Delivering Success: A Best-of-Breed Approach to Change Management
Some time ago in our monthly newsletter, we proclaimed that “software is not your solution.” We received some interesting feedback from our technology partners and colleagues, but we meant it. It is our steadfast belief that regardless of vendor reputation, strength of functionality, and the number of implementations, software alone cannot provide a sustainable set of capabilities companies need to realize their strategic objectives. We underscored that tenet with a recent blog post affirming, “True Transformation Needs Change Management.”
When we bring up organizational change management (OCM) during client discussions about desired capabilities and roadmaps, it is often met with either trepidation, metaphorical finger-pointing towards the human resources or training departments, or sometimes even blank stares. Many executives view change management as a necessary evil, but one that can be easily handled by a few targeted communications, new or updated training materials, and maybe a go-live party upon the project’s conclusion.
Projects where clients take a deliberate and focused stance on infusing strong change management principles and ensuring execution have a much higher success rate at achieving their desired capabilities.
We understand the nuances of roles and business processes across buying, planning, stores, and supply chain—as well as how key functions need to function and work together.
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The Parker Avery Group is a leading retail and consumer goods consulting firm that transforms organizations and optimizes operational execution through development of competitive strategies, business process design, deep analytics expertise, change management leadership, and implementation of solutions that enable key capabilities.