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To this end, Decision Inc has developed a
proven methodology for implementing the
organisations’ Intelligent Enterprise journey.
This is easily illustrated through a simple
equation that defines the journey within
achievable and relevant parameters.
This allows for the organisation to build out
greater insight into the end state where
the variable state is lower and certainty
substantially higher.
X (start) + Y (route) = Z (end state)
For example: 8 + X = 15
Start + route = end state
Scenario 1: Clear start and end
With a clear understanding of our Start
Point and our End State, the process is now
to define how to apply resources and build
a change and implementation program to
drive the transformation by working towards
a measured outcome
Scenario 2: Unclear Start Point but
clarity on the End State
The challenge often comes when we do
not have 100% clarity of our start point.
Our data platforms health, data quality,
organisational maturity and understanding
of our current state. This risk faced is that if
we assume we are better than we are and
build a change program to achieve our end
objective, we may not actually land up at our
intended solution.
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IF THE
ORGANISATION
CAN BUILD
OUT GREATER
INSIGHTS
INTO THE END
STATE, THEN ITS
VARIABLE STATE
WILL BE LOWER
AND CERTAINTY
SUBSTANTIALLY
HIGHER.
Scenario 3: Unclear End State
All too often, organisations kick off change
and technology projects without a very clear
definition of the End State and what they
intend to experience when they get there.
This leaves the organisation chasing a target
that isn’t clear and can be biased heavily
by people’s opinions of what the End State
should look like.
even though they don’t know what they
want from it.
The reality is that most companies only look
at the future state around 40% of the time.
Everybody is focused on the now. With good
reason. The influx of technology, data and
platform keeps thousands of digital balls
in the proverbial air and the enterprise is
expected to juggle these with a dexterity that
few have the time or ability to develop. But
every business needs a clear idea of the end
game in order to know where they are going
and how they are supposed to get there.
Now is the time to begin at the end.
“We are witnessing more disruption in
human history over the next 10 to 20 years
than what we have seen in the last 20,000
years. Prediction: 60% of Fortune 1000
companies will be out of business in just 10
years.” – Singularity University.
If the organisation can build out
greater insights into the end state,
then its variable state will be lower and
certainty substantially higher. Decision
Inc’s transformation methodology is a
packaged approach to the assessment
of the organisation’s current state and
the development of a robust and agile
framework that helps it to achieve its future
state. The methodology encompasses
every aspect of the process from change
management to problem resolution, to
realising full enterprise potential.
Scenario 4: General uncertainty
Realising potential
In this example, what happens if we assumed
the start was eight, but it was actually four?
Going seven steps forward would not enable
us to get to our intended End State.
Many companies embark on transformation
programmes without clarity on all three
options. This is often where the business and
its people feel pressure to do something,
Every business in every market is in a
significant state of flux and the problem
for many is that there is a critical shortage
of expertise and skills in the market to
enable organisations to lead these changes.
Decision Inc’s global Knowledge Platforms
provides clients with proven approaches
that have been built in multiple markets and
bring the best learnings and shared insights
to the customer.
In a world where all organisations must start
the journey to being more intelligent, the
change framework and approach is a very
important tool to ensure that the investment
decisions the business makes in technology,
process, capability and change is aligned to
the company’s future strategy. n
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