Don't know where you to take your business next? Concerned about potential market disruptions? Presenting to your board? Don't be bogged down in planning for months. We can partner with you to quickly create your technology strategy at the application or enterprise level. Avoid common pitfalls and create a plan for maximum impact on your business objectives.
Roadmaps come in different shapes and sizes. We create roadmaps at the enterprise level or application level to provide board-ready or department-ready content and visualizations. We can facilitate a dialogue about your existing tech platforms to prioritize and rank them to guide and provide the most impact to your business. We have the experience and skills to address any legacy applications and emerging technologies that need to be tackled. Our systematic approach to technology roadmaps means that digital transformation is organized and planned to implement correctly and quickly, the first time around.
Every business can benefit from refreshing their processes. Whether it's reporting, accounting, or how your team uses your CRM, there are many ways to streamline your business, making it more efficient and your humans happier. We take a consultative approach to business process re-engineering and help you shake out inefficiencies, so you can focus on the activities that will take your business to the next level.
Enterprise software projects can fail if you neglect to inform and involve the people impacted. That's why a people-first approach to technology is critical. We give you the tools to roll out a successful technology adoption. Our methodology includes coaching, training, and proven adoption frameworks, so everyone involved understands the why and how of software implementation. This enables you to have more championing and less frustration from day one.
If you’re here, you might not want a full long narrative. We get it – you want the goods. Here you go! Deploying a phased AI operating plan allows you to quickly target high leverage, measurable wins. Let’s get you started: 1. Automate the obvious Every organization has repetitive tasks that drain time and attention.…
I’m baaaack! And I have the 3rd and final installment of our empathy series. If you need to catch up, we started with why Mind Over Machines uses empathy and you should too. Then, I gave you practical tips for practicing empathy in the workplace. Now, it’s time to step into the lab. No, you…
Welcome to our second installment of a 3-part series on empathy in business. Last time, we talked about why Mind Over Machines uses empathy and you should too. Now, it’s time to get tactical. I promised easy-to-implement tips for putting empathy to work growing your business. This post delivers 11 techniques for practicing empathy. They…
‘Tis the Season We’re headed into the season of gratitude and giving. The time of year we all work to be a little kinder, a little warmer. We put ourselves in someone else’s shoes to figure out what they really need/want, and then we rush out to get it and wrap it up in a…
Some of my best friends are IT professionals. As a data analyst, I know how important infrastructure is. I’ve got nothing but respect for data architecture, security, and governance. But business landscapes evolve quickly. It can be tough for IT to keep up with user needs. What happens when data demands change faster than you…
The Great Resignation is still raging. SHRM reports an average of almost 4 million people quit their jobs in each month of 2021, far outpacing the previous record holder 2019’s paltry 3.5 million. And the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ preliminary data say we’re looking at another 4.25 million quitters in January 2022. Business leaders…
In its latest Future Forum Pulse, Slack proclaims the Remote vs. Office debate is over. The Winner? Both! The international survey found 58% of knowledge workers are in hybrid work arrangements. This surprises exactly no one. If you give 21st-century humans a choice, they’re always going to pick Both/And. More options, more flexibility. And in…
The World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2020 ranks “data analysts and scientists” #1 for growing job demand, but the two roles are NOT interchangeable. Even before global pandemic struck, companies were struggling to make their data work for them. Now, thanks to the Great Reshuffle, your data analytics team (if you were fortunate…
You’ve already got the dread. You have your eye on an enterprise application that seems perfect for your business, but the internet is screaming at you: 101 Reasons CRM Projects Fail!427% of ERP Projects Fail!Abandon hope all ye who enter here! Yes, the digital transformation failure rate is still hanging tough at 70%, and there…
I’m a project manager who disdains repetitive, manual processes. If there’s a way to do something more efficiently, I’m going to find it. That drive hardly makes me unique in my field. Global staffing firm Robert Half says a project manager “focuses on completing a project as efficiently and promptly as possible.” Many of us…
