Developing and managing clear-cut, yet flexible change management program initiatives is essential to your Shared Services center’s short and long-term success.
By establishing strategic partnerships that encourage optimal communication and understanding between your faculty, departments, and stakeholders, change management can be effectively managed. By attending this session, you will learn how to:
Develop and maintain a flexible approach toward your change management programs – so to ensure continual improvement
Create the proper messaging, based upon your audience type and how to ensure message consistency
Develop and implement change management programs that will engage and excite your very diverse workforce
Incorporate a positive work environment that enhances work productivity and efficiency
Critical Components of Effective Change ManagementChazey Partners
Regardless of where your organization may be on the maturity spectrum of shared services, change is a constant, and the ability to manage change as part of your day-to-day operations is crucial to ensure the cultural transformation needed for execution and growth.
Most organizations have accepted the need for a performance metrics framework. While these metrics are considered a necessity and often demand significant resources, many organizations are producing metrics reports that are not demonstrating value and do not seem to influence decision-making. This PDF document explores the key concepts, best practices and lessons learned from our years of public sector experience and other case studies. You will learn how to:
• Establish or rebuild your metrics framework
• Implement metrics that are S.M.A.R.T (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-bound)
• Identify what metrics your internal clients care and how to engage them
• Drive relevance and performance from your metrics reporting
Mastering the Critical Components to Effective Change Management 2016Chazey Partners
Regardless of where your organization may be on the maturity spectrum of Shared Services, change is a constant, and the ability to manage change as part of your day-to-day operations is crucial. It is essential to ensure not only successful transformation, but the refinements and the continuous improvement afterwards that furthers the benefits of Shared Services and facilitates future growth.
During this workshop we demystify change management and employee engagement techniques by exploring practical applications, tools and latest practices. This presentation help you to:
· Learn how to enable on-going change for sustainable support and business results
· Manage cultural changes while keeping employees engaged/motivated
· Understand cross-cultural considerations in managing expectations
· Master ongoing communication that is relevant and resonates with stakeholders and employees
· Gain an improved understanding of change management
· Receive practical tools or ideas that can be implemented after the conference
Without Client Engagement There is No Shared ServicesChazey Partners
Sometimes the only thing “shared” about a Shared Services Organization is the name. Is your organization set-up for sustainable success? Learn about the four critical success factors for Shared Services and what happens when the client is not engaged in the transformation. In this interactive workshop, we combine small group work with synergistic plenary sessions to cover the nine key components of the Client Interaction Framework. This workshop is targeted at organizations with mature Shared Services or those who are just planning and launching. Participants will come away with an assessment tool that will enable them to review their own initiatives and develop a plan to close the gaps between their current state and leading practices.
Shared Services in Higher Education: conceps, clients, consumers and stakehol...Chazey Partners
As part of the sessions at the 2016 California Public Higher Education Collaborative Business Conference, the presentation covers why Shared Services has become such an important part of your toolkit for delivering improved “back office” services to support your institution’s core mission. It explains why the true meaning of the words “shared” and “services” is so important. It also defines and distinguishes between “clients”, “consumers” and “stakeholders”.
Sustainable success hinges on satisfied clients. But this involves more than putting your staff through client service training and asking them to "play nice". The solution is to channel your services and interaction through a well-structured Client Interaction Framework. It’s not that complicated! Mastering Shared Services client satisfaction through a comprehensive framework.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Shared Service CentersChazey Partners
While the Shared Services model has several examples of success at delivering higher quality, lower cost, and improved control, many implementations still don’t perform at expected levels. This presentation explores some of the lessons we have learned from implementations around the world and provides ideas and tips for an optimal performance of your Shared Services Organization.
Are Your Shared Services KPIs for Good or Evil? Chazey Partners
It is commonly accepted that leading Shared Services Organizations measure performance in order to drive continuous improvement. In this interactive session, we cover best practices in performance measurement and how KPIs are one of the most important elements of the Client Interaction Framework. We share stories from the frontline that expose the good, bad and ugly about KPIs; “good" examples that drive sustainable improvement and “evil” examples where the KPIs can actually damage the relationship with the SSO’s clients. Learn how to set the correct KPIs, achieve alignment between functions, establish relevant targets and utilize KPIs to grow your SSO.
Critical Components of Effective Change ManagementChazey Partners
Regardless of where your organization may be on the maturity spectrum of shared services, change is a constant, and the ability to manage change as part of your day-to-day operations is crucial to ensure the cultural transformation needed for execution and growth.
Most organizations have accepted the need for a performance metrics framework. While these metrics are considered a necessity and often demand significant resources, many organizations are producing metrics reports that are not demonstrating value and do not seem to influence decision-making. This PDF document explores the key concepts, best practices and lessons learned from our years of public sector experience and other case studies. You will learn how to:
• Establish or rebuild your metrics framework
• Implement metrics that are S.M.A.R.T (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-bound)
• Identify what metrics your internal clients care and how to engage them
• Drive relevance and performance from your metrics reporting
Mastering the Critical Components to Effective Change Management 2016Chazey Partners
Regardless of where your organization may be on the maturity spectrum of Shared Services, change is a constant, and the ability to manage change as part of your day-to-day operations is crucial. It is essential to ensure not only successful transformation, but the refinements and the continuous improvement afterwards that furthers the benefits of Shared Services and facilitates future growth.
