Key Steps to Successful Transformation

Change and transformation projects are like launching rockets into outer space. A successful transformation project requires adequate planning and substantial energy to successfully set-up a project from the beginning. That first step can be the most important. If the right amount of focus and energy is put into the onset of a project, the project will have enough momentum to get off the ground. While the overwhelming number of transformations fail, there are some things that can be done to help your project beat the odds. Here are 5 keys to a successful transformation:

1. Demand Clarity

The first step to every transformation effort is to clearly state your purpose. Defining Why your company is able to move together and persevere through obstacles. Achieving clarity is one of the key transformation project task:

Why

How

What

2. Consider all of the dimensions 

There is a tendency to overly focus on a single aspect when organizations think about doing something new or better. In case of organization might think the key to better production is better processes and technology. This might be true but it may also require restructuring the organization to remove barriers and align teams. It might also require providing existing teams with new skills. People, process, technology and organization are interconnected. You need to analyze and address all these areas for any project to be successful. An honest assessment of what you already have in place enables you to identify gaps to delivering a successful transformation

People

Process

Technology

Organization

3. Optimize before you maximize

Not all transformation project is about something completely new. When undergoing a transformation project, it’s common to uncover other broken processes that you didn’t realize were there.

Operational projects

Foundational projects

Transformational projects

4. Establish Governance

The statement of the status requires that everyone have an agreement on where we are. It is also helpful to have agreement on a realistic timeframe. What causes many organizations to give up on the transformation is lack of clarity around the journey. This results in frustration that can override the compelling reasons for why the journey was undertaken in the first place.

Its the key to must to have:

Roadmap 

Project Plan 

Steering Committee 

Leadership Team 

5. Communicate, communicate, communicate

Communication is key to transforming. It is a common need for everyone in the project. The difference between success and failure of project can be adequately to the communication of everyone in the team.

Here are the points to be considered:

Identify stakeholders

Tailor messages and content

Communicate often in many different forms

Communication, when done right, maintains right direction, progress and clear stetement with achieved tasks. Constantly reminding your team the importance of the transformation and the great results that can achieved is inspiring and will help motivate the members. It also helps identify and resolve issues. Open communication encourages people to work together which leads to higher productivity.

 

In Conclusion

Change is hard but with right points and right support we hope that the path to a successful transformation is a little easier. The pain and effort will be worth it once your transformation is complete. Once you decide that a transformation in your company is needed, we are here to help to do to make your project successful.