Driving Transformation: Data or People First?

The debate between "data first" and "people first" has become central to digital transformation discussions....

Business Change: the Stormtrooper, the Ninja and the Superhero

Effective business change relies on communication clarity, empathy and continuous strategic alignment; full stop. There are numerous ways to convey messages, including various communication types (verbal, written, visual, non-verbal), co...

Stakeholder Engagement to Foster Effective Business Change

In any business situation, it is always about people; indeed, people make or influence decisions. Stakeholder management is key to effective business operations and, a fortiori, effective change initiatives. The first commandment of stake...

PLM Doctors: Demonstrating Flexibility and Adaptability, Putting People and Data First

Doctors are specially trained and licensed professionals, and their job is to make a diagnosis (find what’s wrong or likely to get wrong) and then, treat patients to help them get better or prevent them to get worse. There are many diffe...

​Applying the Change Equation to Business Transformation Journeys

It is commonly said that business transformations are journeys; marathons, not sprints. This is because they have multiple dimensions, from people, to data, processes and tools. Every attempt in trying to understand or simplify complex t...

Business Transformation vs Digital Transformation

It is often said that business change / transformation is concerned with all operational aspects: people first, then process, data, systems and tools—a.k.a. the ‘golden triangle’ of change. Whereas digitalization / digital transformati...