During this workshop we demystify change management and employee engagement techniques by exploring practical applications, tools and latest practices. This presentation help you to:
· Learn how to enable on-going change for sustainable support and business results
· Manage cultural changes while keeping employees engaged/motivated
· Understand cross-cultural considerations in managing expectations
· Master ongoing communication that is relevant and resonates with stakeholders and employees
· Gain an improved understanding of change management
· Receive practical tools or ideas that can be implemented after the conference
Without Client Engagement There is No Shared ServicesChazey Partners
Sometimes the only thing “shared” about a Shared Services Organization is the name. Is your organization set-up for sustainable success? Learn about the four critical success factors for Shared Services and what happens when the client is not engaged in the transformation. In this interactive workshop, we combine small group work with synergistic plenary sessions to cover the nine key components of the Client Interaction Framework. This workshop is targeted at organizations with mature Shared Services or those who are just planning and launching. Participants will come away with an assessment tool that will enable them to review their own initiatives and develop a plan to close the gaps between their current state and leading practices.
Shared Services in Higher Education: conceps, clients, consumers and stakehol...Chazey Partners
As part of the sessions at the 2016 California Public Higher Education Collaborative Business Conference, the presentation covers why Shared Services has become such an important part of your toolkit for delivering improved “back office” services to support your institution’s core mission. It explains why the true meaning of the words “shared” and “services” is so important. It also defines and distinguishes between “clients”, “consumers” and “stakeholders”.
Sustainable success hinges on satisfied clients. But this involves more than putting your staff through client service training and asking them to "play nice". The solution is to channel your services and interaction through a well-structured Client Interaction Framework. It’s not that complicated! Mastering Shared Services client satisfaction through a comprehensive framework.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Shared Service CentersChazey Partners
While the Shared Services model has several examples of success at delivering higher quality, lower cost, and improved control, many implementations still don’t perform at expected levels. This presentation explores some of the lessons we have learned from implementations around the world and provides ideas and tips for an optimal performance of your Shared Services Organization.
Are Your Shared Services KPIs for Good or Evil? Chazey Partners
It is commonly accepted that leading Shared Services Organizations measure performance in order to drive continuous improvement. In this interactive session, we cover best practices in performance measurement and how KPIs are one of the most important elements of the Client Interaction Framework. We share stories from the frontline that expose the good, bad and ugly about KPIs; “good" examples that drive sustainable improvement and “evil” examples where the KPIs can actually damage the relationship with the SSO’s clients. Learn how to set the correct KPIs, achieve alignment between functions, establish relevant targets and utilize KPIs to grow your SSO.
Rapid Benefits of Alternative Shared Services Models - 3.10.2016Chazey Partners
Chazey Partners was invited to present a session titled “Raped Benefits of Alternative Shared Services Models” at the 2016 Washington-ASMC National Capital Region in Washington D.C. on March 10, 2016. Phil Searle, Founder and CEO of Chazey Partners, educated attendees on the trends and benefits of Shared Services in the public and private sectors. The presentation also examined multiple case studies and some alternative models of implementation used before concluding with a list of “Tips and Tricks” for a successful Shared Services implementation.
Trends and Best Practices in Global Shared ServicesChazey Partners
The deck shows you the latest trends in Global Shared Services and Outsourcing industry and the best practices on optimizing your Shared Services performance
Reassessing Your KPIs to Measure Shared Services Performance that CountsChazey Partners
Do you want to develop killer KPIs for your Shared Services? Then you need to be able to distinguish internal and external metrics, and know which ones count. View this article to learn 5 Steps to develop KPIs for Your Shared Services
Intelligent Automation process selection workshop 101Chazey Partners
How to assess opportunities for functions across the business, and identify low-hanging fruits. How to identify what you "should" automate, rather than what you "can". Assessing whether to hit the ground running with an imperfect solution, or wait and go with a more robust solutions. Choosing a process for a PoC/Pilot. Identifying the quick and easy wins...
