Intelligent Change

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Lead your organization through its next digital transformation project Intelligent Change: The Science Behind Digital Transformations is a comprehensive and data-driven analysis of what makes digital transformation succeed or fail and the steps you need to take to effectively manage technological change within your organization. A team of expert project managers and digital transformation consultants walks you through seven key levers of successful technology change and how to implement them at your firm. The authors rely on a systematic analysis of over 1,800 publications, 160 interviews with top-level managers, and fieldwork involving 150 separate digital transformation efforts to generate data-driven and actionable conclusions consistent with the latest research and best practices. You’ll learn why many supposedly critical tentpoles of digital transformation planning fail to actually deliver results and what you really need to focus on to realize business value. Perfect for entrepreneurs, founders, managers, executives, and other business leaders, Intelligent Change is also an essential book for project managers and IT professionals interested in shepherding their organization through its next technology change initiative. Shepherd your firm through its next digital transformation initiative Only 1 in 200 digital transformations finish on time, within budget, and realize the planned benefits. To avoid the same fate, you must understand why so many fail, and some succeed. In Intelligent Change: The Science Behind Digital Transformations, a team of renowned project management and digital transformation experts delivers a how-to manual for expansive technology change initiatives at firms of all types and sizes. The authors rely on a systematic review of over 1800 publications, interviews with 160 top-level managers, and fieldwork studying 150 digital transformation projects to bring you research- and data-backed strategies you can implement at your own organization to ensure your own project provides business value. Learn what strategies work and why. Understand which strategies don't work and what pitfalls to avoid. You'll find step-by-step guidance on how to execute a digital transformation using the keys to successful change initiatives, including: Establishing ownership amongst your front-line managers and staff that goes beyond mere support and promotion of the change Building trusting relationships between the different levels of your organization Creating effective two-way communication between the planners of the technology change and the ground-level staff implementing it Perfect for managers, executives, entrepreneurs, founders, and other business leaders, Intelligent Change is also a must-read for project managers and IT professionals tasked with shepherding their companies through their next major technological change.

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Pages: 224, Edition: 1, Hardcover, Wiley