All Articles on Organizational Change Management
The Critical Role of Organizational Change Teams in Transformation Projects
When starting a transformation, many projects focus on the Functional and Technical areas. However, do not underestimate the PEOPLE side of the project. One of the most effective tools for addressing the people issues involves building and mentoring a robust Organizational Change Team which includes representation from all key stakeholder communities. Robust OCM Change Teams are not easy to build or mentor, but they are one key to achieving success and mitigating risk during the change that comes with any transformation. The article explores the characteristics and activities of OCM Change Teams throughout the project.01 Sep 2009
IFRS: The Right Next Step for US Business
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) is the framework used by most publicly traded companies in the world today to report their financial results. With support from important constituencies, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) have taken first steps toward a transition to IFRS from the accounting and reporting framework currently in place in the US. Is the US really going to set aside US generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP)? The answer is almost certainly yes. As this white paper shows, within a few years the SEC is likely to designate a date for mandatory adoption of IFRS by all US public companies.15 Mar 2009
Navigating the Multi-GAAP Reporting Maze
Oftentimes, before a company can embed IFRS as its primary financial reporting standard, it must go through a dual-reporting period during which IFRS and US GAAP financial statements are reconciled. The ability to meet challenging multi-GAAP reporting requirements largely depends upon the magnitude of the IFRS and US GAAP differences, other GAAP and/or regulatory reporting requirements, the capabilities of the company's information systems and the agility of its processes. As this article explains, there are complex issues to address and critical decisions to be made, so the time to begin getting the jump on a smooth conversion to IFRS is now.15 Mar 2009
Organizational Change Management: The Behavioral Aspects of Change
This paper focuses the connection between behaviors and business results. The paper provides an outline for a process of identifying and reinforcing the new behaviors that SAP requires for a successful implementation. These new behaviors are the driver to achieving the desired business results.05 Nov 2008
No one can predict how long the current recession will last. However,one thing is for sure: with every economic crisis comes opportunity. Some companies will go from good to great,others will just fade away, making room for more innovative competitors. To be among the winners, executives need to answer three key questions: Where Should I Invest Today? How Can I Grab Market Share to Defend and Grow My Position? How Can I Cut Costs Without Weakening My Organization? This article aims to answer these questions.01 Nov 2008
Organizational Change Management (OCM) - Role Mapping
This OCM white paper has been written to assist clients in better understanding the Role Mapping process in an SAP deployment. The white paper defines Role Mapping and speaks to the logical build that is required in order to ensure that the project process teams output is properly transferred to the business, at an End User level, and supported by the organization. Role Mapping results are critical as they will be the basis for the training curriculum and the security profiles. They will also be the foundation for the HR position descriptions impacted by the SAP project.10 Oct 2008
The Changing Face of Collaboration
Collaboration has always been a key to increasing knowledge and the face of collaboration is changing. Collaboration is becoming more global, dynamic, diverse, and inclusive. These changes are driven by both increasing global access to the internet and new tools provided via the Internet. This article explores some of the changes, tools, and challenges in today's collaborative environment.02 Sep 2008
Goal Oriented Enterprise Risk Management
Managing risks at wrong places is the inherent risk of/in any risk management function. Unfortunately, in reality this risk often occurs! While risk management is often considered to be largely applicable to financial sector, I strongly believe, it is equally important (and proves beneficial too) to other industries as well. As most of my experience has been with IT, in this article, I've laid out the flaws, frequently overlooked key attributes of an effective risk management and a practical approach to overcome them.20 Aug 2008
Change leaders who understand the phases of transition and are able to apply management strategies for each of the transition phases accelerate the time to acceptance, which in turn results in desired behavior.29 May 2008
SAP Release Change and Unicode Migration a Customer Experience Report
This article describes the experiences during a successful upgrade project from SAP R/3 4.6C to ECC 6.0 and a unicode migration at the same time. It does not go into technical details, it rather outlines the different phases of such a project.20 May 2008
Organizational Change Management enables business transformation, transition management, user adoption, and performance. This presentation illustrates how you can access and participate in the Organizational Change Management community on BPX and explains basic premises of OCM.29 Apr 2008
Sustain the Change: Managing Change by Coming Full Circle
It is a lot easier to start an SAP project intended to change your business than to finish it. Sustaining a change must begin when the project starts. A plan for monitoring the success of an SAP implementation must be put in place to gain return on your investment.25 Apr 2008
The What, Why and How of Resistance
People's reaction to change is the primary factor for success of any implementation. At the end of the day, when the system is configured and up and running, if behaviors don't change to align with the desired vision, then nothing will change. For this reason, it is critical to understand what the impact of change is and how it can foster resistance, why people would resist change, and how to address it depending on how the resistance manifests itself.05 Mar 2008
Executive Insight: Organizational Readiness
Gain insight into how you can meet organizational readiness challenges facing your company as you adopt new technology. Take the right steps and implement change management strategies to ensure that your organization adapts effectively to change and ultimately becomes a best-run business.01 Mar 2008
Tomorrow's Healthcare - Mr Schultz Takes Control
Nobody likes to be sick, but if your health does take a plunge, it is good to know you are in competent hands. But there will be more issues to consider in the future: Healthcare systems globally are facing radical changes.21 Feb 2008
How to Make Measuring Organizational Change Readiness Meaningful and Applicable
There has been much written about communication and the importance of aligning organizational elements with the changes introduced by SAP. But the question remains, "How do you measure organizational readiness to ensure you have a smooth and effective transition?" This article proposes a method to measure organizational change readiness while ensuring the metrics are meaningful, manageable and measureable.30 Jan 2008
Business Process Expert Newsletter - January 16, 2008
This issue's topics include: Learn about Business Process Management, SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment Demo, Business Network Transformation and Semantic Interoperability and more.16 Jan 2008
Dimensions of Organizational Change Management - Part Two
Many Change Management initiatives fail or see no increase in performance, or delayed performance. This is due to inadequate understanding of and commitment to the different aspects of Organizational Change Management. This is primarily due to lack of insight about the involved components and factors. This article, part one of a two-part series, provides insights that SAP consultants can use to harness better results during Organizational Change Management and offers a review of the literature. Factors or components are categorized into dimensions.10 Sep 2007
Dimensions of Organizational Change Management - Part One
Many Change Management initiatives fail or see no increase in performance, or delayed performance. This is due to inadequate understanding of and commitment to the different aspects of Organizational Change Management. This is primarily due to lack of insight about the involved components and factors. This article, part one of a two-part series, provides insights that SAP consultants can use to harness better results during Organizational Change Management and offers a review of the literature. Factors or components are categorized into dimensions.07 Sep 2007
Valero Energy Business Transformation Study
See how Valero, the largest oil refiner in North America, used SAP NetWeaver to quickly integrate the disparate IT systems its new acquisitions brought with them. SAP NetWeaver is also the platform for Valero's enterprise SOA, on which it is developing integrated, resuable Web services, resulting in business efficiencies.01 Aug 2007