Analyzing Your Shared Services Customer Service Delivery & Ensure Customer Sa...Chazey Partners
The best way to service your customers is to listen to their needs and feedback on a continual basis. If you do not understand your customer, you simply cannot service them per their expectations. If their needs aren’t met, your business relationship with them will suffer. This presentation will cover such topics as:
How to measure your customer’s expectations so you can supply them with the services they require; Customer service surveys and scorecards to establish customer-centric service deliveries; How to create a Customer Service culture that puts the customer first & foremost without exception, day in and day out; Data analytics tools that can provide the answers you need to better service your customers
Developing Metrics for Financial Shared Services: Best Practices, Tips and T...Jeff Zwier
One of the most difficult tasks shared services managers face is measuring and demonstrating value returned to their
organizations. How can you capture your value in terms that are quantifiable, meaningful to your senior management and
useful as performance and analytical tools by your service leadership team? In this presentation, Jeff Zwier shares some of the tips, best practices and pitfalls he has
learned while developing performance and analytical metrics for shared services operating within a global financial services team, including
• Designing metrics that encourage the right responses from senior management
• Types of metrics and when to use each
• Principles of basic performance dashboard design
• Determining the right level of analysis to support performance management and demonstrate cost savings
3 Key Aspects to Shared Services OptimizationChazey Partners
When considering moving further down the path of shared services, we recommend exploring 3 key aspects of shared services optimization – Assessment, Optimization and Growing.
A solid business case provides the foundation for implementing a successful shared services organization. This is the first session in an HR Shared Services learning series that ScottMadden presented in conjunction with SSON. In this session, we covered the elements of a good business case including examining current costs, projecting costs and savings based on your future design, and conducting sensitivity analysis to understand possible outcomes. This presentation provides detailed guidelines and lessons learned for developing a sound business case.
For more information, please visit www.scottmadden.com.
Evolution of Shared Services - IAOP 6 February 2013Stuart Snowden
Presented at the IAOP Sydney meeting Feb. '13. An overview developed by Accenture of the evolution of Shared Services. It talks to
- geographic, Operating Model and Organisation trends;
- characteristics of the different models
- sourcing models
- High performance characteristics
Shared Services Models... What's Right for Your OrganizationDeborah Kops
Most organizations pursue a shared services model because it's fashionable, or because a consultant told them to. But without interpreting the implications of business context, organizational reality and the current state of the shared services journey. enterprises can try to push a square peg into a round hole. Take a gander at the very first predictive model for shared services design!
7 pointers to building a robust shared services business caseChazey Partners
While it’s tempting to rush into Shared Services as the brainchild of senior executives, a business case will protect you from inevitable changes at the top and at the same time provide a vehicle to achieve senior level buy-in. You really can’t afford to skip this stage.
What is Prima Eye Group and what do we do? Practice Management Consulting, Marketing Consulting, Human Resources and Staff Management Consulting, Practice Finance Consulting, Vendor Discount Programs and more. We are dedicated to helping private practice ODs grow their practice!
Due to economic uncertainty many businesses are seeking to become more efficient while maintaining quality and service. Transitioning to a shared service model is at a fever pitch. Here are ten steps to a successful shared service center implementation.
Original article from the Flevy business blog can be found here:
http://flevy.com/blog/sap-and-change-management/
As a “seasoned” Change Manager, I have been involved in many diverse projects focusing on managing the business aspect of technology implementations; e.g. ERP (SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics), Core Banking Systems, Business Intelligence, Case Working and Knowledge Management solutions, and the like.
To this day, I continue to be asked why is there a need to have involvement from a Change Manager, because a technology implementation “is what it is” and once implemented, the business should just be able to “get on and work with it.” But, it’s not quite as simple as that, because if you break down the impact of a technology implementation on a business, it would go something like this:
• It will change the way a business operates.
• Key stakeholders will want and need to be involved and communicated with.
• Processes will change.
• Organisation structures will change.
• The readiness of the business will need to be measured to ensure a smooth go-live.
• There will be a need to train and educate people in new ways of working.
• Business benefits as set out in the business case will need to be tracked.
• Once people gain competence with the new technology they should be encouraged to continuously improve ways of working into the future.
That sounds very simple, but actually it’s not, because all of these things involve people and they will need to have their expectations and perceptions managed.
Technology implementations aimed at making an organisation more efficient have become larger and more critical in recent years and now represent a major challenge for organisations. Despite improved technical functionality and reliability there are still project overruns, delays and sometimes downright failure. Research continues to show that between 30% and 70% of technology implementations either fail to meet their targeted benefits or stall and/or overrun. Problems are typically not related to the system or to technical issues surrounding the software but instead are often due to business related issues. One of the main reasons cited for this failure rate is that projects are usually managed from a technical perspective by Project Managers who are driven by milestones and deliverables but lack the necessary “soft skills” to deal effectively with the people side of change.
Rapid Benefits of Alternative Shared Services Models - 3.10.2016Chazey Partners
Chazey Partners was invited to present a session titled “Raped Benefits of Alternative Shared Services Models” at the 2016 Washington-ASMC National Capital Region in Washington D.C. on March 10, 2016. Phil Searle, Founder and CEO of Chazey Partners, educated attendees on the trends and benefits of Shared Services in the public and private sectors. The presentation also examined multiple case studies and some alternative models of implementation used before concluding with a list of “Tips and Tricks” for a successful Shared Services implementation.
