IBM’s Social Business Journey
Focused on outcomes
Ed Brill, VP, Social Cloud Deployment and Adoption at IBM
	
  
Defining Social Business
A social business is an
organization whose
culture of participation
and systems of
engagement encourage
networks of people to
create business
outcomes.
– Derived from Andrew Grill/IBM
Interactive
IBMers are embracing social on both sides of the
firewall
IBMer social participation has increased
18%
40%21%
38%
23%
5%
9%
•  95% of IBMers use
Connections
•  Significant increase in daily
usage in 2014
37
25
26
18
28
37
38
36
13
22
19
25
14
9
8
12
Q4 2014*
Q2 2014
Q1 2014
Q3 2013
Daily Weekly Monthly Quarterly
Frequency of Use
Employee
Engagement
Speed & Agility EfficiencyInnovation
Improved Client
Experience & Growth
For the company:
For IBMers:
Improved Flow
Career Progression
Sense of Belonging
Reputation & Eminence
Outcomes of IBM’s Social Business Journey
Social Ambitions
Source: IBM Center for Applied Insights Charting the social universe: Social ambitions drive business impact
For more info, visit: ibm.com/ibmcai/socialstudy
Being social does impact business outcomes
Our analysis observed a statistically significant correlation
between employee engagement and innovation results
where optimally engaged employees are 120% more likely
to generate measurable innovation and 150% more likely
to demonstrate customer advocacy.
After employee tenure it was the single most important
predictor of innovation, by a long shot, and it was only
marginally behind tenure.
Basis: Study of Enterprise Graph and Patents & Publications Data
Source: Marie Wallace’s blog – All Things Analytics
There is Value in Social Coaching
200 IBM Executives Coached Over
Two years
•  Coached execs score 60%higher than un-
coached executives
•  Coached execs have 4x as many network
contacts and create 6x as much helpful
content
•  57% of un-coached executives score below
20, but only 21% of coached execs fall below
this level
IBM’s Social Dashboard – Measure Your Eminence
How is social making an impact at IBM?
•  HUB used for project management and
communications
•  Helps team manage multi-party responses to
RFPs
•  Collaborated in the HUB to close a multi-
million cross-brand deal for IBM
•  Improved client relationship and drove revenue

	

close
The Boeing Company Account Team’s
Client CollaborationHUB
Tom Kilkenny led this
team to a multi-million
dollar deal for IBM.
•  Social crowdfunding
•  Drives innovation from the ground up
•  Moves away from top-down funding decisions
•  Empowers IBMers to develop apps
•  157 fully funded apps by Dec 2014
•  In 2013, 18 projects completed with estimated
benefit of $3.25M

	

The CIO Innovation Lab’s ifundIT
Community-driven, enterprise crowdfunding
IBMers from 34 countries
submitted over 1500 mobile
app ideas in 2014, seeking
$22M in funding.
Mail that understands you
 Less clutter, more clarity
 Connecting me to we
Moving IBMers to Connections Cloud and IBM
Verse
Why are
we doing
it?
We want to…
1.  Be our own best reference
2.  Adopt the latest technologies on an agile basis
3.  Take advantage of cloud efficiencies
4.  Enhance collaboration within and beyond the firewall
Moving IBMers to Verse in 2015
Goal: Move 400,000+ IBMers to cloud mail this year
Process: Fail fast, improve quickly, hit velocity
400,000+
Moving to IBM Verse – Phase 1, April 2015
Internal Launch
•  40,000 Early Adopters in days
•  Vibrant community
•  Active forums
•  17,000 members
•  Agile deployment
Focused on…
Clear outcomes
Communication
User feedback
16
Moving to IBM Verse – Phase 2, May-June 2015
Early deployment
•  Tackled hurdles
•  Focused on users and
communication
Agile improvements
•  Simplified boarding steps
•  Redesigned onboarding articles
Worked across teams to succeed
August 2015 Status
130,000 on Verse
•  Moving fast
•  Accelerating worldwide
Improved the process
for IBMers and our clients
Social success story – empowering IBMers with a
community support hub
20
•  Modern interface
•  Faceted search
•  Calendar bar
•  Waiting for/Needs action
IBMers’ Favorite Features
23	
  
Key Takeaways
There is value in social.
Focus on the business outcomes.
Use a dedicated strategy to drive adoption.
Embrace the latest technologies.
Thank you.
Ed Brill
Vice President, Social Cloud Deployment
and Adoption at IBM
Office of the IBM CIO
https://ibm.biz/ed_brill
https://www.linkedin.com/in/edbrill
https://twitter.com/edbrill
ed_brill@us.ibm.com

