Transformation Tip for Today

PART 3 — A very common problem with Digital Transformation efforts and that is stakeholder engagement. You could build the best digital solution on the planet, but if you don’t have the hearts and minds of your leadership and the people who will be engaged with your solution on a daily basis your chances of a successful outcome over the long term are not good. As part of this trilogy, we are going to address three major failure-points around stakeholder engagement during a digital transformation implementation.Let's Talk | http://bit.ly/339yCplPlatinum PMO Website | https://platinumpmo.comPPMO Learning Academy | https://bit.ly/2UhNLCmThe Transformation (Kindle or Paperback) | https://amzn.to/2ZMvwpP

PART 2 — A very common problem with Digital Transformation efforts and that is stakeholder engagement. You could build the best digital solution on the planet, but if you don’t have the hearts and minds of your leadership and the people who will be engaged with your solution on a daily basis your chances of a successful outcome over the long term are not good. As part of this trilogy, we are going to address three major failure-points around stakeholder engagement during a digital transformation implementation.Let's Talk | http://bit.ly/339yCplPlatinum PMO Website | https://platinumpmo.comPPMO Learning Academy | https://bit.ly/2UhNLCmThe Transformation (Kindle or Paperback) | https://amzn.to/2ZMvwpP

PART 1 — A very common problem with Digital Transformation efforts and that is stakeholder engagement. You could build the best digital solution on the planet, but if you don’t have the hearts and minds of your leadership and the people who will be engaged with your solution on a daily basis your chances of a successful outcome over the long term are not good. As part of this trilogy, we are going to address three major failure-points around stakeholder engagement during a digital transformation implementation.Let's Talk | http://bit.ly/339yCplPlatinum PMO Website | https://platinumpmo.comPPMO Learning Academy | https://bit.ly/2UhNLCmThe Transformation (Kindle or Paperback) | https://amzn.to/2ZMvwpP

One of the big reasons Enterprise Digital Transformation initiatives fall behind schedule and cost more than originally plan is a Program’s inability to properly plan for changes to scope and then properly managing the changes to scope throughout the Digital Transformation Initiative. Scope and Change Control Management are absolute program killers if not done properly.Let's Talk | http://bit.ly/339yCplPlatinum PMO Website | https://platinumpmo.comPPMO Learning Academy | https://bit.ly/2UhNLCmThe Transformation (Kindle or Paperback) | https://amzn.to/2ZMvwpP

There is a pain point that does not get a lot of attention and is often overlooked until it is too late, and that is quality assurance. The ability to review, assess, measure, report and advise on the overall quality of your digital transformation implementation is paramount to its success. Inadequate quality assurance checks throughout the transformation journey to ensure that you are properly "working the plan" to achieve your original timelines, budget and business case objectives can have a major impact on the actual value you are delivering and the return on the organization’s investment.Let's Talk | http://bit.ly/339yCplPlatinum PMO Website | https://platinumpmo.comPPMO Learning Academy | https://bit.ly/2UhNLCmThe Transformation (Kindle or Paperback) | https://amzn.to/2ZMvwpP

There is a pain point that does not get a lot of attention, but it can really bite you bad at the back end of your initiative if not handled properly, and that is preparing your organization to support and sustain your new Digital Product and Digital Operating Model.Let's Talk Link | http://bit.ly/339yCplPlatinum PMO Website | https://platinumpmo.comPPMO Learning Academy | https://bit.ly/2UhNLCmThe Transformation (Kindle or Paperback) | https://amzn.to/2ZMvwpP

Something that can really paralyze an Enterprise Digital Transformation Implementation and that is the ability to establish one delivery culture within your implementation organization. On large-scale Digital Transformations, there are a few popular staffing strategies. Platinum PMO's CEO, Richard Catalano discusses multiple views on this topic in this Transformation Tip for Today.Let's Talk | http://bit.ly/339yCplPlatinum PMO Website | https://platinumpmo.comPPMO Learning Academy | https://bit.ly/2UhNLCmThe Transformation (Kindle or Paperback) | https://amzn.to/2ZMvwpP

I know, most people really don’t like to document, but documentation is a really critical part of every digital transformation initiative and believe it or not, is one of the key reasons why the majority of Digital Transformation implementations fail to deliver on time, on budget and without all of the value as described in the original business case. The fact of the matter is that Enterprise Digital Transformation Initiatives generate massive amounts of information that, believe it or not in 2020, is still not integrated and not messaged to the appropriate audiences. This is creating "silos" of independent work teams who are not "connecting the dots" and missing key integration points that are going to kill your implementation.Let's Talk | http://bit.ly/339yCplPlatinum PMO Website | https://platinumpmo.comPPMO Learning Academy | https://bit.ly/2UhNLCmThe Transformation (Kindle or Paperback) | https://amzn.to/2ZMvwpP

One of the big reasons Enterprise Digital Transformation initiatives fall behind schedule and cost more than originally plan is the Program’s inability to make timely decisions. It has been my experience that a majority of the resources in leadership positions throughout these types of initiatives are lacking what I refer to as the "decision-making muscle" and the ability to make key decisions and solve issues at the pace that the program requires. This inefficiency typically causes significant delays to the initiative.Let's Talk | http://bit.ly/339yCplPlatinum PMO Website | https://platinumpmo.comPPMO Learning Academy | https://bit.ly/2UhNLCmThe Transformation (Kindle or Paperback) | https://amzn.to/2ZMvwpP

Risk Planning and Management is one of those things that is often talked about conceptually, but in reality, a lot of the programs I have seen over the years simply do not do a good job of identifying, scoring, dispositioning and planning for the impact that may occur should risk materializing on their program. Before you even begin planning your Enterprise Digital Transformation you should be thinking about risks.Let's Talk | http://bit.ly/339yCplPlatinum PMO Website | https://platinumpmo.comPPMO Learning Academy | https://bit.ly/2UhNLCmThe Transformation (Kindle or Paperback) | https://amzn.to/2ZMvwpP

In one of our initial webisodes, we discussed that 65 percent of digital transformations end up being over budget, deliver late and/or fail to deliver the value outlined in their original business case. One of the culprits that cause these types of failure is improper planning on what it is truly going to take to successfully implement your digital transformation.Let's Talk | http://bit.ly/339yCplPlatinum PMO Website | https://platinumpmo.comPPMO Learning Academy | https://bit.ly/2UhNLCmThe Transformation (Kindle or Paperback) | https://amzn.to/2ZMvwpP

If you are a program sponsor or a program leader that is currently struggling with a digital transformation implementation and things just aren’t clicking for you, then you are in the right place because during this series we are going to be talking about all of the pain that companies go through while implementing their digital transformations and how you can avoid it.Let's Talk | http://bit.ly/339yCplPlatinum PMO Website | https://platinumpmo.comPPMO Learning Academy | https://bit.ly/2UhNLCmThe Transformation (Kindle or Paperback) | https://amzn.to/2ZMvwpP