Trends and Best Practices in Global Shared ServicesChazey Partners
The deck shows you the latest trends in Global Shared Services and Outsourcing industry and the best practices on optimizing your Shared Services performance
Reassessing Your KPIs to Measure Shared Services Performance that CountsChazey Partners
Do you want to develop killer KPIs for your Shared Services? Then you need to be able to distinguish internal and external metrics, and know which ones count. View this article to learn 5 Steps to develop KPIs for Your Shared Services
Intelligent Automation process selection workshop 101Chazey Partners
How to assess opportunities for functions across the business, and identify low-hanging fruits. How to identify what you "should" automate, rather than what you "can". Assessing whether to hit the ground running with an imperfect solution, or wait and go with a more robust solutions. Choosing a process for a PoC/Pilot. Identifying the quick and easy wins...
Analyzing Your Shared Services Customer Service Delivery & Ensure Customer Sa...Chazey Partners
The best way to service your customers is to listen to their needs and feedback on a continual basis. If you do not understand your customer, you simply cannot service them per their expectations. If their needs aren’t met, your business relationship with them will suffer. This presentation will cover such topics as:
How to measure your customer’s expectations so you can supply them with the services they require; Customer service surveys and scorecards to establish customer-centric service deliveries; How to create a Customer Service culture that puts the customer first & foremost without exception, day in and day out; Data analytics tools that can provide the answers you need to better service your customers
Developing Metrics for Financial Shared Services: Best Practices, Tips and T...Jeff Zwier
One of the most difficult tasks shared services managers face is measuring and demonstrating value returned to their
organizations. How can you capture your value in terms that are quantifiable, meaningful to your senior management and
useful as performance and analytical tools by your service leadership team? In this presentation, Jeff Zwier shares some of the tips, best practices and pitfalls he has
learned while developing performance and analytical metrics for shared services operating within a global financial services team, including
• Designing metrics that encourage the right responses from senior management
• Types of metrics and when to use each
• Principles of basic performance dashboard design
• Determining the right level of analysis to support performance management and demonstrate cost savings
3 Key Aspects to Shared Services OptimizationChazey Partners
When considering moving further down the path of shared services, we recommend exploring 3 key aspects of shared services optimization – Assessment, Optimization and Growing.
A solid business case provides the foundation for implementing a successful shared services organization. This is the first session in an HR Shared Services learning series that ScottMadden presented in conjunction with SSON. In this session, we covered the elements of a good business case including examining current costs, projecting costs and savings based on your future design, and conducting sensitivity analysis to understand possible outcomes. This presentation provides detailed guidelines and lessons learned for developing a sound business case.
For more information, please visit www.scottmadden.com.
Evolution of Shared Services - IAOP 6 February 2013Stuart Snowden
Presented at the IAOP Sydney meeting Feb. '13. An overview developed by Accenture of the evolution of Shared Services. It talks to
- geographic, Operating Model and Organisation trends;
- characteristics of the different models
- sourcing models
- High performance characteristics
Shared Services Models... What's Right for Your OrganizationDeborah Kops
Most organizations pursue a shared services model because it's fashionable, or because a consultant told them to. But without interpreting the implications of business context, organizational reality and the current state of the shared services journey. enterprises can try to push a square peg into a round hole. Take a gander at the very first predictive model for shared services design!
7 pointers to building a robust shared services business caseChazey Partners
While it’s tempting to rush into Shared Services as the brainchild of senior executives, a business case will protect you from inevitable changes at the top and at the same time provide a vehicle to achieve senior level buy-in. You really can’t afford to skip this stage.
What is Prima Eye Group and what do we do? Practice Management Consulting, Marketing Consulting, Human Resources and Staff Management Consulting, Practice Finance Consulting, Vendor Discount Programs and more. We are dedicated to helping private practice ODs grow their practice!
Due to economic uncertainty many businesses are seeking to become more efficient while maintaining quality and service. Transitioning to a shared service model is at a fever pitch. Here are ten steps to a successful shared service center implementation.
Original article from the Flevy business blog can be found here:
http://flevy.com/blog/sap-and-change-management/
As a “seasoned” Change Manager, I have been involved in many diverse projects focusing on managing the business aspect of technology implementations; e.g. ERP (SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics), Core Banking Systems, Business Intelligence, Case Working and Knowledge Management solutions, and the like.
To this day, I continue to be asked why is there a need to have involvement from a Change Manager, because a technology implementation “is what it is” and once implemented, the business should just be able to “get on and work with it.” But, it’s not quite as simple as that, because if you break down the impact of a technology implementation on a business, it would go something like this:
• It will change the way a business operates.
• Key stakeholders will want and need to be involved and communicated with.
• Processes will change.
• Organisation structures will change.
• The readiness of the business will need to be measured to ensure a smooth go-live.
• There will be a need to train and educate people in new ways of working.
• Business benefits as set out in the business case will need to be tracked.
• Once people gain competence with the new technology they should be encouraged to continuously improve ways of working into the future.
That sounds very simple, but actually it’s not, because all of these things involve people and they will need to have their expectations and perceptions managed.
