third Law says that, “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” In this same vein, for every digital interaction your customer has with your product or brand, there should be an automated business process reaction. We call this the “Process Experience.” It’s putting the goal of the digital product in context…
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5 Reasons Digital Projects Fail: The Forgotten Role of Business Process
Despite the best intentions and ever-evolving methodologies, at the end of the day many digital/IT projects still are not successful. Several different studies over the past five years put the industry success rate below 60%. Dr. Dobbs did a survey on digital project execution a few years ago and found: - Traditional projects: 47% are…
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Operational Excellence
Privileged Access: The Root of Your Next Breach?
The recent cybersecurity breach at Anthem, Inc. has been classified as one of the largest breaches ever of customer information. Despite Anthem’s status as a healthcare powerhouse with over $2.6 billion in revenue last year, it only took one privileged account to introduce a security breach that affected 80 million customers. Organizations that have experienced…
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5 Steps to Increase IT/Marketing Alignment
The digital age has intertwined Marketing and IT like never before – and the tension is palpable. It may be difficult for these two powerhouses to work in tandem, but it's vital that they learn to play nicely to take advantage of digital opportunities, improve customer experiences, and drive growth. Marketing and IT professionals DO…
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What is Agile, Part II: Key Agile Terminology
Have you been asking yourself, "What is Agile?" You're in the right place. This is the second installment of a two-part series on the basics of Agile. In the first post we defined how Agile works. Now we’re equipping you with the top 10 key terms you need to know to be conversant in Agile.…
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Jump Start Organizational Change Management with GRPI
My team and I recently started a 15-month Business Process Management (BPM) engagement for a Fortune 500 financial services firm. The project focuses on transitioning over 7MM charged off credit card accounts from one system of record to another as part of a recent acquisition. As the project was kicking off, it became obvious that…
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What is Agile Development? Defining the Basics
Agile development is super-hot right now. But what is Agile development, exactly? We’ve compiled this post to provide a basic overview and key definitions of the Agile methodology. The Agile software development methodology began in the mid-1990s but has recently gained significant traction inside and outside of IT departments due to its suitability for an…
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Enterprise Agility
Adding Transparency Into Your Agile/Kanban Workflow
Why the 3 Columns of “To Do, Doing, Done” Aren’t Always Enough On a recent project, I noticed that our previously high-performing Scrum team was sputtering. We were missing an increasing number of sprint commitments, and none of our retrospective suggestions were improving performance. In fact, retrospectives often turned into constructive critiques, where we were…
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The Reality of Intellectual Property (IP) Data Protection: 3 Ways to Combat Everyday Risks
In a landmark case last week, the U.S. Justice Department charged five Chinese officials with hacking into the networks of the U.S. Steel Corporation and Westinghouse Electric. Unfortunately, the theft of corporate secrets from what is estimated to be more than 3,000 American companies in one report circulated last year is nothing new. Intellectual property…
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Enterprise Agility
Are You Coaching Your Lean Six Sigma Candidates for Success?
As a Black Belt (BB), I've observed on many occasions how crucial it is to position Lean Six Sigma (LSS) trainees and candidates for success at the start of their journey. When LSS capability is not effectively created from the getgo, the organization wastes time and resources, and may miss key market opportunities when planned…
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