I always know I’ve got my work cut out for me when a client asks when we’ll be finished with transformation. The truth is, “done” doesn’t exist. Adjusting, evolving and learning occurs over an indefinite amount of time, but that doesn’t mean we can’t look for indicators that progress is happening. Here are the “big 3” signs that I always keep an eye out for to determine if the transformation is headed in the right direction.

To build a killer transformation team, you need the right roles and mindsets at the table. It’s kind of like assembling the perfect combination of Avengers for the existential threat at hand. But it isn’t necessary to have all of your Avengers present to achieve success, just the right ones. Here's what that looks like.

In this article, we delve into the essence of project-to-product transformation, its key tenets, and why it stands as a pivotal strategy for organizations seeking to thrive in the digital age.

You might think your digital transformation is being guided by your desired outcome, but you’d be surprised how many organizations end up chasing the wrong kind of change because their objectives were too vague. The more specific the vision, the more intentional you can be about making the right decisions along the way.

The key to Digital Transformation is CTO and C-suite Alignment, but not just any kind of alignment. The kind that materializes when IT sits shoulder to shoulder with their counterparts to co-create a vision. Does this sound like your organization? If not, it’s costing you more than just ideas. Here’s how to run diagnostics on your org and troubleshoot.

Summer is in full swing and the last thing anyone wants to think about is fiscal year planning. Who likes fast-forwarding ahead to January when flip flops and beach weather are top of mind? And yet, July is the typical timeframe for organizations to ramp up planning conversations about the coming year.

Without the context of systems, people aren’t as effective at leading their own product teams or honing their craft because they’re adrift. Product Ops can help refine the details around discovery and design, and give much needed structure to this critical function. Learn more about this necessary component to any product practice.

In this foundational post, we delve into the essence of operating model design, its key components, and why operating model framework holds a paramount role in shaping the success and longevity of modern enterprises.

If your team has been spinning out on your organization's digital transformation or the implementation of a product model, it’s easy to see the temptation of a canned plan. It’s billed as turnkey and can get your team out of the weeds quickly, right? Wrong. Here’s what it takes to create a successful transformation and implementation.

When a leadership team decides that they want to take on the hard work of a digital transformation, sometimes they think that it’s all about IT — modernizing the tech stack, creating seamless data flows, leveraging new tools, etc. We all know that’s not the whole story. It’s not a true transformation unless you’re taking on the entirety of the people, process and technology ecosystem inside of your organization.

This article explores the importance of Empowered Execution, why large organizations struggle with it, and how to build a team-based organizational structure and employee empowerment. Because without this core mindset, your teams and the organization are likely to fumble through transformation.

In this episode of Constant Variables, I break down how digital transformation is not just a technology integration, but a people and process integration, that ultimately delivers a more valuable customer and employee experience in every part of a business.