Technology implementations aimed at making an organisation more efficient have become larger and more critical in recent years and now represent a major challenge for organisations. Despite improved technical functionality and reliability there are still project overruns, delays and sometimes downright failure. Research continues to show that between 30% and 70% of technology implementations either fail to meet their targeted benefits or stall and/or overrun. Problems are typically not related to the system or to technical issues surrounding the software but instead are often due to business related issues. One of the main reasons cited for this failure rate is that projects are usually managed from a technical perspective by Project Managers who are driven by milestones and deliverables but lack the necessary “soft skills” to deal effectively with the people side of change.
As part of Biblefresh celebrations of the anniversary of the King James Bible this year, Wycliffe Bible Translators have run a series of evening classes, helping people to engage more with the Bible.
In November, Margaret Sim - a translation consultant working in Africa - spoke about irony and metaphor in the Bible, whether it's there and how we approach it. Her talk was entitled 'Does the Bible mean what it says?'
Education and policies for gifted students are based on past research and learning traditions. But are these ideas sufficient for anticipating and understanding what might come next for developing learners and ourselves? This session draws on futures (or “foresight”) studies to explore evolving contexts for understanding and supporting gifts, giftedness, and creative talent development in our rapidly shifting and complex environments.
Reconsidering talent development in a connective eraCarmen Tschofen
Nurturing unusual learners often requires unusual educational approaches. Connective and personal learning offers different ways of thinking about learning processes and intents, especially for those who seek– and thrive in– complexity. Conversely, gifted education theory, developed for the "edges," may offer insights into how new and "edge" theories such as connectivism and personal learning can benefit all learners.
workshop for UXPA DC on April 12, 2014, entitled "All this UX data! Now what?" Attendees learned how to deal with large amounts of user experience data from tests, and how to combine certain data to tell a succinct story.
Combining research on talent development, the development of expertise, and connectivist concepts such as complexity and learning networks, this presentation examines legacy assumptions about learning and suggests that new understandings might change our perceptions of what it means to be a "high ability learner."
I began an exploration of futures thinking and futures studies in 2005, and began a related, if undefined, study of learning as a form of cultural expression in 2006. This presentation was adapted and updated based on an early mash-up of these interests.
Grant Farrell, Managing Director of Chazey Partners US - Consolidating Back O...Chazey Partners
For the conference organised by Association of Academic Health Centers Senior Administrative Officers/Fiscal Officers 2013 Annual Meeting | July 26, 2013 | Santa Fe, NM
Though the Shared Services model has started to gain some momentum in Higher Education, it is still very much the early days of adoption. And yet Shared Services has been around for well over 20 years and has been delivering significant value in the Private Sector and, more recently, in the Public Sector. Many Higher Education institutions are still struggling to understand the potential value from Shared Services, and find the most effective way to implement this model successfully in the Higher Education sector. Chazey Partners co-hosted with UCOP (University of California Office of President) a breakfast meeting to share and discuss key learnings on the fundamentals of Shared Services and best practices, and how to best go about establishing and operating Shared Services in Higher Education. For more details, please visit www.chazeypartners.com/events
Shared Services in Higher Education: Trends, Case Studies & Best PracticesChazey Partners
This presentation from Chazey Partners' CEO and Founder, Phil Searle, and North America Managing Director West, Chas Moore focuses on the increasing use and optimization of Shared Services by higher education organizations and how to truly engage this way of working to drive better performance and enhance the student experience. Through the review of trends and recent case studies, the unique obstacles faced by colleges and universities were identified and analyzed.
Customer Relationship Managment (CRM) presentation for shared services in the...Chazey Partners
Shared Services and Business Process Outsourcing are proven delivery models for providing “non-core” services to the business, and can deliver the “triple benefit” of reduced costs, improved service levels and a more effective control environment. Success requires a robust approach, focusing on the critical success factors, and then adapting all this to your own organization’s unique situation, culture and requirements. Having a comprehensive and robust Customer Relationship Management (CRM) framework is fundamental to this success. In this presentation, Grant Farrell and Chas Moore of Chazey Partners, share their hands on experience on “nine key components” of a robust CRM framework, and how to design a “best practice” service partnership agreement (SPA) as part of this framework.
Presentation winning strategies for shared services in the public sectorChazey Partners
Phil Searle, Founder and CEO of Chazey Partners, shared his view on what it takes shared services to be successful in the public sector. In this presentation, he has also highlighted the very essential basics of shared services and analyzed the lessons that he has learned through the years' of implementation in the public sector.
Employee Retention - How having a mentoring program can assistStephen Grindrod
Our mentoring subject matter expert will be sharing the following agenda for 45 minutes then a Q&A:
1. Current trends with organizations are facing with employee retention.
2. The ROI to have an employee retention strategy
3. Why mentoring is an effective retention strategy right from new hires to hi-potential employees
4. Tips for creating a mentoring program to improve retention
Being Human Change Conversations Highlights of the 2016 Prosci Best Practises...Prosci ANZ
An interactive seminar that covers Key Contributors & Top barriers to success, Impact of effective Change Management and tips on what to do differently on the next project.
