I wrote the following comment in response to Sai Nidamarty‘s LinkedIn post yesterday. As you will read in the corresponding Forbes article he shared, we are finally reaching the point that recognizes why concepts like change management, vendor rationalization, and maverick spend are largely self-inflicted challenges.
In December 2013, I wrote an article resonating with practitioners and providers more than ever.
The article’s title: 3 supply chain concepts that should finally (and mercifully) be abandoned in 2013 – https://bit.ly/47pmGk6
What are the three concepts – which are all related: Maverick Spend, Change Management and Vendor Rationalization.
If you believe that change management within procurement is critical to success, then you are setting yourself up for failure.
The following excerpt from my Sept 27th, 2023 post: Where is your company on the Technology Adoption Curve? shows that change management initiatives in any department – not just procurement are ineffective – https://bit.ly/467cnjR
“Six in 10 IT leaders are concerned end users are not adopting new tech quickly enough, endangering the return on investment for digital projects, according to an annual digital adoption report by WalkMe. “
A big part of the problem is a practice trend I recognized as far back as the early 2000s – “Siloed” Implementations. – https://bit.ly/45eizVP
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Is Change Management a Myth or an Illusion?
Posted on September 29, 2023
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I wrote the following comment in response to Sai Nidamarty‘s LinkedIn post yesterday. As you will read in the corresponding Forbes article he shared, we are finally reaching the point that recognizes why concepts like change management, vendor rationalization, and maverick spend are largely self-inflicted challenges.
In December 2013, I wrote an article resonating with practitioners and providers more than ever.
The article’s title: 3 supply chain concepts that should finally (and mercifully) be abandoned in 2013 – https://bit.ly/47pmGk6
What are the three concepts – which are all related: Maverick Spend, Change Management and Vendor Rationalization.
If you believe that change management within procurement is critical to success, then you are setting yourself up for failure.
The following excerpt from my Sept 27th, 2023 post: Where is your company on the Technology Adoption Curve? shows that change management initiatives in any department – not just procurement are ineffective – https://bit.ly/467cnjR
“Six in 10 IT leaders are concerned end users are not adopting new tech quickly enough, endangering the return on investment for digital projects, according to an annual digital adoption report by WalkMe. “
A big part of the problem is a practice trend I recognized as far back as the early 2000s – “Siloed” Implementations. – https://bit.ly/45eizVP
What do you think about change management?
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