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Execution: Organizational Change Management in Practice
In order to be successful, organizational change efforts are not exercises in democracy but rather military deployments. This article builds further on that military metaphor to clarify my point.
The Time Factor
As I am writing this we are about to shake up a traditional organization by means of an SAP implementation. Most of the times this is regarded as a pure software implementation: design the system, configure the system, test the system and roll it out. That is how most software engineers look at it and […]
“Wellness”… My Ass!
Last week I was a few minutes early on the steering committee of a huge SAP implementation. As we were joking around we came to the subject of ‘change management’. One person mentioned that some consulting companies abbreviate it as ‘CMS’, which alternatively translates as “Chicks Making Slides”. I had no evidence to prove him wrong. So […]
Managing Organizational Change During SAP Implementations
The book is now generally available! Leading the organizational change that accompanies your SAP implementation is like driving across new territory. There may be a multitude of maps and travel guides with interesting stories, but they will not get you to your destination. If you want to get there, you will need to get in […]
What’s In It For Me?
How do you sell something people didn’t ask for? It’s a question worth asking when you are involved in organizational change projects such as an ERP implementation. In my opinion, marketers know more about how to cope with a changing environment than any other people inside an organization. In fact, the survival of the […]
30 Dirty Truths about SAP & Organizational Change
30 Dirty truths about SAP and organizational change management. Taken directly from my experience in the field. Biased without a doubt, but straight from the gut.
Managing Organizational Change During SAP Implementations
This is the title of the book that Siegfried Caems and I have been working on over the past half year. We are currently editing the final bits. The book contains basics on Organizational Change and how to apply them during your SAP implementation. It will be available as of March 2007.