Avanza Case Study - Agile Transformation with Customer Focus Mia Kolmodin
Avanza is a tech company with bank licence (you can call them a bank) here in Stockholm. A few years back they started their journey from a traditional silos based organization to a cross functional product organization organized around the customer journey - IT, Product, Marketing and Operations working as one. Here we want to share their story with you that we also had the pleasure to be a small part of.
Background
“Avanza's development organization has grown from 7 to 16 teams during the last 4 years. Great fun, of course, but it also required some prerequisites.
In the fall of 2016, our lead times increased significantly, we had many cross-dependencies between the teams; and, we began to see early signs that our team's motivation was suffering. We were not sure why this was because we had been working in an agile way for over 10 years. We needed to take the next step.
During the past year we have learned a great deal. Based on that, we have created a new team structure that follows our customer's journey and value streams. This new structure includes 16 autonomous teams with end-to-end responsibilities, with clear missions; and, that are linked to our vision. The teams also have responsibility for all channels and have the skills required to deliver on their missions.”
The Avanza product organization is about 200 people (IT/Product/Marketing/Operations)
RESULTS
- Decreased Time to Market, from 5,9 teams involved in a delivery to 1,2 in average
- Increased Strategic Flexibility, Team Missions connected to Customer Journey and
- Feature Teams enable strategic and tactical adjustments along the way
- Happy & Empowered Employees - Teams feeling like a startup. Owns the budget, learning about customer needs, delivering on all touch points and optimizing towards the business strategy.
- Happier Stakeholders - Involved with the teams work & understand the structure of the org
Want to find out how you can do the same? Reach out to Dandy People.
Common factors for managing successful change
Presented by Elisabeth Goodman
Tuesday 6th September 2016
North West branch and Enabling Change SIG event
University of Central Lancashire, Westlakes campus
The Buddy System Accomplishing Major Goals Through PartnershipsMegan Denhardt
To successfully accomplish major international growth initiatives, associations must often engage in partnerships with public and private sector entities to springboard the vision from design to implementation. Explore this important topic with a panel of experts and identify strategies to build your own partnerships in every corner of the globe.
Lesley-Anne Alexander, chief executive, RNIB
Len Mafrica, CAE, executive director publishing division, Oncology Nursing Society
Milagros Mostaza-Corral, director, Interel Association Management
Nikki Walker, VP, global association management & consulting, MCI Group
Todd Wurschmidt, CFRE, Ph.D., CAE, Chief Executive Officer, Paradox Associations
Change Community of Practice Webinar - Building an Effective Change Team Part 1Prosci ANZ
Over the past few years, we have seen organisations invest in hiring Change Management Practitioners and establish frameworks to build their change management capability. Yet these teams are often not set up for success, with key elements not yet in play. Resourcing is only one part of the mix.
As part of our partnership with Ralleo, we will explore the elements of success and how effective Change Management teams are leveraging technology to achieve better results.
In Part 1 of this interactive webinar series, we will cover:
- Snapshot of Prosci Best Practices - what does it tell us about key success factors?
- Five focus areas to building an effective Change team and realise the benefits of change in your organisation
- Top 5 tips from our consulting team
- Q&A
In Part 2, we will dive more deeply into:
- Recap key points from Part 1
- How high performing Change Managers and Change -
Management teams are using Ralleo - real life application stories
- Top 3 scenarios and demonstration
- Q&A
Presented by Vicky Emery - General Manager, Being Human and Joe Hutton - CEO, Ralleo.
Process Improvement and Change Management
Thursday 29th October 2015
APM Thames Valley branch and APM Enabling Change SIG
by Carl Halford and Elisabeth Goodman
Robotic Process Automation End-to-End Implementation RoadmapChazey Partners
RPA is a software solution, commonly referred to as “bots”, which mimic or automate tasks normally performed by humans interacting with data between systems. In common definitions RPA essentially comes down to removing human beings from operations that are repetitive evaluations requiring rules based decision criteria. Whereas automation addresses high volume repetitive tasks, RPA is the next step to include decision making under a controlled set of parameters. Like with other transformations, business leaders should adopt a structured framework with clear, tangible benefits and correctly defined expectations before embarking on an RPA journey. This Robotic Process Automation handbook offers you a clear, structured framework with which to launch and implement your RPA program. It ensures the technology is integrated well within existing systems and business operations and empowers your business to be future ready with dynamic adjustment of processes along your automation journey.
El modelo de servicios compartidos ha demostrado ser un modelo altamente eficaz para la provisión de servicios de back office de mayor calidad, menor costo y mejor control. Sin embargo, existen muchas organizaciones que aún no consiguen operar de manera óptima. Únete a nosotros en este taller para explorar algunas de las lecciones que hemos aprendido a partir de diversas implementaciones en todo el mundo y obtener ideas para un rendimiento eficiente de tu organización de servicios compartidos.