IBM Social Business Journey and IBM Verse / cloud collaboration #MWLUG2015

  • 1.
    IBM’s Social BusinessJourney Focused on outcomes Ed Brill, VP, Social Cloud Deployment and Adoption at IBM  
  • 2.
    Defining Social Business Asocial business is an organization whose culture of participation and systems of engagement encourage networks of people to create business outcomes. – Derived from Andrew Grill/IBM Interactive
  • 3.
    IBMers are embracingsocial on both sides of the firewall
  • 4.
    IBMer social participationhas increased 18% 40%21% 38% 23% 5% 9% •  95% of IBMers use Connections •  Significant increase in daily usage in 2014 37 25 26 18 28 37 38 36 13 22 19 25 14 9 8 12 Q4 2014* Q2 2014 Q1 2014 Q3 2013 Daily Weekly Monthly Quarterly Frequency of Use
  • 5.
    Employee Engagement Speed & AgilityEfficiencyInnovation Improved Client Experience & Growth For the company: For IBMers: Improved Flow Career Progression Sense of Belonging Reputation & Eminence Outcomes of IBM’s Social Business Journey
  • 6.
    Social Ambitions Source: IBMCenter for Applied Insights Charting the social universe: Social ambitions drive business impact For more info, visit: ibm.com/ibmcai/socialstudy
  • 7.
    Being social doesimpact business outcomes Our analysis observed a statistically significant correlation between employee engagement and innovation results where optimally engaged employees are 120% more likely to generate measurable innovation and 150% more likely to demonstrate customer advocacy. After employee tenure it was the single most important predictor of innovation, by a long shot, and it was only marginally behind tenure. Basis: Study of Enterprise Graph and Patents & Publications Data Source: Marie Wallace’s blog – All Things Analytics
  • 8.
    There is Valuein Social Coaching 200 IBM Executives Coached Over Two years •  Coached execs score 60%higher than un- coached executives •  Coached execs have 4x as many network contacts and create 6x as much helpful content •  57% of un-coached executives score below 20, but only 21% of coached execs fall below this level
  • 9.
    IBM’s Social Dashboard– Measure Your Eminence
  • 10.
    How is socialmaking an impact at IBM?
  • 11.
    •  HUB usedfor project management and communications •  Helps team manage multi-party responses to RFPs •  Collaborated in the HUB to close a multi- million cross-brand deal for IBM •  Improved client relationship and drove revenue close The Boeing Company Account Team’s Client CollaborationHUB Tom Kilkenny led this team to a multi-million dollar deal for IBM.
  • 12.
    •  Social crowdfunding • Drives innovation from the ground up •  Moves away from top-down funding decisions •  Empowers IBMers to develop apps •  157 fully funded apps by Dec 2014 •  In 2013, 18 projects completed with estimated benefit of $3.25M The CIO Innovation Lab’s ifundIT Community-driven, enterprise crowdfunding IBMers from 34 countries submitted over 1500 mobile app ideas in 2014, seeking $22M in funding.
  • 13.
    Mail that understandsyou Less clutter, more clarity Connecting me to we
  • 14.
    Moving IBMers toConnections Cloud and IBM Verse Why are we doing it? We want to… 1.  Be our own best reference 2.  Adopt the latest technologies on an agile basis 3.  Take advantage of cloud efficiencies 4.  Enhance collaboration within and beyond the firewall
  • 15.
    Moving IBMers toVerse in 2015 Goal: Move 400,000+ IBMers to cloud mail this year Process: Fail fast, improve quickly, hit velocity 400,000+
  • 16.
    Moving to IBMVerse – Phase 1, April 2015 Internal Launch •  40,000 Early Adopters in days •  Vibrant community •  Active forums •  17,000 members •  Agile deployment Focused on… Clear outcomes Communication User feedback 16
  • 17.
    Moving to IBMVerse – Phase 2, May-June 2015 Early deployment •  Tackled hurdles •  Focused on users and communication Agile improvements •  Simplified boarding steps •  Redesigned onboarding articles Worked across teams to succeed
  • 18.
    August 2015 Status 130,000on Verse •  Moving fast •  Accelerating worldwide Improved the process for IBMers and our clients
  • 19.
    Social success story– empowering IBMers with a community support hub 20
  • 20.
    •  Modern interface • Faceted search •  Calendar bar •  Waiting for/Needs action IBMers’ Favorite Features
  • 23.
    23   Key Takeaways Thereis value in social. Focus on the business outcomes. Use a dedicated strategy to drive adoption. Embrace the latest technologies.
  • 24.
    Thank you. Ed Brill VicePresident, Social Cloud Deployment and Adoption at IBM Office of the IBM CIO https://ibm.biz/ed_brill https://www.linkedin.com/in/edbrill https://twitter.com/edbrill ed_brill@us.ibm.com