City of Houston Case Study: the Power of HR TransformationChazey Partners
The City of Houston's HR Director, Omar Reid, has a veritable success story on his hands, having transformed a decentralized, inefficient HR function into a Shared Services that is today the pride of the City. This article introduces the “burning platform” that drove the HR transformation and takes us through its three core phases.
Leveraging Enterprise-Wide HR Shared Services in Higher EducationChazey Partners
As a Higher Education institute, how do you truly engage Shared Services as a new way of working? In 2015, Chazey Partners was engaged by UCSF to assess its HR Shared Services performance and we thereafter put together a compelling case study on how University of California San Francisco (UCSF) meets its growth projections while supporting enterprise-wide payroll integration through Shared Services.
Why shared services for the higher education, but why not?Chazey Partners
Dr Andrew Rothwell and Ian Herbert of Loughborough University's Centre for Global Sourcing and Services question Chazey’s David O'Sullivan on the transformation that institutes of Higher Education are undergoing in the UK.
Case Study on New Shared Services Feasibility Study and MigrationChazey Partners
If you plan to shift processes out of the business and into a new SSC you better be prepared. Pre-planning is vital, and clearly correlates with a better outcome. Find out how to evaluate an SSO’s impact and choose a migration plan that suits your output targets. To download the case study, click the link below: http://www.chazeypartners.com/sites/default/files/Case%20study%20New%20Shared%20Services%20Feasibility%20Study%20and%20Migration.pdf
Design a Robust Shared Services Governance FrameworkChazey Partners
As SSCs evolve, what is increasingly clear is that if the business doesn’t do its part, then Shared Services hasn’t got a chance. This has given “governance” a completely new role and responsibility, as it establishes joint accountability between the business and the Shared Services. Governance makes real shared services happen. To download the article, click the link below: http://bit.ly/1ESICBy
Over the past decade, a combination of new providers, technology, and capabilities have made global payroll administration a possibility – at least conceptually. The key stumbling block in this debate is the perceived need, on the one hand, for tailored services that are compliant with local regulations, and on the other hand standardization for cost reasons. So, where does that leave payroll?
3 Key Factors to Effective Change Management in Shared ServicesChazey Partners
Change is a constant – in fact, it's often a simple matter of survival. But the best-laid transition plans can and will fail if you overlook the "how" and the "when". Our six-step methodology of effective Shared Services Change Management will keep you on track, as long as you remember three key factors…
What Can an Automotive Products Manufacturer, a US Federal Government Agency, and an Indian Insurance Giant Tell You about Change Management? Quite a lot, judging by the scars they all bear. We asked them why they believe some Shared Services or Business Transformation projects fail, what mistakes they have made, and what they would do differently if they had another chance. It all boils down to Change Management: how it's planned, communicated, and managed. Think it's easy? Read on ...
Hr Transformation Roadmap- Aligning with the Business Commercial AgendaChazey Partners
HR touches every aspect of operations and is valued as a critical enabler of business strategy. However, it still struggles with being weighed down by administrative tasks and not having enough bandwidth to drive the kind of added value business operations increasingly demand. As organizations complement a push towards more efficient processes with deploying more effective talent solutions, HR is as much under the spotlight as any other function. This article shares tips on how to structure your HR so that it has a real impact on successful business outcomes.
Case Study on Driving Procure to Pay (Purchase to Pay) Quick WinsChazey Partners
The Procure-to-Pat (Purchase to Pay or P2P) process offers great opportunities for improvement, especially in companies that are decentralized, still paper-based, and lacking standardization. This case study illustrates how a global financial services company significantly improved vendor satisfaction as a result of a focused re-evaluation of the end-to-end process.
Chazey Partners - Your Business Services Partner Chazey Partners
The brochure gives you an edgy information on how Chazey Partners - a practitioners-led global advisory business - works with shared services leaders globally to deliver world-class operations
How you are perceived internally depends to a certain extent on how all your stakeholders view your service. Don’t miss out on an influential group just because they are not an obvious counterpart. Use matrix-type thinking to evaluate the impact of each stakeholder segment, and target them according to their influence.
Coca-Cola Hellenic Business Services Centre: 3 Steps from Transactional to Co...Chazey Partners
In just four years, the CCH Business Services Organization in Sofia, Bulgaria, has established itself as a valued and strategic partner. Find out how the team pushed the business to prepare for migration.
A review of the growth of the Israel Genealogy Research Association Database Collection for the last 12 months. Our collection is now passed the 3 million mark and still growing. See which archives have contributed the most. See the different types of records we have, and which years have had records added. You can also see what we have for the future.
Biological screening of herbal drugs: Introduction and Need for
Phyto-Pharmacological Screening, New Strategies for evaluating
Natural Products, In vitro evaluation techniques for Antioxidants, Antimicrobial and Anticancer drugs. In vivo evaluation techniques
for Anti-inflammatory, Antiulcer, Anticancer, Wound healing, Antidiabetic, Hepatoprotective, Cardio protective, Diuretics and
Antifertility, Toxicity studies as per OECD guidelines
Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
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Executive Directors Chat Leveraging AI for Diversity, Equity, and InclusionTechSoup
Let’s explore the intersection of technology and equity in the final session of our DEI series. Discover how AI tools, like ChatGPT, can be used to support and enhance your nonprofit's DEI initiatives. Participants will gain insights into practical AI applications and get tips for leveraging technology to advance their DEI goals.
Macroeconomics- Movie Location
This will be used as part of your Personal Professional Portfolio once graded.
Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
Exploiting Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Researchers and Faculty, In...Dr. Vinod Kumar Kanvaria
Exploiting Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Researchers and Faculty,
International FDP on Fundamentals of Research in Social Sciences
at Integral University, Lucknow, 06.06.2024
By Dr. Vinod Kumar Kanvaria
Introduction to AI for Nonprofits with Tapp NetworkTechSoup
Dive into the world of AI! Experts Jon Hill and Tareq Monaur will guide you through AI's role in enhancing nonprofit websites and basic marketing strategies, making it easy to understand and apply.
Purpose: Information gathering on
Population
Natural interactions
Goals/Wishes – allows us to adapt
Time Management Key – should finish this slide at the 15 minute point
Emphasize point that these functions are “mission critical” and change management and communications critical in the start-up, maintenance and expansion phases
You want to get the benefits of both options (Decentralized and Centralized) out of Shared Services – Change Management is a key factor in making the transformation “stick”
Different communications take place in different projects, different cultures and different phases of projects. Adapt and be aware of the need to communicate differently. This will make the change management most effective
Case Study – Critical Components:
Company culture: Collaborative, independent
Staff Tenure: Very long tenure – 10-20 years +
Reactions to Prior Changes: Poor
History of Changes: Recent CEO Change (3 years) and organizational change (from independent product lines to major divisions)
Change desired for shared services, but not necessary for marketplace survival
What happened when one group set up shared service centers in offshore locations and “invited” business groups to participate in moving activities to these centers?
Short Answer: Nice spaces and staffing in new, low-cost locations with near-zero participation
How was this resolved?
Merger with another company
Culturally less “collaborative” and more focused on direction from leaders
Decision from leadership to implement
Marketplace driven necessity to cut costs in infrastructure
Design/Build/Shove it in Example….leads to resistance, and worse, failure or reversal. Opportunities lost
General understanding makes it appear that change and adaptation to change is linear…
But is it? What does it really look like?
It is not linear…and in fact each individual experiences it differently at different times
Some will never accept change…or embrace it
All effects are not eliminated – rather accelerated and mitigated – reducing the negative consequences.
1. Awareness. List the reasons you believe the change is necessary. Review these reasons and rate the degree to which the person you are trying to change is aware of the reasons or need to change (1 - 5 where 1 is no awareness and 5 is total awareness).
2. Desire. List the factors or consequences (good and bad) that create desire for this change. Consider these motivating factors, including the person’s conviction in these factors and the associated consequences. Rate his/her desire to change on a 1 - 5 scale.
3. Knowledge. List the skills and knowledge needed to support the change, including if the person has a clear picture of what the change looks like. Rate this person’s knowledge or level of training in these areas on a 1 to 5 scale.
4. Ability. Considering the skills and knowledge identified in the previous question, evaluate the person’s ability to perform these skills or act on this knowledge. Rate this person’s ability to implement the new skills, knowledge and behaviors to support the change on a 1 - 5 scale.
5. Reinforcement. List the reinforcements that will help to retain the change. Are incentives in place to reinforce the change and make it stick? Rate the reinforcements as helping support the change on a 1 to 5 scale.
The impact of not engaging can be significant and potentially derailing. I have seen a situation where a project sponsor would not engage with project critics. These critics were left to their own devices and despite being alerted to the dangers of doing so, formed an assumption that the project WOULD go ahead regardless and that they would come round eventually. The project went round in circles, the politics were rife.....and the project failed to get off the ground. The critics were successful in road blocking the project.
So, work closely with your potential road-blockers. These individuals could turn into some of your best advocates.
Really capitalise on the support you have and use it to build momentum.
Case Study – Critical Components:
Company culture: Collaborative, independent
Staff Tenure: Very long tenure – 10-20 years +
Reactions to Prior Changes: Poor
History of Changes: Recent CEO Change (3 years) and organizational change (from independent product lines to major divisions)
Change desired for shared services, but not necessary for marketplace survival
What happened when one group set up shared service centers in offshore locations and “invited” business groups to participate in moving activities to these centers?
Short Answer: Nice spaces and staffing in new, low-cost locations with near-zero participation
How was this resolved?
Merger with another company
Culturally less “collaborative” and more focused on direction from leaders
Decision from leadership to implement
Marketplace driven necessity to cut costs in infrastructure